Czech GDP growth in 1996 failed to reach the rates expected by most domestic and foreign experts and institutions. Compared to initial forecasts which ranged between 5.0 and 5.5 %, the actual growth of real GDP fell short by roughly 1 percentage point: we expect the final GDP growth figure to be...

Sluggish growth of GDP in 1997 was replaced by a decline of roughly 2 % in 1998. The main factor of the recession was a depression of almost all the components of domestic demand, mostly as a consequence of 1997 restrictive policy measures. One of the few positive developments was consolidation...

The aim of the present study is, firstly, to organize existing theoretical approaches to the explanation of inflation in the Czech Republic. Secondly to investigate to what extent the rate of inflation in the Czech Republic was determined by the growth of the money stock and to what extent by...

The paper contains an analysis of the current trends in the Czech economy, and a short-term outlook for 2000. The authors claim that the economy is going through a gradual turn from recession to stagnation and to a slight recovery. The main factors of the turn toward revival are exports,...

During 1995 the Czech Economy showed robust economic growth - faster than expected by most domestic and foreign forecasts. Inflation decreased further, reaching a one-digit figure for the first time since the start of the 1990s. Unemployment rate went down during 1995, while the number of...

Characteristic for 1997 was a significant slowdown of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth: within the first three quarters, GDP grew by 1.1 %, and our estimate for the whole year is 1.4 %. At the same time 1997 was a turning year with respect to some components of Gross Domestic Product. The...