chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Banks and their role in a modern market-oriented economy -- chapter 3 Banking under socialism -- chapter 4 Transition, liberalization, banking crises and reform policies (up to around 2000) -- chapter 5 Post-transition crisis developments, strengths and...

While there is considerable empirical evidence on the impact of liberalizing trade in goods, the effects of services liberalization have not been empirically established. Using firm-level data from the Czech Republic for the period 1998-2003, this study examines the link between services sector...

OECD's 1991 Economic Survey of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic examines historical background and conditions at the start of reform, macroeconomic developments and policies, structural reform, integration into the world economy and financial markets.

This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of the Czech Republic's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to...