How Does the EU Agenda Influence Economies Outside the EU? The Case of Tunisia

Centro Studi Luca D'Agliano Development Studies WP No. 148

28 Pages Posted: 20 Nov 2000

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Luca Papi

Polytechnic University of Marche - Faculty of Economics

Alberto Zazzaro

Polytechnic University of Marche - Faculty of Economics

Date Written: November 2000

Abstract

Economic and commercial relations between the countries of the southern Mediterranean and the European Union (EU) have been profoundly affected by the recent 'EU Initiative for the Mediterranean' and conditioned by the creation of European Monetary Union (EMU). The paper discusses the costs, benefits and prospects of these two processes in terms of their economic consequences on the countries of the southern Mediterranean, and in particular on the Tunisian economy. The association agreement between the EU and Tunisia is assessed in the light of its medium-period implications and of the EU?s enlargement to include the countries of Eastern Europe. With regard to EMU, the paper discusses the influence and effects exerted by introduction of the euro on the Tunisian economy.

Suggested Citation

Papi, Luca and Zazzaro, Alberto, How Does the EU Agenda Influence Economies Outside the EU? The Case of Tunisia (November 2000). Centro Studi Luca D'Agliano Development Studies WP No. 148, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=250773 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.250773

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Alberto Zazzaro

Polytechnic University of Marche - Faculty of Economics ( email )

Piazzale Martelli, 8
60121 Ancona
Italy