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Regional Unemployment and Human Capital in Transition Economies
Jurajda, Stepan; Terrell, Katherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Differences in regional unemployment in post-communist economies are large and persistent. We show that inherited variation in human-capital endowment across the regions of four such economies explains the bulk of regional unemployment variation there and we explore potential explanations for...
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Competition and Firm Performance in Transition Economies: Evidence from Firm Level Surveys in Slovenia, Hungary and Romania
Konings, Jozef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
countries, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. The data are based on interviews taken in more than 300 state-owned, privatized and … pressure has a positive impact on firm performance in Hungary and Slovenia, but not in Romania, while in Romenia short … (being state-owned and privatized enterprises) tend to perform worse than newly-established firms in Hungary and Slovenia. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498145
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Income Taxes and Women's Economic Dependency: A Comparison of West Germany and Sweden
Gustafsson, Siv - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
Swedish wives' market earnings contribute 39% of the net family earnings of couples living together. German wives contribute 12%. This paper employs Swedish and German micro data on earnings and personal characteristics of couples. After tax earnings are simulated, under both the tax system of...
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The Enterprise Isolation Programme in Romania
Djankov, Simeon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
We provide comprehensive analysis of the isolation program for financially distressed firms in Romania. The results …
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Do the Biggest Aisles Serve a Brighter Future? Global Retail Chains and Their Implications for Romania
Javorcik, Beata; Li, Yue - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
-level data from Romania, this study examines how the presence of global retail chains affects firms in the supplying industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791348
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Hardened Budgets and Enterprise Restructuring: Theory and an Application to Romania
Coricelli, Fabrizio; Djankov, Simeon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
We identify the presence of soft budgets and analyse their impact on enterprise restructuring in Romania over the …
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Customs Union, Tariff Reform and Trade in Differentiated Products
Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1985
The paper analyses tax and tariff policy for trade between economies which each contain a monopolistically competitive industry producing differentiated products. The consequences of tax changes by a single country are examined, and the general desirability of taxing imports more heavily than...
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Consumption Tax: A solution or New Problem? & Economic Arguments for a New Consumption Tax.
Dwyer, T.; Freebairn, J. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1992
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New Zealand's Experience with Consumption Tax. & Lessons from New Zealand.
Bollard, A.; Wood, A. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004992950
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GST and the Inflation Rate. & The Consumption Tax Conference Summary and Assessment.
Murphy, C.; Pigott, J. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004992971