The book offers an authoritative overview of the topical issues surrounding intra-industry trade in Europe in the era of European economic integration. It brings together expert contributors from eight of the European Union member states. The theory of intra-industry trade is discussed and assessed through a comprehensive study of the patterns of trade in Europe and the individual member states over a thirty year period. This detailed empirical analysis allows conclusions to be drawn on issues including the impact of international trade on the domestic economy. The book arises from a major multinational programme co-ordinated from the University of Nottingham.

MICHELE BURATTONI Universitá di Bologna GERMAN CALFAT University of Antwerp, UFSIA FERNANDA COSTA Universidade de Coimbra ROBERT J.R. ELLIOTT University of Nottingham DAVID GREENAWAY University of Nottingham MOHAMED HARFI Université de Montpellier I JACOB KOL Erasmus University Rotterdam BART KUIJPERS Erasmus University Rotterdam ATHANASSIOS MAVROGIANNIS University of Athens CHRISTIAN MONTET Université de Montpellier I DERMOT MCALEESE Trinity College Dublin CHRIS MILNER University of Nottingham MANUEL PORTO Universidade de Coimbra MARY O'DONNELL Trinity College Dublin PYRROS PAPADIMITRIOU University of Athens GIANPAOLO ROSSINI Universitá di Bologna ALEXANDER H. SARRIS University of Athens HEINZ-DIETER SMEETS Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf P.K.M. THARAKAN University of Antwerp, UFSIA JOHAN TORSTENSSON Lund University.