Overview

This volume centres on the issues surrounding the likely economic impact that EU membership has on joining nations, with the main emphasis on new issues and methods. Given the significantly greater level of economic integration that now exists in the EU, accession brings up a host of issues that either did not arise or were of secondary importance during earlier enlargement waves. For instance, EU membership now entails eventual membership in the monetary union. This raises a series of new issues such as interest rate convergence, exchange rate stability and the loss of sovereignty over monetary policy. Additionally, these macro issues interact with micro issues such as export performance, capital formation and foreign direct investment (FDI). Migration, unemployment and foreign direct investment are further issues that acquire a magnified importance for the prospective entrants. All of these questions are treated in the contributions in Economic Impact of EU Membership on Entrants: New Methods and Issues that should be of particular interest to academics as well as decisionmakers in prospective member countries. Richard E. Baldwin worked for the Institute of International Studies. He was a Senior Staff Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Bush Administration (1990-1991) and has advised the European Commission on several integration issues. He has also worked in the past for the European Commission, EFTA, the OECD, the FCO, the World Bank, USAID and UNCTAD. From 1991 to 2001 he was Co-Director of the International Trade Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. His areas of specialisations are international trade, regional integration, and economic geography. Before coming to Geneva in May 1991, he was a professor at Columbia University Business School, having done his PhD in economics at MIT, an MSc at LSE, and a first degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Aymo Brunetti is Head of Economic Analysis in the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Switzerland. In addition, he is Professor of Economics at the University of Basel and teaches at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

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Author:   Richard E. Baldwin ,  Aymo Brunetti
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.456kg
ISBN:  

9781441949271

ISBN 10:   1441949275
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   03 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction; R.E. Baldwin, A. Brunetti. Part I: CGE Studies. Sorting Out the Effects of Switzerland's Accession to the EU: A Simulation Analysis; J.-M. Grether, T. Müller. Foreign Direct Investment in Producer Services; J. Markusen, et al. EU Integration and Outsiders: A Simulation Study of Industrial Location; R.E. Baldwin, et al. Factor Mobility, Economic Integration and the Location of Industry; J. Francois. The Economic Effects of the Bilateral Sectoral Agreements and the Swiss EU Membership; R. van Nieuwkoop, A. Müller. Part II: Macro Studies. The Swiss Franc and the Euro; H. Genberg, A. Kadareja. Macroeconomic Consequences of Swiss EU Accession: The Effects of Entering the Monetary Union; P. Stalder. Macroeconomic Consequences of Swiss EU Accession: Effects of Fiscal Measures; J. Bärlocher. The Costs of the EU Integration for Switzerland: Alternative Scenarios; B. Simmons-Suër, M. Himmel. Part III: Labour Market Issues. Labour Market and Budgetary Effects of Eastern Enlargement in Germany; C. Keuschnigg. Migration and Swiss EU Membership; T. Straubhaar. Author's Affiliation. Index of Authors.

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Richard E. Baldwin worked for the Institute of International Studies. He was a Senior Staff Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Bush Administration (1990-1991) and has advised the European Commission on several integration issues. He has also worked in the past for the European Commission, EFTA, the OECD, the FCO, the World Bank, USAID and UNCTAD. From 1991 to 2001 he was Co-Director of the International Trade Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. His areas of specialisations are international trade, regional integration, and economic geography. Before coming to Geneva in May 1991, he was a professor at Columbia University Business School, having done his PhD in economics at MIT, an MSc at LSE, and a first degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Aymo Brunetti is Head of Economic Analysis in the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Switzerland. In addition, he is Professor of Economics at the University of Basel and teaches at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

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