This paper examines the FDI flows towards two regions in the periphery of Europe: the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) and the countries of Southern Europe. We investigate whether evidence exists for FDI diversion from Southern Europe to the CEECs. A cursory observation of recent...

Using Solow-Törnqvist residuals as well as two alternative measurements, we present estimates of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in a sample of 30 European economies for the period 1994-2005. In most of Western Europe, we find a deceleration of TFP growth since 2000. However, the...

We provide evidence on the impact of globalisation on labour market outcomes analysing pay differences between foreign-acquired and domestically-owned firms. For this purpose, we use firm level data from 16 European countries over the time period 1999 to 2006. Applying propensity score matching...

European integration is expected to enhance the attractiveness of EL) countries for domestic and foreign investors. This has caused concerns in developing countries that foreign direct investment there may be diverted to Europe. In preparing for the Single Market, European companies have indeed...

The gravity model of trade is utilized to assess the impact of disintegration on trade. The analysis is based on three recent disintegration episodes involving the firmer Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. The results point to a very strong home bias around the time of disintegration,...

Die kürzlich von ERECO veröffentlichten European Regional Prospects“ zeigen die ökonomischen Perspektiven der europäischen Stadtregionen für den Zeithorizont bis 2006 auf. Treibende Kraft hinter der Wirtschaftsentwicklung sind die marktbestimmten Dienstleistungen. Eine besonders...

The MOSAIC project aimed to collect information on micro-census data preserved in different European countries and to build up an online database so as to open up new research possibilities on household structure and marriage patterns. The Hungarian MOSAIC sample is based on the data of the 1869...

Die kürzlich von ERECO veröffentlichten European Regional Prospects“ zeigen die ökonomischen Perspektiven der europäischen Stadtregionen für den Zeithorizont bis 2006 auf. Treibende Kraft hinter der Wirtschaftsentwicklung sind die marktbestimmten Dienstleistungen. Eine besonders...