Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects

List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Preface; G.C.Bitros & G.M.Korres Introduction; G.C.Bitros PART I: MACROECONOMIC ISSUES OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Symmetry and Asymmetry of Supply and Demand Shocks in the European Union: A Dynamic Analysis; L.Boone Testing for Common Features in the European Union; H.Bai, S.Hall & D.Shepherd The Demand for Money in the European Union: The Role of Germany's Interest Rate; Y.Pu & G.Zis Credibility and Inflation Expectations in the European Monetary System; N.Sarantis Exchange-rate Regimes, Inflation and Credibility: Theory and Evidence from Greece; G.S.Alogoskoufis, A.Philipopoulos & V.Vassilatos PART II: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION The Effects of European Integration on Greek Manufacture; Y.Katsoulakos & N.Tsoris Economic Integration in Europe and the Pattern of German Foreign Direct Investment; F.Hubert & N.Pain Spanish Unemployment - a hiring function approach: GARCH-M Model; I.Figuerola-Ferreti & Y.G.Paraskevopoulos Economic Growth, Labor Effort and Fertility Choice in Greece: Evidence and Implications for Economic Integration; G.Hondroyiannis, S.Lolos & E.Papapetrou PART III: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES OF INTEGRATION The Institutional Development and the Harmonization of Technological Policy in the European Community; G.M.Korres The Reform of the Institutional Framework of the Coastal Shipping, According to the New European Regulation 3577/92; G.Vlachos & M.Lekakou Regional Inequalities and the Allocation of EU Funding: The Case of Greece; D.Giannias PART IV: CHALLENGES FOR AN INTEGRATED EUROPE Economic Integration and the Future of the Welfare State in the European Union; E.Paliginis Technical Change, Productivity, and Economic Integration of the European Union; G.M.Korres Privatization: Recent Experiences and Prospects in a World Without Borders; G.C.Bitros The Balkans and the European Union; N.Giannaris Index