What are the economic implications of EU enlargement for the European economy? The debate about the effects of enlargement is often dominated by concerns, such as the risk of mass migration from the new Member States, involving increased pressure on labour markets and welfare systems of the other Member States. In my view, the benefits that enlargement brings are often neglected in such discussions.
*  *  *  When thinking about new technologies, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is probably the first thing that comes up in most people’s mind. And, there are those who see an acceleration in the diffusion of ICT as being equivalent to the concept of the ‘New Economy’.