group of structural policies, typically those where the transmission mechanism depends mainly on productivity and capital …

The transition paths from plan to market have varied markedly across countries. Central and Eastern European and the …, rapidly narrowed the productivity gap with advanced economies. In contrast, in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent … States, which embarked on reforms later and contented with less depth, the productivity gap remains substantial. While the …

-factor productivity, capital deepening and employment) for an almost complete set of OECD countries, ii.) non-linear results on how …

group of structural policies, typically those where the transmission mechanism depends mainly on productivity and capital …

economic convergence may push up inflation rates in transition economies. Cyclical effects and regulated prices are found to be … exchange rate plays a prominent (but declining) role in transition economies. …

We find that productivity gains in tradables cause an appreciation of the real exchange rate via both tradable and …

We investigate theoretically and empirically the role of wholesalers in mediating the productivity effects of trade … liberalization. Intermediaries provide indirect access to foreign produced inputs. The productivity effects of input tariff cuts on … firms experience productivity gains from reducing input tariffs if trade intermediation of foreign inputs within their …