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Industry, Foreign Trade and Employment in EU Countries; Comparison of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK with the United States

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The main aim of this article is to analyze the effects of industrial and trade policy of the European Union on economic development, with particular reference to the negative effects of excessive trade deficits and industrial decline in some EU countries in the period 2000-2010. We compare 5 major EU countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) with Switzerland and the United States. We present some macro-econometric models to quantify the positive effects of industry on economic development, employment and real wages. The main conclusion is that Foreign Trade Deficits may lead to unsustainable development and unemployment when they are excessive and are not accompanied by industrial development policies and financial support. Our suggestion is that EU industrial policy should be more effective in order to improve development and quality of life of EU citizens and to avoid financial crisis.

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  • GUISAN, Maria-Carmen, 2011. "Industry, Foreign Trade and Employment in EU Countries; Comparison of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK with the United States," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 11(2).
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    Keywords

    Industry and sustainable development; Employment; Foreign Trade; Current Account Balance; macro-econometric models; European Union; EU; France; Germany; Italy; Spain; Switzerland; UK; USA;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O51 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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