THE 53rd INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
Paris, France
13-17 March 2002

Preparing for EU Membership
Thursday 13:45 - 15:45

Organizer: M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University

Chair: James D. Savage, University Of Virginia

Hubert Gabrisch, Institute For Economic Research Halle (IWH), and Maria-Luigia Segnana, University Of Trento, Vertical Intra-Industry Trade and the Productivity Gap: EU and Transition Countries

Tiia Püss, Tallinn Technical University, Social Convergence of the European Union Candidate Countries

Kaie Kerem, Tallinn University, Impact of Tax-Free Trade on Economic Development: The Estonian Case

Joanna Kuczewska, Andrzej Stepniak, and Stanislaw Uminski, University of Gdansk, Polish Enterprises on the Road to the European Union: Assessment of Competitive Environment

Lisa Wilder, Albright College, and Mare Viies, Estonian Institute Of Economics, Social Convergence with the EU: The Case of Estonian Income Distribution

Discussants: Lucia Tajoli, Politecnico Di Milano, Lisa Wilder, Albright College, Chang Woon Nam, CESifo and Ifo Institute For Economic Research, Beata K. Smarzynska, World Bank, and Joanna Stefaniak, Research Centre On European Integration