Political economy of eastern enlargement of the European Union: Budgetary costs and reforms in voting rules |
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Authors: | Yener Kandogan |
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Institution: | Department of Economics, University of Michigan, 111 Lorch Hall, 611 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA |
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Abstract: | Eastern European countries are likely to be major recipients of European Union (EU) funds after membership, which has created serious concern among incumbent members. The EU has devised reforms of budgetary rules to limit the funds that will flow to the East. Using a political economy model and drawing on the experience of previous enlargements, this paper argues that such pre-accession reforms will be ineffective because they can be reversed by a coalition of Eastern European countries after membership. The paper then estimates budgetary costs of eastern enlargement. A better way to resolve budgetary concerns is to reform voting rules rather than budgetary rules, before eastern enlargement. |
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Keywords: | EU Enlargement Budget Voting |
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