1. Mr. Massimo M Beber Fellow in Economics Sidney Sussex College Cambridge CB2 3HU mb65@cam.ac.uk European Economic Integration http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/mb65/mpes INTRODUCTORY LECTURE (Provisional Version: last updated 5 th October 2007) M.Phil. in Contemporary European Studies 2007/8 ©Massimo M Beber 2007

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4. PRODUCTIVITY SLOWDOWN AND RECOVERY Source: The Kok Report (2004)

5. INCOMPLETE CONVERGENCE? Source: Kok Report (2004)

6. Source:European Commission (2005) Structural Indicators, Spring Update

7. Source: Goldman Sachs (2004).

8. World Economic Forum - Global Growth Competitiveness Index Source:World Economic Forum (2004) Global Competitiveness Report 2004/5.

12. Source:European Commission (2005) Structural Indicators, Spring Update

13. Source: Glyn (2004), Table 4.

14. Source:IMF Press Release No. 03/196, November 19, 2003 - Revised IMF Annual Report Data on Official Foreign Exchange Reserves. SHARES IN OFFICIAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES