We estimate the effect of granting legal status to immigrant women on voluntary abortions. We exploit the 2007 EU enlargement as an exogenous shock to legal status for Romanian and Bulgarian women, considering Italy as a destination country. Using a standard Difference-in-Differences model, we...

Nachdem die Verhandlungen zu einem institutionellen Rahmenabkommen zwischen der Schweiz und der EU wegen politisch-institutionellen Uneinigkeiten abgebrochen wurden, stellt sich die Frage, ob die bilateralen Beziehungen angesichts der gemeinsamen Interessen nicht primär im wirtschaftlichen...

The proposal for a First Nations Voice is to be put to the Australian electors at a referendum this year. This comment addresses the key issue of membership of the Voice. Legal determinations of membership and identity are complex and vexed. The High Court has struggled to articulate membership...

At its 30th anniversary, the Maastricht Treaty remains a milestone in the history and practice of the European Union. This referring to the adhesion process, since the set of conditions that a country must accomplish have been settled and derived by the treaty, but also for the fact that now,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only increasingly used in business and administration contexts, but a race for its regulation is also underway, with the EU spearheading the efforts. Contrary to existing literature, this article suggests, however, that the most far-reaching and effective EU...

History of UK with EU been marked by uncertainty since EU project initiation. Brexit word is union of two words “Britain” and “Exit”. This term represents the departure of United Kingdom from European Union. United Kingdom leaves the European Union on 31 January of 2020 Withdrawal of UK...

This study tests the asymmetric impact of the tax burden structures under the forms of direct, indirect, and social contributions, upon the shadow economy. For this purpose, a panel dataset analysis of the 27 European Union (EU) Member States is conducted over the 2005–2018 time period. Our...

The present study explores the conundrum of sovereignty and integration in the aftermath of the Brexit vote and its implications for international trade relations. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the study begins by situating the concept of sovereignty within its historical and...

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly an important vehicle for several Western Balkan countries to increase investment to reduce their infrastructure gaps. While there are benefits to well-designed and implemented PPPs, they also carry a potential for large fiscal risks and...

The term internationalization has been mainly used to show the expansion of economic activities of firms outside of their home country where they aim at capturing a bigger market. The Central and Eastern Europe region has gone through a process of market transition over the past few decades, yet...