Labor productivity levels in Bulgaria lag well behind that in the EU, weighing on the convergence process. Stronger … productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural … productivity suggest that for Bulgaria closing the gap with EU standards in the areas of institutional and infrastructure quality …

With fiscal adjustment proceeding quickly in Bulgaria and given the weak economic growth environment, there is keen … economic activity in Bulgaria using econometric and model-based approaches. While fiscal multipliers have been modest in the …

This paper focuses on EU structural and cohesion funds assistance to Bulgaria during the 2007–13 program period …

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of …