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EU Accession and the Catching Up of the Central and East European Countries

In: The Past, Present and Future of the European Union

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  • Arjan M. Lejour

    (CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis)

  • Richard Nahuis

    (CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
    Utrecht University)

Abstract

This chapter explores the consequences of the enlargement of the European Union (EU) with the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). We examine the consequences of the CEECs’ entitlement for Structural Funds support and the impact of economic integration as such. We are interested in the question whether EU accession helps these countries to catch up to EU income levels. On average, income per capita in purchasing power terms is hardly a third of that in the EU. In the 1990s this gap has not been reduced. The question is whether the accession to the EU could be a help in closing this gap.

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  • Arjan M. Lejour & Richard Nahuis, 2004. "EU Accession and the Catching Up of the Central and East European Countries," International Economic Association Series, in: Alan V. Deardorff (ed.), The Past, Present and Future of the European Union, chapter 7, pages 137-158, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-0-230-52286-2_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230522862_7
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    Cited by:

    1. George Gelauff & Herman Stolwijk & Paul Veenendaal, 2005. "Europe's financial perspectives in perspective," CPB Document 101, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
    2. Zaman, Gheorghe & Georgescu, George, 2009. "Structural Fund Absorption: A New Challenge For Romania?," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 6(1), pages 136-154, March.
    3. Roman Ligia, "undated". "Structural Funds In Romania," Description: Managerial Challenges of the Contemporary Society 33, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University.

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