Structural Reforms in the Candidate Countries and the European Union

Handler, Heinz

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2924138

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Structural Reforms in the Candidate Countries and the European Union

Handler, Heinz (ed.), Structural Reforms in the Candidate Countries and the European Union, Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour, Vienna, Austria

456 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2017 Last revised: 13 Jul 2020

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Heinz Handler

Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO); Vienna University of Technology - Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics, Research Group Economics (ECON); Policy Crossover Center Vienna-Brussels

Date Written: July 1, 2003

Abstract

This conference volume investigates the consequences of EU enlargement on structural economic policies in East and West, and in particular on the EU's economic policy coordination processes. Given the aspirations of the Lisbon agenda, most countries in either region face adjustment needs in the labor market and unresolved problems in terms of the sustainability of public finances.The continuation and acceleration of the structural reform process - interacting with growth and stability-oriented macroeconomic policies and exchange rate strategies - seems essential for the successful integration of all candidate countries into the EU economy.

Keywords: European Union, Eastern enlargement

JEL Classification: F02, F15, F45

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Handler, Heinz J., Structural Reforms in the Candidate Countries and the European Union (July 1, 2003). Handler, Heinz (ed.), Structural Reforms in the Candidate Countries and the European Union, Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour, Vienna, Austria, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2924138 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2924138