Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis -- Chapter 3 National Intellectual Capital Development of the Five Emerging European Countries -- Chapter 4 Beyond the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 5 Future Prospectives and Policy Implications.

During the past few years all the regions of Europe have suffered from the effects of the World Financial Crisis. Most notably in Eastern Europe, countries have adopted different approaches to combat the crisis and the impact has been varying - politically, economically and socially. This book...

This book, based upon a large-scale research project, examines alternative types of exchange rate policies being pursued and the changing nature of exchange rate policy during the transition process in four countries, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic. The book brings together a...

The recent financial and political crises in the world sent severe shocks through emerging economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Although these crises are regrettable events that caused so much suffering to so many people, we must embrace the...

This book provides an assessment of the evolution and dynamics of regional innovation systems (RISs) and the economic and social impact of resulting knowledge spillovers, presenting comparative case studies on the regions of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (Czech Republic,...

1. Introduction -- 2.Methodology and stylised facts -- 3. Labour input and labour income -- 4. Capital stock and capacity utilisation -- 5. Growth and development accounting -- 6. The neoclassical growth model -- 7. Markets and distortions -- 8. Growth and the financial environment -- 9. Credit...

Die Unternehmensbewertung in Emerging Markets stellt aufgrund höherer Risiken und Unsicherheiten eine große Herausforderung dar. Edith Hofbauer analysiert die Eignung der einzelnen Bewertungsverfahren und legt den Fokus auf die Ermittlung der Eigenkapitalkosten. Sie geht aus theoretischer und...

“This book offers valuable insights into the characteristics of digital startups, their growth processes, and the challenges confronted by their founders. Agnieszka Skala shares her comprehensive knowledge as a long-term researcher of the digital startup community in Poland, and other European...