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Corruption, Structural Reforms, and Economic Performance in the Transition Economies

Abed, George T. - 2000

Recent studies have highlighted the adverse impact of corruption on economic performance. This paper advances the … hypothesis that corruption is largely a symptom of underlying weaknesses in public policies and institutions, a formulation that … provides deeper insights into economic performance than do measures of “perceived corruption.” The hypothesis is tested by …

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Rapid Growth in Transition Economies : Panel Regression Approach

Iradian, Garbis - 2007

This paper analytically explores and empirically tests a number of hypotheses to explain the rapid growth in transition economies. The paper finds that growth in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has been higher because of the recovery of lost output, progress in macroeconomic...

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New Evidenceon Fiscal Adjustment and Growth in Transition Economies

Gupta, Sanjeev - 2006

This paper analyzes the relationship between fiscal adjustment and real GDP growth in a panel of 26 transition economies during 1992-2001. Unlike most previous studies using cross-country regressions, the paper finds a positive and statistically significant relationship between fiscal adjustment...

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Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies

Garibaldi, Pietro - 1997

This paper studies interactions between labor market institutions and unemployment dynamics in transition economies. It presents a dynamic matching model in which state sector firms endogenously shed labor and private job creation takes time. Two main conclusions arises. First, higher...

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Competitiveness in Transition Economies : What Scope for Real Appreciation?

Krajnyák, Kornélia - 1997

This paper estimates equilibrium dollar wages for 15 transition economies. Equilibrium dollar wages are interpreted as full employment wages consistent with a country’s physical and human capital endowment, and estimated by regressing actual dollar wages on productivity and human capital...

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Skill Acquisition and Firm Creation in Transition Economies

Li, Wenli - 1999

The transition from plan to market has hinged on the development of a dynamic private sector that would serve as the engine of growth and employment creation. This paper examines the link between the availability of skilled workers and the creation of new private firms. Using a dynamic search...

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The Evolution of Output in Transition Economies : Explaining the Differences

Sahay, Ratna - 1999

What are the relative roles of macroeconomic variables, structural policies, and initial conditions in explaining the time path of output in transition and the large observed differences in output performance across transition economies? Using a sample of 26 countries, this paper follows a...

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Pension Developments and Reforms in Transition Economies

Cottarelli, Carlo - 1998

This paper reviews developments in pension systems in 11 transition economies during the 1990s, highlighting the forces behind their rapid weakening. It focuses on the challenges these systems face—including those arising from demographic factors—and discusses why most transition countries...

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Effect of IMF Structural Adjustment Programson Expectations : The Case of Transition Economies

Imam, Patrick A. - 2007

We analyze the effect of IMF programs on economic agents'' expectations about the economy in transitional countries using survey data from the Central and Eastern Eurobarometer poll, an annual general public survey monitoring the evolution of public opinion from 1990 to 1997. Previous studies,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400982

Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation : Issues and Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Countries

Prokopenko, Vassili - 2001

This paper reviews current thinking on the relationship between financial development and poverty alleviation-a subject that has grown increasingly important in the policy prescriptions of the IMF and other international financial institutions in recent years. Although work on this issue is far...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403607

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