Starting on 1 May 2004, 11 countries in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and in the Baltics (EU11) joined the … European Union (EU) in three consecutive waves. Half a generation later, and a full generation after the start of transition in …

technology transfers that support convergence. In this chapter we review economic developments in the EU Central, Eastern and …), largely facilitated by the EU accession and geographical proximity. The region has had one of the most significant growth of …, legal and regulatory environment, on the likes of the EU Single Market. …

This chapter reviews labour market developments pre- and post-EU Enlargement in the Central-Eastern and South … market developments pre- and post-EU membership, and develops scenarios into the future. This chapter also includes an …

allocation within sectors. We found that rapid credit growth exerted negative effects on efficiency in old EU members, but not in …