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Euroskepticism in the Crisis: More Mood than Economy

Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Wehner, Caroline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

one driver for an increasing Euroskepticism. Using rich data on attitudes towards European integration from the …-economic background variables, individual attitudes and the level of Euroskepticism within the 27 EU member states for the period 2006 to … 2011. Our analysis shows that Euroskepticism has increased by on third during the financial crisis, while income inequality …

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Trade Policy and Labor Services: Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza

Schiff, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) with respect to trade and the exports of labor services. It concludes that i) a non-discriminatory trade policy (NDTP) is unambiguously superior to an FTA with Israel; ii) the WBG should pursue a NDTP with all its neighbors,...

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The Distributional Impact of Social Transfers in the European Union: Evidence from the ECHP

Heady, Christopher; Mitrakos, Theodore; Tsakloglou, Panos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

Social transfers vary enormously across the EU, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. This paper analyses the comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the distributional impact of these transfers is greater...

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The Different Extent of Privatisation Proceeds in EU Countries: A Preliminary Explanation Using a Public Choice Approach

Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...

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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in Europe: An Analysis of European Micro Data from the ECHP 1994-2001

Knoppik, Christoph; Beissinger, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper substantially extends the limited available evidence on existence and extent of downward nominal wage rigidity in the European Union and the Euro Area. For this purpose we develop an econometric multi-country model based on Kahn’s (1997) histogram-location approach and apply it to...

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Mobility in an Enlarging European Union: Projections of Potential Flows from EU's Eastern Neighbors and Croatia

Fertig, Michael; Kahanec, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This study evaluates potential migration flows to the European Union from its eastern neighbors and Croatia. We perform out-of-sample forecasts using an adaption of the model of Hatton (1995) to time series cross-sectional data about post-enlargement migration flows following the EU's 2004...

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Migration Strategies of the Crisis-Stricken Youth in an Enlarged European Union

Kahanec, Martin; Fabo, Brian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper studies the migration response of the youth from new EU member states to disparate conditions in an enlarged European Union at the onset of the Great Recession. We use the Eurobarometer data and probabilistic econometric models to identify the key drivers of the intention to work in...

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Economic Growth and Political Integration: Estimating the Benefits from Membership in the European Union Using the Synthetic Counterfactuals Method

Campos, Nauro F; Coricelli, Fabrizio; Moretti, Luigi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper presents new estimates of the economic benefits from economic and political integration. Using the synthetic counterfactuals method, we estimate how GDP per capita and labour productivity would have behaved for the countries that joined the European Union (EU) in the 1973, 1980s, 1995...

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The Effect of Migration and Spatial Connectivity on Regional Skill Endowments across Europe: 1988-2010

Tani, Massimiliano; Manuguerra, Maurizio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper investigates the effects of labour migration and openness to trade on regional skill endowments across the European Union at a time of increased economic integration. Using regional data from Eurostat's Regio database and the open web source Openflight for the period 1998-2010 we test...

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Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

Kahanec, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the EU extended the freedom of movement to workers from the twelve new member states mainly from Central Eastern Europe. This study summarizes and comparatively evaluates what we know about mobility in an enlarged Europe to date. The pre-enlargement fears of...

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