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On the multivariate analysis of the "Lisbon process"
Tausch, Arno (contributor); Heshmati, Almas (contributor);  … - 2007
Starting from Professor Kornai's assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-term perspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. We present in a simple form...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646699
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How outsourcing affects bilateral political relations
Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
One issue the literature neglects is how outsourcing stimulates trade (imports, exports and foreign direct investment), thereby affecting political relations. However, at least as far back as 1750, economic philosophers such as Baron de Montesquieu in his L'Esprit des Lois, argued, peace is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002452365
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Understanding the contributions of reallocation to productivity growth : lessons from a comparative firm-level analysis
Brown, J. David (contributor); Earle, John S. (contributor) - 2008
; Hungary ; Lithuania ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755335
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Employment and wage effects of privatization : evidence from Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine
Brown, J. David (contributor); Earle, John S. (contributor);  … - 2008
but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment … ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755531
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Determinants of pollution abatement and control expenditure : evidence from Romania
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2008
(PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771054
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Nonstandard forms and measures of employment and unemployment in transition : a comparative study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia
Brown, J. David (contributor) - 2006
unemployment statistics. This paper analyzes microdata on detailed labor force survey responses in Russia, Romania, and Estonia to … alternative employment rates that are sharply higher in Russia but much lower in Romania and slightly lower in Estonia, and … alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania and moderately higher in Estonia and Russia. -- alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003278938
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"It's not that I'm a racist, it's that they are Roma" : Roma discrimination and returns to education in South Eastern Europe
O'Higgins, Shane Niall - 2009
This paper uses a unique survey of Roma and non-Roma in South Eastern Europe to evaluate competing explanations for the poor performance of Roma in the labour market. The analysis seeks to identify the determinants of educational achievement, employment and wages for Roma and non-Roma. LIML...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860349
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Occupational gender composition and wages in Romania : from planned equality to market inequality?
Andrén, Daniela (contributor); Andrén, Thomas (contributor) - 2007
In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal … affected gender equality. This paper analyzes both gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania before and during the first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591485
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Evaluating active labor market programs in Romania
Rodriguez-Planas, Nuria (contributor);  … - 2006
We evaluate the presence of effects from joining one of four active labour market programs in Romania in the late 1990s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003500327
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Labor market dynamics in Romania during a period of economic liberalization
Dostie, Benoît (contributor); Sahn, David E. (contributor) - 2006
In this paper, we estimate a model of labor market dynamics among individuals in Romania using panel data for three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003523047