New Research on Politics and Economics of Europe

CONTENTS: Preface; The Impact of the Euro on Trade: The (Early) Effect is not so Large; Welfare Measures and Mandatory Regulation for Transgenic Food in the European Union: A Theoretical Framework on the Analysis; An Attempt to Measure the Influence of the Maastricht Criteria and the Stability Pact on Growth and Unemployment in the European Union; Responsiveness to External Developments through the Trade Channel: New Estimates for the Euro; The Transatlantic Strategy-Force Mismatch; Budgetary Discipline in Brussels: Numerical Targets or Procedural Strategic Dominance?; Lessons from Existing EU Small States: The Sui Generis Attitudes; Index.