economies in Central and Eastern Europe. Actual VAT revenues in 1994 are compared with those that would have resulted if the …

Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (the CE4) have been in a process of deepening economic … integration which has lead to the development of a dynamic supply chain within Europe—the Germany-Central European Supply Chain …

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth … through reforms to the tax code. Second, decreasing uncertainty through improved risk management by firms and by bolstering …

This paper assesses the macroeconomic impact and policy challenges related to Estonia’s prospective accession to the EU …-based illustrative scenario using MULTIMOD. We conclude that the welfare enhancing effects for Estonia of further EU integration are … Estonia’s accession-related adjustment, its fiscal and structural policies should be geared toward mitigating domestic demand …

Using firm-level data for Estonia for the years 1997-2005, we analyze the impact of international competition on firm …

-level productivity, focusing on the case of Estonia. We contribute to the literature in two important respects: (i) we look explicitly at …

aggregates, complicate monetary management. These findings may require redesigning monetary instruments in favor of faster …