structural model estimated on quarterly data for Macedonia and Slovakia over 1995-2007. The success of macroeconomic … Slovakia, the authors find that Macedonia has relatively weaker transmission mechanisms of monetary policy, higher output … relative to Slovakia. Hence, it appears that small, open economies with stronger economic rigidities should apply monetary …

Roma inclusion?The analysis is based on quantitative data from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, and Serbia, and …

"This paper analyzes the process of institutional transformation in Bulgaria and assesses the extent to which it has … dimensions. The external dimension relates to backbone services facilitating trade and Bulgaria's trade policies. As far as the … latter are concerned, the discussion highlights tensions that emerge from duality-regional versus multilateral-in Bulgaria …

"This paper looks at Bulgaria's industrial restructuring through the lenses of its evolving specialization in … can be summarized as follows: (1) Developments in Bulgaria's exports, its major drivers and factor content, during the … transition economies that have stayed the reform course. (2) The evolution of Bulgaria's total exports in terms of factor …

The Government of Bulgaria requested the World Bank to analyze the legal, institutional and administrative framework … to the many other issues the government wants to reform in order to improve the business climate in Bulgaria? So far … the regime of state fees in Bulgaria now. Firstly, business associations in Bulgaria agree also confirmed by a recent …

inclusive growth and boosting shared prosperity in Bulgaria. It builds on the first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD …) published in 2015, entitled "Bulgaria’s Potential for Sustainable Growth and Shared Prosperity”. The analysis is organized in …

The study assesses Bulgaria's progress in its transition to a market economy, and in its preparation for accession to …

Bulgaria and potential areas of focus for follow-up interventions. The study also aims to highlight concrete barriers that …