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Modeling Institutions, Start-ups and Productivity during Transition

Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

The transition paths from plan to market have varied markedly across countries. Central and Eastern European and the … stage of transition, underscoring the importance of reforms. The role of the state sector as an employer during transition … de la période de transition On a pu constater des passages bien différents d’un système planifié vers un système de …

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Product Market Regulation in Russia

Conway, Paul; Lysenko, Tatiana; Barnard, Geoff - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

This paper uses the OECD’s indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which the regulatory environment in Russia supports competition and to draw attention to the areas where further reform efforts would pay dividends. The indicators show that, despite improvements...

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Russia's Long and Winding Road to a more Efficient and Resilient Banking Sector

Barnard, Geoff - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

In the decade following the 1998 financial crisis Russia’s banking system grew much larger and stronger – indeed, growth rates were dangerously high – but even before the onset of the current global crisis it continued to play a limited role in intermediating savings and investment,...

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Russian Industrial Restructuring: Trends in Productivity, Competitiveness and Comparative Advantage

Ahrend, Rudiger - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

This article investigates issues related to industrial restructuring in Russia. Based on extensive sectoral data it examines, more particularly, levels and changes in labour productivity, unit labour costs and revealed comparative advantages for a large number of Russian industrial sectors. The...

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Enhancing Income Convergence in Central Europe after EU Accession

Lenain, Patrick; Rawdanowicz, Łukasz - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

After nearly fifteen years of transition, the countries of Central Europe have entered the European Union on 1 May 2004 …'Union européenne Le 1er mai 2004, après presque quinze années de transition, les pays d’Europe centrale sont entrés dans l …

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Fifteen Years of Economic Reform in Russia: What has been Achieved? What Remains to be Done?

Ahrend, Rudiger; Tompson, William - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

The paper provides an overview of the course of economic reform and the performance of the Russian economy since the early 1990s and an analysis of the structural reform challenges ahead. It assesses the contribution of institutional and structural reforms to economic performance over the...

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How to Sustain Growth in a Resource Based Economy?: The Main Concepts and their Application to the Russian Case

Ahrend, Rudiger - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

In recent years economists have come to see rich natural resource endowments as a ?curse? or ?precious bane? that inevitably undermines development and slows economic growth. Resource-based development undeniably involves important risks. Nonetheless, the resource curse - if it exists - is at...

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Policy Interdependence during Economic Transition: The Case of Slovakia 1999-2000

Martins, Joaquim Oliveira; Price, Tristan - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

transition process. It identifies four broad policy blocks related to liberalisation, stabilisation, exit and entry. The … transition process in Slovakia is a case study of the striking interdependence between these different policies. Along these … processus de transition. Quatre grands blocs de politiques sont identifiés : libéralisation des prix, stabilisation de l …

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Fast-Falling Barriers and Growing Concentration: The Emergence of a Private Economy in China

Dougherty, Sean; Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper assesses the progress of China’s transition toward a market economy by examining the structure of ownership …'activité économique : L'émergence d'un secteur privé en Chine Ce document examine les progrès réalisés par la Chine dans la transition …

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Russian Manufacturing and the Threat of ‘Dutch Disease': A Comparison of Competitiveness Developments in Russian and Ukrainian Industry

Ahrend, Rudiger; Rosa, Donato de; Tompson, William - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

’. Ukraine and Russia began the market transition with broadly similar institutions, industrial structures and levels of … transition.Le secteur manufacturier russe et la menace du « syndrome néerlandais » Comparaison du développement de la …’industrie manufacturière en Russie serait affectée par le ‘syndrome néerlandais’. L’Ukraine et la Russie ont commencé leur transition vers l …

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