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Original Articles

Macroeconomic impact of Eastern enlargement on Germany and UK: evidence from a CGE model

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Pages 125-128 | Published online: 09 May 2008
 

Abstract

The Eastern enlargement of the EU is accompanied by a substantial increase in trade, capital movements and migration between the incumbent and the new member states. This article examines the effects of these trade and factor flows on Germany and United Kingdom using a CGE model which considers wage rigidities. We find that Eastern enlargement positively impact real GDP, wages and employment in both economies. The effects are substantially larger than those found in previous studies.

Notes

1 Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia joined the EU at 1 May 2004, and Bulgaria and Romania at 1 January 2007. Cyprus and Malta joined the EU in 2004, but are not considered here.

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