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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. Our results show that there is significant mobility across labour market states in most …
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. 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 …
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This paper examines the performance of 515 banks in 16 transition economies for the years 1994-99 based on their public …
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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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fall of the Berlin Wall and given a mandate to foster the transition to a market economy by investing primarily in private … poverty to one-half its 1990 level by 2015. This paper assesses the role of MDBs in fostering development or transition …
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stabilisation and structural reforms – as determinants of growth in transition economies during the first 10 years. The paper has …
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Under the Kyoto Protocol, transition countries are expected to become important players in the emerging market for … carbon investment climate in the transition countries eligible for Joint Implementation (JI) – Russia, Ukraine, Croatia and …
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This paper reports the findings of a survey of more than 3,000 firms in 20 transition countries. It shows that barter …
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This paper provides what we believe to be the first collection of data on social capital in the transition countries of … of the link between social capital and growth during transition. Unlike in market economies, in transition countries …
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Capital flight is a fuzzy and unhelpful concept. Russian capital outflows should be analysed in a wider context involving all major determinants of the risk and return faced by Russian savers and investors. Building saver/investor confidence and strengthening the credibility of policies and...
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