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Bulgaria's integration into the pan-European economy and industrial restructuring

Ng, Francis - 2006

"This paper looks at Bulgaria's industrial restructuring through the lenses of its evolving specialization in international division of labor and integration into international markets with a special emphasis on EU markets. Its major findings can be summarized as follows: (1) Developments in...

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Effects of privatization and ownership in transition economies

Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2009

"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post-communist economies privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of privatization to domestic owners are less impressive and...

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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes : cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies

Mitra, Pradeep - 2009

"This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...

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Labor market developments during economic transition

Rutkowski, Jan - 2006

unemployment. In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) it has led to hidden unemployment (underemployment and low … productivity employment). Unemployment in the European transition economies is supported by the developed social safety net. In … contrast, in the CIS for most workers unemployment is not an affordable option. They either stick to their old, unproductive …

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The microeconomics of creating productive jobs : a synthesis of firm-level studies in transition economies

Earle, John S. - 2006

and rises in unemployment in a way that fosters the creation of productive jobs. The authors first document the magnitude …

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Services policy reform and economic growth in transition economies, 1990-2004

Eschenbach, Felix - 2005

"Major changes have occurred in the structure of former centrally planned economies, including a sharp rise in the share of services in GDP, employment, and international transactions. However, large differences exist across transition economies with respect to services intensity and services...

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Fiscal federalism in Switzerland : relevant issues for transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe

Dafflon, Bernard - 2005

"Its highly fragmented structure of local governments and serious horizontal fiscal imbalances make Switzerland a surprisingly powerful model for Eastern European countries that are currently facing the challenge of fiscal decentralization. In spite of the substantial differences in the...

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