Majcen, Mark Knell Katholieke Universiteit Leuven LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Huis … of Economics and Busines Administration; Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana; LICOS, KU Leuven, Belgium e … Analysis and Development, Ljubljana e-mail: matija.rojec@gov.si Boris Majcen Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana …

growth in conjunction with rapid economic expansion. Against this background the experience of other countries may raise … are currently experiencing strong credit and asset price growth in conjunction with rapid economic expansion. Against … and asset price growth in conjunction with rapid economic expansion. Clear and definite conclusions regarding these …

financial markets, above and beyond their influence during crises episodes. Using a novel database of exogenous economic and … economically significant impact on global equity markets. The economic significance of EME shocks is in particular underlined by … results 16 5. Sensitivity 19 5.1 Economic relevance of EMEs for global equity markets 19 5.2 Extensions and robustness 21 …

Basin Studies within the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Working Paper 2008 ….spiegel@sf.frb.org * Rose is B.T. Rocca Jr. Professor of International Trade and Economic Analysis and Policy in the Haas School of Business …, Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Helpful comments were received from Henning Bohn, Galina Hale …

Economic convergence of the new member states (NMS) of the EU towards the old EU countries (EU-15), not only in terms …. 1156). ABSTRACT: Economic convergence of the new member states (NMS) of the EU towards the old EU countries (EU-15 … INTRODUCTION Globalisation is the key economic driving force in today’s world, leading to intensified inter- national economic …

for future price stability in an enlarged European Monetary and Economic Union (EMU). At the heart of this study are the … economic performances of the CEECs. This has then a negative impact on the level of price stability in Europe. The voting … enlargements”. European Economic Review 38, pp. 1153-1170. Winkler, B. (2000): “Which Kind of Transparency? On the Need for Clarity …

reducing social unrest and economic insecurity, thereby increases government’s respect for human rights. … and progress. This help reducing social unrest and economic insecurity, thereby increases government’s respect for human … security in the past. Studies have paid special attention to militarization and its affect on economic growth, socioeconomic …

.g., Gorg and Greenaway, 2004 for a review of the FDI literature. 3 window of opportunity rises for firms that were … but not completely supporting evidence. We briefly review these tests and existing evidence in order to place our results … Terrell (2005a, 2005b) also find support for heterogeneous effects of firm entry on firm performance in Russian and Czech …

to firms, and how firms respond to the economic environment by restructuring; we are able to do this because the BEEPS … respond to the economic environment by restructuring; we are able to do this because the BEEPS cover thousands of firms from … into changes (or convergence) at lower levels: convergence in technology and productivity, convergence in economic …

Temporal Cross-Section Analysis. American Economic Review 63 (5): 881-892. [2] Anderson, J. E. (1979). A Theoretical … Foundation for the Gravity Equation. American Economic Review 69 (1): 106-116. [3] Baier, S.L., and J.H. Bergstrand (2004 … “, American Economic Review 86(2): 82-87. [9] Carrere, C. (2006). Revisiting the Effects of Regional Trading Agreements on …