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Efficiency analysis of East European electricity distribution in transition
Cullmann, Astrid (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper provides a cross-country efficiency analysis of electricity distribution companies in East European transition countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary). We compare the relative technical efficiency of East European regional distribution companies (RDCs) among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285721
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Beyond the "grid-lock" in electricity interconnectors : the case of Germany and Poland
Puka, Lidia; Szulecki, Kacper - 2014
The common European electricity market requires both market integration and transmission grid expansion, including trans-border interconnectors. Although the benefits of increased interconnectivity are widely acknowledged, expansion of interconnectors is often very slow. This paper gathers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349256
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The shadow economy in international comparison : options for economic policy derived from an OECD panel analysis
Thießen, Ulrich - 2010
Building on new behavioral and institutional theories, using a data set of about 450 variables and augmenting the Sala-i-Martin definition of robustness, we find evidence in support of the hypothesis that the standard causes of the shadow economy (SE), taxes, the administrative burden and labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009243616
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The shipbuilding industry in East and West : industry dynamics, science and technology policies and emerging patterns of co-operation
Bitzer, Jürgen; Hirschhausen, Christian R. von - 1997
Wettbewerbsachsen und leiten hieraus die aktuelle Situation der osteuropäischen Werften ab, die recht unterschiedlich sind. Polen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009667610
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The computer software industry in East and West : do Eastern European countries need a specific science and technology policy ? By Jürgen Bitzer
Bitzer, Jürgen - 1997
angesehen. Für Regierungen besitzt eine aktive Innovationspolitik einen hohen Stellenwert. Besonders in Osteuropa wird oft eine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009667612
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The computer industry in East and West : do Eastern European countries need a specific science and technology policy?
Bitzer, Jürgen - 1997
- und Mainframecomputer und Supercomputer, wird diese Hypothese für Mittel- und Osteuropa widerlegt. Durch Analyse der … Grunde ist, bei den momentanen Marktstrukturen, der Aufbau nationaler Innovationssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa für …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009667613
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Deregulation and enterprization in Central and Eastern telecommunication : a benchmark for the West?
Hirschhausen, Christian R. von - 1996
Die Umstrukturierung der Telekommunikation in Osteuropa erfolgt zu einer Zeit, da die traditionellen … Partei und dem Staat geschaffenes Instrument zur Regulierung von Informationsflüssen. In Osteuropa werden seit 1990 … These, daß die Reformen in der Telekommunikation in Osteuropa sich nicht an bestehenden Modellen orientieren, sondern …
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Financial development and employment : evidence from transition countries
Schäfer, Dorothea; Steiner, Susan - 2014
This paper studies the association between a country's level of financial development and firms' employment growth. We employ an incomplete contract model for evaluating this association. The model proposes that a high level of financial development affects the employment of firms with low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361348
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Doorkeepers and gatecrashers : EU enlargement and negotiation strategies
Brücker, Herbert; Schröder, Philipp J. H.; Weise, … - 2003
This paper discusses the eastward enlargement process of the EU in the framework of a simple war of attrition bargaining game. Both players - the existing EU members and the applicants - benefit from enlargement, yet for the applicants reform to the acquis is costly, while the EU prefers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438327
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Modelling the structural change of transition countries
Thießen, Ulrich (contributor); Gregory, Paul R. (contributor) - 2005
The rapid changes in the transition economies must be evaluated in a comparative context. This paper provides a comprehensive comparative analysis using a large panel data set of market economies as a reference point. We wish to establish the extent and speed with which the structures of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003217090