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Taxes, competition and finance for Albanian enterprises: evidence from a field study

Muent, Holger; Pissarides, Francesca; Sanfey, Peter - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2000

This paper analyses the results from a survey conducted in 1999 of more than 100 enterprises in Albania. The main finding of the survey is that registered businesses regard competition from the informal sector as the most important problem they face in doing business. Unregistered firms have a...

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Intervention, corruption and capture: the nexus between enterprises and the state

Hellman, Joel; Schankerman, Mark - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2000

examine the quality of governance, state intervention in enterprise decision-making, state benefits to firms and corruption … firms and corruption payments, which is consistent with a bargaining model of politicians and firms. But at the macro level …

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Anti-corruption programmes in post-communist transition countries and changes in the business environment, 1999-2002

Steves, Franklin; Rousso, Alan - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2003

This paper analyses the anti-corruption activities of 24 transition countries in the period 1999-2002. These activities … are divided into omnibus anti-corruption programmes, legislative reform aimed at tackling corruption, and adherence to … international anti-corruption conventions. The paper presents a new measure for determining the extent of anti-corruption activity …

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Entrepreneurship in the transition region: an analysis based on the Life in Transition Survey

Nikolova, Elena; Ricka, Frantisek; Simroth, Dora - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2012

Entrepreneurial activity is a key contributor to economic growth, innovation and the development of a market economy in transition countries. Data from the Life in Transition Survey reveal that financial sector development and access to credit are the most important drivers of entrepreneurship....

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Competition across transition economies: an enterprise-level analysis of the main policy and structural determinants

Vagliasindi, Maria - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2001

This paper examines the main policy and structural determinants of the intensity of competition at the enterprise level across transition economies, presenting new evidence based on an enterprise-level survey and a legal survey directed to both competition agencies and legal experts in the area...

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The energy intensity of transition countries

Cornillie, Jan; Fankhauser, Samuel - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2002

The economies of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have traditionally been very energy intensive. Energy intensity (defined as energy use per GDP) has decreased in the course of transition, but progress has been uneven and most transition countries still use several times as...

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Labour market states, mobility and entrepreneurship in transition economies

Dutz, Mark; Kauffmann, Celine; Najarian, Serineh; … - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2001

This paper examines the different strategies adopted by individuals in transition economies to cope with labour market restructuring. Using micro-data from seven countries at different stages of transition, we focus on “active” coping strategies, in particular mobility and entrepreneurship....

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Bank performance in transition economies

Fries, Steven; Neven, Damien; Seabright, Paul - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2002

This paper examines the performance of 515 banks in 16 transition economies for the years 1994-99 based on their public financial accounts. We first examine lending behaviour and probability distribution of bank profitability to determine whether these banks exhibit behaviour and performance...

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Objectives and constraints of entrepreneurs: evidence from small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia and Bulgaria

Pissarides, Francesca; Singer, Miroslav; Svenjar, Jan … - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2000

We analyse the principal objectives and constraints of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using data from a survey of 437 owners and top managers (CEOs) of SMEs in Russia and Bulgaria. The CEOs display similar views and identify a small number of specific constraints as being the most...

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The investment climate for climate investment: Joint Implementation in transition countries

Fankhauser, Samuel; Lavric, Lucia - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2003

carbon investment climate in the transition countries eligible for Joint Implementation (JI) – Russia, Ukraine, Croatia and …

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