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Comparative analysis of economic transformation in Poland and selected central European countries

Kowalski, Tadeusz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

The aim of this study is an empirical evaluation and comparison of Poland’s economic transformation in 1989-2008 against the background of the results achieved in the same period by Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Lithuania, and the Ukraine. I have focused on the most...

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The economic and monetary union vs. shifts in competitiveness of member states

Kowalski, Tadeusz; Pietrzykowski, Maciej - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The paper deals with changes in the competitiveness of 12 countries forming the euro area in 1999-2000. These changes are analyzed using various macroeconomic indicators (real exchange rate, trade ratios, labor market and economic output performance). Due to the different levels of development...

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Euro and the three Cs - competition, competitiveness, convergence

Iordan-Constantinescu, Nicolae - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

requirement of maintaining a high economic performance of their economies by convergence and competitiveness strategies, so that …

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Wage convergence before and after EU accession: Theory, empirical experience and possible scenarios

Gács, János; Hárs, Ágnes; Hüttl, Antónia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

wage convergence, defined this way, has no theoretical underpinnings. According to the experience of less developed EU … members that joined the union in the 1970s and 1980s, the so called cohesion countries, even after accession, wage convergence … competitiveness of Hungarian products. The article draws up possible convergence scenarios for the Hungarian wages. It turns out that …

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Models of Competitiveness (I)

Dusa, Silvia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The current study presents the main models of competitiveness, developed by different organization or institutions, primarily those established by the World Economic Forum, International Institute for Management Development, European Commission and the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness,...

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Consideration on the single currency seen from a competitiveness perspective

Iordan-Constantinescu, Nicolae; Dusa, Silvia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Competitiveness is a concept referred to as a sine qua non condition of growth, at both micro and macroeconomic level. But there are few approaches looking at the single currency as an instrument of competitiveness measuring and promotion. The single currency represents a right step in the...

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The Role of Innovation Activities in Tourism and Regional Growth in Europe

Korres, George M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Tourism plays a crucial role for national economies throughout the world. In Europe, international tourism receipts were almost three times higher in the late 1990s than they were in the late 1980s. Tourism has great potential as regards contributing to the achievements of several major EU...

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Environmental Policy and International Competitiveness in a Globalizing World: Challenges for Low-Income Countries in the UNECE Region.

Hesse, Dieter - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper addresses a set of conflicting national objectives, that between economic competitiveness and environmental quality. In lower-income economies, the perceived benefits of improved environmental quality may be valued less than in richer economies while the perceived opportunity costs of...

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Innovation as a Key Driver of Competitiveness

Dobrinsky, Rumen - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper examines the link between the issue of competitiveness and innovation and their role in fostering higher living standards. The analysis is carried out at the level of both the firm and the country and then outlines some important policy implications. It appears that the innovative...

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The Bridges of Belgrade

Bärlund, Kaj - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

The issue as to what degree there is a trade-off between economic growth and environmental quality was one of the topics discussed at the recent “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference held in Belgrade in mid-October 2007. This paper provides an overall assessment of that conference...

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