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Competition and Firm Performance in Transition Economies: Evidence from Firm Level Surveys in Slovenia, Hungary and Romania
Konings, Jozef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
countries, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. The data are based on interviews taken in more than 300 state-owned, privatized and … pressure has a positive impact on firm performance in Hungary and Slovenia, but not in Romania, while in Romenia short … (being state-owned and privatized enterprises) tend to perform worse than newly-established firms in Hungary and Slovenia. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498145
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Regional Unemployment and Human Capital in Transition Economies
Jurajda, Stepan; Terrell, Katherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Differences in regional unemployment in post-communist economies are large and persistent. We show that inherited variation in human-capital endowment across the regions of four such economies explains the bulk of regional unemployment variation there and we explore potential explanations for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136518
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Labour Supply in the Informal Economy in Russia during Transition
Kolev, Alexandre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper investigates the informal labour market in Russia in late 1995 and estimates a labour supply function in the informal sector using nationally representative micro-data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, Round VI. The findings show that the informal economy constitutes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662130
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Fuzzy Transition and Firm Efficiency: Evidence from Bulgaria, 1991-4
Djankov, Simeon; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
This paper investigates the relationship between firm restructuring and international competition in Bulgaria during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114496
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Competition Law in Post-Central Planning Bulgaria
Djankov, Simeon; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
This paper investigates the activities of the Bulgarian competition office, the Commission for the Protection of Competition, during 1991–5. Descriptive statistics are provided on the industry incidence of investigations, the types of behaviour that were investigated, and the frequency with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656340
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Do the Biggest Aisles Serve a Brighter Future? Global Retail Chains and Their Implications for Romania
Javorcik, Beata; Li, Yue - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
-level data from Romania, this study examines how the presence of global retail chains affects firms in the supplying industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791348
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Hardened Budgets and Enterprise Restructuring: Theory and an Application to Romania
Coricelli, Fabrizio; Djankov, Simeon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
We identify the presence of soft budgets and analyse their impact on enterprise restructuring in Romania over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123818
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The Enterprise Isolation Programme in Romania
Djankov, Simeon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
We provide comprehensive analysis of the isolation program for financially distressed firms in Romania. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666566
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A Comparative Look at Labour Mobility in the Czech Republic : Where Have All the Workers Gone?
Sorm, Vit; Terrell, Katherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
In this paper we provide a comparative analysis of the extent and determinants of labour mobility in the Czech Republic during 1994-1998. Our analysis is motivated by the fact that labour mobility is crucial for an efficient allocation of resources and the transition economies are often viewed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789134
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Active Labour Market Policies, Job Matching and the Czech Miracle
Boeri, Tito; Burda, Michael C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
A common explanation of low unemployment rates in the Czech Republic (CR) is the stance of active labour market policies (ALMPs), in particular the extensive use of ALMP instruments and an effective delivery system. Using a large panel of quarterly data from employment office districts, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791407