Join to Prosper?

Thomas Andersen, Mikkel Barslund and Pieter Vanhuysse ()
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Pieter Vanhuysse: Department of Political Science and Public Management, Postal: University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark

No 2/2016, Discussion Papers on Economics from University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics

Abstract: We ask whether EU membership has been associated with increased domestic economic growth. Using different causal identification strategies, different time periods, different country samples, and different datasets, we are unable to demonstrate the presence of a membership growth premium. This may reflect that GDP data are too noisy and/or causal identification too complicated, in which case we should remain agnostic about the EU’s growth impact. Alternatively, it may reflect that EU membership simply has no effect on prosperity.

Keywords: EU membership; economic growth; single market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F43 F45 O40 P20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2016-06-08
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