The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a fundamental shift in Europe, along with the other OECD countries, is …

On the basis of a large (new) dataset of cities in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the millennium between … from Iraq (or more generally the Arab world) to Western Europe and to the shores of the Atlantic (during the 17th and 18th …

If the third stage of monetary union in Europe begins on 1 January 1999, not all EU countries will participate: two …

This paper provides a historical and geographical perspective on the composition of households in present-day Europe … recent increase in the proportion of one-person households been accompanied by any reduction in the variation within Europe … in the frequency of living alone, which remains much lower in Southern and parts of Eastern Europe than in Western Europe …

This paper delves into the factors which determine the attractiveness of regions in Europe for migrants. Contrary to … the literature on the US which has increasingly focused on the role of amenities, existing research in Europe tends to … Union (EU). Our findings therefore indicate that locational choices in Europe may be much more similar to place …

The European crisis is partly attributable to the sharp increase in external imbalances across Europe during the pre …-crisis period. We examine current account imbalances in Europe over 1995-2007, together with the underlying saving and investment … pattern was that greater optimism about future growth was associated with lower savings and higher construction investment …