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Inequality in Croatia in Comparison
Holzner, Mario; Leitner, Sebastian - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2009
The paper analyses economic inequality in Croatia in comparison with other transition economies of Central, East and … of income inequality. The decomposition analysis of the period 2000-2006 shows that, although the concentration of income … from paid employment was rising, overall stability of income inequality was due to a reduction of the more unequally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964274
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Income Inequality and Growth in Transition Economies: Are Nonlinear Models Needed?
Wan, Guanghua - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033253
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Economic Inequality in Central, East and Southeast Europe
Holzner, Mario; Leitner, Sebastian - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2008
The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe … part we point at the fact that the rise in income inequality was triggered by the magnitude of transitional output loss and … a reduction of formal employment. Rising wage inequality was at the core of total income dispersion, while government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010768982
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Trade Policy and Trade Patterns During Transition: a Comparison Between China and the CEECs
Lemoine, Françoise - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005243437
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The Universal Shape of Economic Recession and Recovery after a Shock
Challet, Damien; Solomon, Sorin; Yaari, Gur - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
We show that a simple and intuitive three-parameter equation fits remarkably well the evolution of the gross domestic product (GDP) in current and constant dollars of many countries during the times of recession and recovery. We then argue that it can be used to detect shocks and discuss its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005083380
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Structural Change in the Transition Economies, 1989 to 1999
Landesmann, Michael - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2000
This report gives an overview of patterns of structural change in Central and Eastern European economies over the decade 1989-1999. The analysis in this paper is restricted to a sub-sample of transition economies, namely the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs) - with the exception of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649614
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Economic integration and FDI: an empirical analysis of foreign investment in the EU and in Central and Eastern Europe
Brenton, Paul; DiMauro, Francesca; Lücke, Matthias - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1998
Recent evidence suggests that regional economic integration provides an important stimulus not only to trade, but also to FDI. In contrast, the available theory on FDI does not yet provide empirically testable propositions on the effects of concurrent trade and investment liberalisation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277655
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Monthly Report No. 2/2009
Hunya, Gabor; Landesmann, Michael; Podkaminer, Leon - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2009
The Republic of Moldova short-lived recovery (by G. Hunya, pp. 1-9) Keywords Moldova, economic policy, economic transition Countries covered Moldova Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Patterns of international trade diversification in the transition economies (by M. Landesmann,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757544
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The Czech Transition: The Importance of Microeconomic Fundamentals
Svejnar, Jan; Uvalic, Milica - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
We examine the case of the Czech Republic, which has been frequently cited as one of the most successful cases of transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Despite the costs related to the break-up of Czechoslovakia in late 1992 and 1993, the immediate consequences were quickly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973330
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Financial Sector Structure and Financial Crisis Burden: A Model Based on the Russian Default of 1998
Mavrotas, George; Vinogradov, Dmitri - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001279