Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
A Dynamic Analysis of Structural Asymmetries in the European Union....Pages 13-44
Testing for Common Features in the European Union....Pages 45-57
The Demand for Money in the European Union: the Role of Germany’s Interest Rate....Pages 58-76
Credibility and Inflation Expectations in the European Monetary System....Pages 77-90
Exchange-Rate Regimes, Inflation and Credibility: Evidence from Greece....Pages 91-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
The Effects of European Integration on Greek Manufacture....Pages 105-134
Economic Integration in Europe and the Pattern of German Foreign Direct Investment....Pages 135-156
Spanish Unemployment — a Hiring Function Approach: GARCH-M Model....Pages 157-175
Economic Growth, Labour Effort and Fertility Choice in Greece: Evidence and Implications for Economic Integration....Pages 176-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Institutional Development and the Harmonisation of Technological Policy in the European Union....Pages 197-216
Reform of the EU Institutional Framework for Coastal Shipping: Concepts Concerning Greek Coastal Shipping Policy....Pages 217-229
Regional Inequalities and the Allocation of EU Funding: the Case of Greece....Pages 230-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Economic Integration and the Future of the Welfare State in the European Union....Pages 245-260
Technological Change, Productivity and Economic Integration of the European Union....Pages 261-279
Privatisation: Recent Experiences and Prospects in a World Without Borders....Pages 280-292
The Balkans and the European Union....Pages 293-301