The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet empirical evidence on the possible magnitudes is still scarce. This paper uses four different datasets to estimate the determinants of international asset holdings and trade...

Initiatives to reduce transatlantic trade barriers or to harmonize trade-related domestic policies in the EU and the US appear regularly on the agenda of policy makers. The last decade saw also considerable steps in transatlantic economic cooperation focusing on special aspects. In February...

This paper presents a new set of indicators concerning the status of economic reform in the candidate countries for the enlargement of the European Union which is scheduled for 2004. After an overview of indicators of institutional development, macroeconomic policy and trade policy, a composite...

Regionale Integration wird trrotz multilateraler Liberalisierung im Ramhen der Welthandelsorgansiation (WTO) von vielen Ländern weiter vorangetrieben. Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den dynamischen Effekten einer nordatlantischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (North Atlantic Economic Community...