Whither the Gains from European Economic Integration ?

Alexander Italianer and Jean Pisani-Ferry ()

Revue Économique, 1994, vol. 45, issue 3, 689-702

Abstract: [fre] Whither the Gains From European Economie Integration ?. . Ce texte discute le choix d'une fonction de bien-être appropriée pour l'analyse de l'intégration européenne. On arrive à la conclusion selon laquelle cette fonc­tion est trop complexe pour être qualifiée avec précision. Se concentrant sur les gains en revenu réel, cet article examine quelques méthodes simples pour mesu­rer ex post l'impact de l'intégration européenne, en particulier du programme de marché intérieur. On trouve la preuve d'un accroissement structurel du niveau de PNB de la communauté depuis 1987, mais sa taille, sa permanence ou son lien précis avec le marché internes sont difficiles à établir. [eng] Whither the gains from european economic integration ?. . This paper discusses the appropriate welfare function for analyzing the impact of European integration. It is concluded that this function is too complex to be quantified with any precision. Concentrating on real income gains, the paper analyzes some simple methods to measure ex post the impact of European integration, in particular from the internai market programme. There seems to be some evidence of a structural increase in the level of Community GDP since 1987, but ils size, permanence or precise link with the internai market are difficult to establish.

Date: 1994
Note: DOI:10.3406/reco.1994.409558
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