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The Effects of Migration and Remittances in Rural Moldova
Walewski, Mateusz - 2010
Remittances in Moldova reach 36% of GDP, hence they constitute an essential part of the Moldovan economy. The most … visible characteristic of remittances is their unequal distribution. The analysis applying the standard Lorenz Curve proves … that 75% receiving households gets only 25% of total amount being sent to the country. The way remittances are distributed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013152196
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Remittances and Children’s Capabilities : New Evidence from Kyrgystan, 2005-2008
Anderson, Kathryn H.; Kroeger, Antje - 2011
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of … Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from … 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain the household’s standard of living by providing income to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014176134
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Eager, Pragmatic or Reluctant : Can Common Finno-Ugric Ethnic and Linguistic Links Substantiate Intra-EU CFSP Co-Operation?
Korkut, Umut - 2009
The paper discusses the salience of the Finno-Ugric links in substantiating intra-EU cooperation among Finland, Estonia and Hungary. The focus is on investigating evidence of such cooperation in the EU's human rights and minority rights related policies towards the Russian Federation and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013160466
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Indicators of Currency Crisis : Empirical Analysis of Some Emerging and Transition Economies
Jakubiak, Malgorzata - 2009
This paper focuses on the measurement of a contemporaneous currency crisis. The analysis covers 14 "emerging" or "transforming" economies that experienced episodes of currency crises over the last decade. It adds to well-known examples relatively littleknown evidence on the crisis depth in some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157321
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Regional vs. Global Public Goods : The Case of Post-Communist Transition
Dabrowski, Marek - 2008
The paper discusses the role of regional public goods vs. global goods in influencing postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe and former USSR with special attention given to three particular factors: (i) external anchoring of national reform process; (ii) international trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012722571
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Western Aid Conditionality and the Post-Communist Transition
Dabrowski, Marek - 2009
The political and economic collapse of communism in the Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has created enormous challenge for Western democracies. The challenge has been not that of providing financial developmental aid although it is very important for countries facing the double...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014203645
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Political Determinants of Economic Reforms in Former Communist Countries
Dabrowski, Marek; Gortat, Radzislawa - 2009
The results of the first decade of economic transition are very uneven and are distributed according to a sub-regional pattern. The group of 'leading reformers' consists of middle-income countries of democratic capitalism of the Central Europe and Baltic region (CEB). The second group of less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205936
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Remittances and Children's Capabilities: New Evidence from Kyrgyzstan, 2005-2008
Anderson, Kathryn; Kroeger, Antje - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2011
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of … Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from … 30th place in 2004.Remittances can be used to maintain the household's standard of living by providing income to families …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009386671
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The Effects of Migration and Remittances in Rural Moldova
Hristev, Eugene; Mincu, Georgeta; Sandu, Maya; … - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2009
Remittances in Moldova reach 36% of GDP, hence they constitute an essential part of the Moldovan economy. The most … visible characteristic of remittances is their unequal distribution. The analysis applying the standard Lorenz Curve proves … that 75% receiving households gets only 25% of total amount being sent to the country. The way remittances are distributed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008633043
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Privileged Interfirm/Bank Relationships in Central Europe : Trigger or Trap for Corporate Governance?
Haiss, Peter R. - 2011
The paper focuses on the question whether banks and capital markets in Central Europe are capable of exerting a positive influence on enterprise performance at the present stage of the economic transformation. These markets are characterised by privileged, collaborative interfirm/interbank...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134390