International trade patterns and labour markets an empirical analysis for EU member states

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Goetz Zeddies
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States

The implementation of the IPPC Directive from a comparative perspective and lessons for its recast (Part1 )

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eberhard Bohne
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Better Regulation ◽  
Administrative Structures ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

AbstractThis essay presents a comparative empirical and legal evaluation of the implementation of the IPPC Directive in eight EU member states focusing on the integrated approach of the directive. The national transpositions left existing national administrative structures and procedures basically unchanged. Holistic integrated permitting does not occur in any of the countries under study. Explaining the findings with incremental political theory, they serve as the basis for some reflections on the planned recast of the IPPC Directive and the prospects for better regulation. This first part of the article displays the basic shortcomings of the IPPC review process (1.) the concepts of integration under the Directive (2.) and the empirical analysis of the national approaches to integrated permitting (3.1 – 3.3). The second part which will be published in the subsequent JEEPL issue explains and evaluates the findings with regard to the pending revision of the Directive.

scholarly journals Competitiveness Of The New European Union Member States In International Trade In Knowledge-intensive Business Services

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Wyszkowska-Kuna
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Member States ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
New Eu Member States ◽  
The Eu

The aim of this paper is to study and compare the competitiveness of the new EU member states in international trade in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). The first part of the paper presents a definition of KIBS trade, indicators to measure competitiveness in international service trade, and a short review of research in this field. The second part of the study is empirical. First the author carries out an overall analysis of transactions on KIBS trade in the countries involved. Then the competitiveness of the new EU member states in KIBS export is studied (in total KIBS and in each category of KIBS). International competitiveness is measured by export performance, trade balance and the RCA index. The author compares the competitiveness in KIBS exports between the analyzed countries, and tries to answer the question whether it could have been positively affected by their accession to the EU. The paper uses the WTO database. The analyzed period covers the years 2000–2013, because data on particular categories of ‘Other business services’ have been available only since 2000. The analysis refers to the 12 countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007.

scholarly journals Does the European Single Market Exist in the Era of a Coronavirus Pandemic? The Case of Intra and Extra-EU Trade in COVID-19-related Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-83
Author(s):  
Adam A. Ambroziak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
European Single Market ◽  
Free Movement Of Goods ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Eu

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an extraordinary event for the EU Member States and a period wherein EU legislation and the efficiency of EU institutions have been put to the test. The crisis triggered by the decisions made by governments in Europe (which were motivated by their wishes to protect the health and lives of their peoples and to satisfy the rapid demand for drugs, personal protective equipment, and medical devices) disrupted market forces. Although most of these measures were based on both domestic and EU legislation, they seriously hindered the smooth functioning of the EU Single Market, including the free movement of goods. This paper aims to find out whether EU legislation succeeded in coping with the challenges triggered by COVID-19 in the field of international trade and whether measures taken by the European Commission with a view to complying with the rules of the EU Single Market adequately took care of the needs stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak and whether it properly tackled protectionist instruments adopted by the Member States. We have focused on international trade and the free movement of goods within the EU as they both constitute the cornerstone of EU economic integration. We found that although EU legislation was not tailored specifically for the times of a COVID-19 pandemic, in the area of international trade (including intra-EU trade), as well as in the field of placing goods on the market, it provided extraordinary solutions. Apparently, the explanations and guidelines provided by the Commission have limited the scope of individual protectionist and interventionist actions of the Member States.

scholarly journals Are the EU Member States Ready for the New Union Customs Code: Emerging Legal Issues On the National Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75
Author(s):  
Gediminas Valantiejus
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Trade ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Eu

AbstractIn 2016, the European Union has launched a new and ambitious project for the future regulation of international trade in the European Union and the rules of its taxation: since the 1 May 2016, the new Union Customs Code (UCC) has entered into force. It revokes the old Community Customs Code (CCC), which was applied since 1992, and passed in the form of EU regulation sets brand-new rules for the application of Common Customs Tariff and calculation of customs duties (tariffs) in all the EU Member States. It is oriented to the creation of the paperless environment for the formalisation of international trade operations (full electronic declaration of customs procedures) and ensuring of a more uniform administration of customs duties in the tax and customs authorities of the Member States in the European Union. Therefore, the article raises and seeks to answer the problematic question whether the Member States of the European Union themselves are ready to implement these ambitious goals and does the actual practice of the Member States support that (considering the practice of the Republic of Lithuania). The research, which is based on the analysis of case law in the Republic of Lithuania (case study of recent tax disputes between the taxpayers and customs authorities that arose immediately before and after the entry into force of the UCC), leads to the conclusion that many problematic areas that may negatively impact the functioning of the new Customs Code remain and must be improved, including an adoption of new legislative solutions.

scholarly journals Why do businesses incorporate in other EU Member States? An empirical analysis of the role of conflict of laws rules

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 14-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Gerner-Beuerle ◽  
Federico M. Mucciarelli ◽  
Edmund Schuster ◽  
Mathias Siems
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Member States ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
Eu Member States

Do Value-Added Taxes Affect International Trade Flows? Evidence from 30 Years of Tax Reforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-489
Author(s):  
Youssef Benzarti ◽  
Alisa Tazhitdinova
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Value Added Tax ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Time Periods

This paper uses all value-added tax (VAT) changes across EU Member States from 1988 to 2016 to estimate the effect of VATs on trade flows. We find small elasticities of trade flows with respect to VATs, even when VAT changes are large. These elasticities are substantially smaller than the elasticities of trade flows with respect to tariffs estimated in the trade literature. This finding holds across different time periods, countries, and types of reforms. Our results imply that VATs are unlikely to distort trade flows. (JEL F13, F14, H25, H87)

scholarly journals Logistics and international trade development relationship: evidence of European Union member states

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma Mačiulytė-Šniukienė ◽  
Aurelija Burinskienė
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
European Union Member States

International trade (IT) is recognised as one of the driving forces for business and the growth of countries’ economic. The amount of IT flows is contributed by the “logistics revolution”. According to the conceptual approach, the development of transportation modes, logistics infrastructure may facilitate in-ternational trade. However, it remains unclear whether logistic performance changes contribute to IT flows since the number of researches that examine the effect of logistic performance on IT is limited. So, this paper aims to determine whether the flows of IT are contingent on logistics performance. The research re-lies on panel data of 28 European Union (EU) Member States (MS) over 2007–2016. The results of our investigation confirmed that the changes of logistics performance positively related to IT flow of EU MS, but this impact differs across countries.

scholarly journals R&D Investments, EPO Patent Applications and the Economic Heterogeneity within the EU

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Zuzana Potužáková ◽  
Jan Öhm
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
European Patent ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
National Patent ◽  
Patent Applications ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
The Eu

Abstract In addition to internationalization and growing volumes of international trade in goods, the importance of expenditure on research and development (R&D) has grown significantly. National patent protection has become rather insufficient with increased international trade in goods, which has resulted in the importance of the international patent protection. The main aim of the article is to analyse the relation between R&D investment and the number of patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) after the year 2000, when the EU‘s Lisbon Strategy was launched. The authors have focused primarily on the differences among the EU macro-regions, which are based on the socioeconomic models. Conclusions imply that one percentage point of R&D expenditure generates roughly 100 EPO applications and the findings also show that individual macro-regions have the identical scattered data. However, dispersions in the individual groups of the EU Member States after the year 2000 differ. The EU Member States are starting to vary significantly in the intensity of R&D support also within each macro-region, thus disparities increase within the EU. Therefore, the attitude to GERD is considered to be an important factor contributing to the greater economic disparities within the EU.

scholarly journals Russian food embargo and the lost trade

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 684-718
Author(s):  
Angela Cheptea ◽  
Carl Gaigné
Keyword(s):  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Member States ◽  
Estimation Strategy ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Triple Difference ◽  
The Impact

Abstract We analyse the impact of the Russian food embargo on European and Russian trade patterns using a triple-difference estimation strategy. We quantify the embargo-induced loss in EU28 exports at €125 million per month. Only 45 per cent of the drop in EU exports of banned products to Russia was due to the ban. EU member states were unevenly affected by the ban. The estimated losses of welfare in Russia range from 0.2 to 0.6 per cent (In absolute terms, this represents €18 to €58 of the 2013 revenue of the average Russian consumer.).

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