Die in der Republik Belarus vor allem auf Betreiben von Präsident Lukaschenko verfolgte Wirtschaftspolitik wird seit Jahren von praktisch allen Beobachtern wegen unverkennbarer Rückschritte zu planwirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen negativ eingeschätzt. Die Kritik kommt von so verschiedenen...

Die Republik Belarus zeichnet wirtschaftspolitisch seit Jahren einen Weg vor, der auf die russische Politik eine gewisse Anziehungskraft auszuüben scheint. Zum Kern des weißrussischen Konzepts gehört der Versuch einer raschen Erhöhung der Produktion mit Hilfe notenbankfinanzierter...

After the collapse in the early years of transition, saving rates in many EU-accession countries have recovered and remained stable during recent years. This may indicate that the transformation process has come to an end with regard to savings. Is saving behaviour in EU-accession countries now...

Private savings mirror consumption behavior. In Europe, the dynamic of consumption is very low, and at the same time, savings are increasing. Is this a result of macroeconomic policy? A GMM estimator is used to analyze the determinants of private saving in the EU?s 15 member states. Our main...

Despite the fact that Argentina has been suffering from a recession for years, the timing and severity of the recent currency crisis surprised most observers. This paper analyzes the role of fundamentals and self-fulfilling speculation in the Argentinean crisis. Arguing within a theoretical...

After the collapse in early transition years, saving rates in Eastern European EU-accession countries have recovered strongly. Is private saving in these countries now driven by the same forces as in the EU? A GMM estimator is applied to analyze the determinants of private saving in both country...

The paper seeks to add to the existing literature on aggregate and private savings by focusing on transition economies. We use panel data over the period 1989-1998 and estimate a fixed-effects model. In Central Eastern European Countries, aggregate and private savings are driven by almost the...