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Summary Despite near stagnation in the euro area and the negative impact of the Ukraine crisis, in most of the NMS economies and some of the Western Balkan countries growth prospects are viewed as positive. While the NMS economies will preserve their positive growth differential vis-à-vis the...
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The outlook for the world economy has improved in the course of 2010 and the recovery has gained strength in the EU as well. The Central, East and Southeast European countries (CESEE) have also recovered from the crisis; the majority of them recorded positive GDP growth. On average, the recent...
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Summary German (PDF) Summary French (PDF) The objective of this study is to analyse employment developments in the gas … electricity sectors in the Western Balkan countries as well as the evolution of employment in these sectors and the different …
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For 2011 the wiiw central scenario envisages further improvements in the economic performance of those countries that were still stagnating or contracting in 2010 (Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro). However, in those countries that performed reasonably well in 2010...
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English SummarySluggish International Business Climate A Test for the Central and Eastern European Countries' Endurance The Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) were able to maintain in 2001 and 2002 a growth rate significantly above that of the EU 15. The more developed group of CEECs...
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External determinants Two key factors currently affect the economic prospects of CESEE the crisis in the euro area and movements in the commodity prices. For Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine declining world market prices of energy carriers, steel and other basic commodities are vital. For most of...
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without a fixed contract which makes their employment position more vulnerable and open to exploitation. In addition, the …
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There has been an ongoing trend towards increasing internationalisation of production over the past two decades or so. This implies that countries become more dependent on demand from foreign countries but also that countries and industries are able to source intermediates from different...
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Summary The protracted recession in the euro area will continue to be a drag on the economic growth of most CESEE countries in 2013. By and large, those countries are small open economies held hostage to the excessive fiscal austerity pursued in the euro area and the sluggish progress on the...
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Abstract In this paper we examine whether foreign-owned firms pay higher wages and have higher levels of employment … average wages, employ more workers and generate positive human capital effects. This tends to be true for total employment and … to be stronger for white-collar workers when considering wages and for blue-collar workers when considering employment …
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