. For the four countries that are members of the OECD (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovak Republic), accession …

remains stubbornly high. This paper argues that Slovakia joined the euro area after a period of unprecedented real … internal devaluation with productivity increasing measures, including capital deepening and laying off low productivity workers … are less positive. This development is compared with Estonia and Slovenia, two other small and very open economies …

Over the past decade, the growth potential of the Hungarian economy has declined substantially. Trend productivity has … grow. Large multinational firms operating in manufacturing often have supplier networks weakly anchored in Hungary, while … investment and restore productivity growth. Such measures must include fostering greater regulatory stability, inter alia by …

Poland’s productivity has grown strongly over the past decade, and efforts to reduce the regulatory burden have been … consolidation process in the agricultural sector. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD Economic Survey of Poland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-poland …

very high productivity growth may have larger Balassa-Samuelson effects, resulting in higher steady state inflation rates … government finances at the cost of short-term deterioration to their fiscal deficits. The example of Slovakia is used to … 2005 OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/slovakia).<P>Problèmes posés aux pays en phase …

Slovenia is facing the legacy of a boom-bust cycle that has been compounded by weak corporate governance of state … Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Review of Slovenia (http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/slovenia-2013.htm …

This paper derives estimates of the efficiency of welfare spending in Slovenia and the other OECD countries from data … envelopment analysis based on model specifications used in earlier OECD studies. Results suggest that Slovenia ranks about 25th …, by 10% in secondary education and by around one third in public administration. Results also suggests that Slovenia ranks …

Restoring fiscal sustainability is a major challenge in Slovenia. Yet, the performance in terms of expenditure control … across the OECD. Despite recent progress in reforming the pension system, Slovenia continues to face major age … inequality, which is low in Slovenia. Despite recent progress, cash transfers do not seem to be sufficiently means tested. Partly …