Monthly Report No. 2/2012

Higher global grain output but still fairly high food prices (by Zdenek Lukas; pp. 1-4) Keywords agricultural production, demand for food, food prices, biofuels Countries covered Wider Europe Topics Sectoral studies The speed of catch-up depends on human capital (by Roman Stöllinger; pp. 5-9) Keywords catch-up, human capital, growth accounting, threshold regressions Countries covered non-specific Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Two transitions a brief on analyses and policies for MENA and CESEE (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 10-12) Keywords transition, economic systems, integration Countries covered Wider Europe, MENA Topics Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 13-22) Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe (p. 23)