CAN EU POLICY INTERVENTION HELP PRODUCTIVITY CATCH-UP?

Peter Holmes, Javier Lopez-Gonzales, Johannes Stefan and Cordula Stolberg
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Javier Lopez-Gonzales: Africa and Latin America, Altair Asesores, Spain
Johannes Stefan: Department for Industrial and Regulatory Economics, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany
Cordula Stolberg: Analyst with JP Morgan Chase, London, UK
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Javier Lopez Gonzalez

Chapter 7 in Closing the EU East-West Productivity Gap:Foreign Direct Investment, Competitiveness and Public Policy, 2006, pp 153-196 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionStylized facts: Setting the agendaStructure of the chapterTheoretical Foundations of Economic Policy InterventionsThe Implications of Policies Aimed at ‘Institutional Framework Conditions’The Design of EU Industrial Policy in Light of the Particular Conditions Pertaining in CEE EconomiesAdditional EU industrial policy specifically targeted at new membersEU enterprise policy in light of CEE development conditionsEU Competition Policy in the Perspective of CEE Development ConditionsCompetition law reformState aidThe new state aid regimes in practiceThe amount of aid granted and the instruments usedState aid to the manufacturing sector versus horizontal objectivesState aid rules used as a strategic instrumentState aid and productivityOther Union Policies with Impact on Industrial CompetitivenessFDI, trade and trade policyInstitutional changesAnti-dumping law in the EUThe trade diversion effects of EU anti-dumping policy towards new member statesRevealed comparative advantage in targeted chaptersTrade diversionRegulationConclusionsCompetitionIndustrial policyTrade policyReferences

Keywords: Central-East Europe; Foreign Direct Investment; Competitiveness; EU; East-West Productivity Gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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