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Structural Reforms in the EU and Political Myopia in Economic Policies

The paper considers economic reforms in the EU using an economic-political model which captures the possible myopia in economic policies, and analyses reforms in taxation, the welfare state, and in the labour and product markets. We show that high taxes and an extensive welfare state are likely to be the case under myopia as compared

Economic Effects of Free Trade between the EU and Russia

JEL: F15, F17 Publication year: 2005 Pages: 14 Price: 10€ Language: English Discussion Papers no. 969

Citizens Should Vote on Secession

JEL: H77, D72, D61 Publication year: 2004 Pages: 15 Price: 10€ Language: English Discussion Papers no. 939

Integration and Conditional Convergence in the Enlarged EU Area

Publication year: 2004 Pages: 17 Price: 10€ Language: English Discussion Papers no. 935

Prospects of Economic Relations Between Finland and Russia (in Finnish with English abstract and summary).

First, the current situation of the economic relations between Finland and Russia is described. Then the effects of future changes in Russia and its consequences for foreign relations are analysed. Key institutional changes under consideration are the enlargement of the EU, Russia’s likely membership in the WTO, the future economic agreements between the EU and