Title:The Economic and Demographic Effects of Labour Migration in the EU Eastern Partners and Russia: A synthesis report
Author(s):KUPETS, OlgaDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy CentreAbstract:This paper summarises the findings of country studies on the main economic and demographic effects of labour migration in the EU Eastern partners and Russia. The major positive effect of labour migration in the sending ...
Title:The Effect of Seasonal Adjustment on the Properties of Business Cycle Regimes
Author(s):MATAS-MIR, Antonio; OSBORN, Denise R.; LOMBARDI, Marco J.Date:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We study the impact of seasonal adjustment on the properties of business cycle expansion and recession, regimes using analytical, simulation and empirical methods. Analytically, we show that the X-11 adjustment filter both ...
Title:The Euro area and the acceding countries
Author(s):MARCELLINO, MassimilianoDate:2004Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:EFN ReportAbstract:The European Union is about to experience its largest increase in population since its creation in the 1950s with the accession of 10 new countries. This will increase the population by 20% and GDP by 9%. The institutional ...
Title:The Euro area and the Lisbon strategy
Author(s):MARCELLINO, MassimilianoDate:2004Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:EFN ReportAbstract:The Autumn 2004 report of the European Forecasting Network (EFN) presents a detailed analysis of the macroeconomic outlook and forecasts for the euro area and the new member states. It continues with eight studies on the ...
Title:The European Commission: The Limits of Centralization and the Perils of Parliamentarization
Author(s):MAJONE, GiandomenicoDate:2002Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The idea of an inevitable process of centralization in the European Community (EC)/European Union (EU) is a myth. Also, the metaphor of creeping competences, with its suggestion of a surreptitious but continuous growth of ...
Title:The European Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis: What next?
Author(s):FARGUES, Philippe; FANDRICH, ChristineDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy Centre Research ReportAbstract:Although over 450,000 Syrians fled to countries nearby Syria, numbers seeking refuge within the EU remain small. In 2011, a total of 8,920 Syrians applied for asylum within EU borders, while in the first three quarters of ...
Title:The Fukuoka Silicon Sea-Belt Project - An East Asian Experiment in Developing Transnational Networks
Author(s):KITAGAWA, FumiDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article illustrates the recent development of the Fukuoka Silicon Sea-Belt Project in Japan which enhances transnational inter-linkages between regional clusters. Local innovation cluster developing in Fukuok on Kyushu ...
Title:The Impact of Climate and Energy Policies on the Public Budget of EU Member States
Author(s):OLMOS, Luis; RUESTER, Sophia; SARTORI, Martina; PAZIENZA, Maria Grazia; RANCI, Pippo; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; GALEOTTI, MarzioDate:2011Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of RegulationAbstract:In the current context, where public budgets are overstretched due to the economic crisis, there is a pressing need to understand the fiscal implications of climate policies. Policies intended to achieve decarbonization ...
Title:The Impact of International Labour Migration on the Republic of Moldova
Author(s):GANTA, VladimirDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy CentreAbstract:Labour migration has an important impact on the social and economic life of Moldova. It is, therefore, very important to measure it, so as to offer policy makers useful information to develop evidence-based policies. The ...
Title:The Impact of Labor Emigration on the Demographic and Economic Development of Georgia in the Post-Soviet Period
Author(s):TUKHASHVILI, Mirian; SHELIA, MziaDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy CentreAbstract:The deep economic, political, social and cultural crisis faced by Georgia in the post-Soviet period negatively affected the territorial mobility of the population. A catastrophic reduction in the resources required for ...