This paper analyses the accuracy of GDP growth forecasts prepared by the EBRD for 25 transition countries between 1994 … and 2004. It provides the first comprehensive statistical analysis of output growth forecasts for transition countries in …. In addition, it shows that forecast accuracy has improved with progress in transition as well as with the expansion in …

transition countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic). Using enterprise survey data we show that the … European transition countries are shown to have closed the gap in institutional quality with East Germany in many areas. We … also show that enterprises in the central European transition countries have compensated for country level institutional …

authorities in many developing and transition countries. This paper identifies the factors explaining why some enterprises are … of crime on FDI inflows and job creation, especially in less advanced transition countries, providing empirical evidence …

This paper analyses the statistical properties of annual inflation forecasts prepared by the EBRD for 25 transition … monthly data, decline in price volatility over time, general progress in transition reforms, and exchange rate developments …

-income consumers in transition countries. While the available data is incomplete, the paper finds that affordability is a problem for …

. 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 much energy per unit of output as their Western peers. This paper …

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 … and is more significant in the advanced transition countries of central Europe, where entrepreneurs tend to be male …