The EcoMod Resident Fellows and Research Associates currently work on several research programs. A new program on environmental modeling will soon be launched. The research programs are partially or totally financed by external research grants. EUROPEAN ENLARGEMENT The impacts of the forthcoming European enlargement to the East and to the South. MODELING THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MenaMod) Modeling the Middle east and North African economies in a global setting. The impacts of the Euro-Med agreements. The impacts of the regional trade agreements and of the forthcoming trade negotiations on the Arab world. SOUTH AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION The international and sectoral impacts of the Trade, Development and Co-Operation Agreement between the EU and the Republic of South Africa. REGIONAL MODELING Modeling the regional economies in Belgium and in Europe. TAXATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION A tax model for the European Union. Analysis of the most important taxation and budgetary issues in the EU. |