Talks about the relationship between FDI and economic growth with special attention to Central and Eastern Europe countries. With the help of modern panel data econometrics, this book carries out empirical evidence of growth enhancing effect of FDI in the transition countries, and explains for...

Economic globalisation and technological change are the two issues that concerned people in the past, concern them today and will concern them in the future - all over the world, poor or rich. Traditionally, questions about allocative effects are asked: What are the labour market implications?...

Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries – Lessons from East Asian Experience -- Technology Transfer for Economic Growth in Africa – Why it Matters -- Sub-Sahara African Countries’ Attractiveness to Technology Transfer -- Pragmatic Analytical Framework for...

Einführung -- Innovationsdynamik, Spezialisierung und Wirtschaftswachstum: Theoretische Erklärungsansätze -- Innovationsdynamik in der EU: Konvergenz oder Divergenz? -- Die Entwicklung der technologischen und wirtschaftlichen Spezialisierungen der EU-Staaten -- Der Beitrag von Innovationen...

The end of the EURO -- The effects of alternative currencies to national economies: the European experience -- The role of FDI in increasing employment for South-Eastern Europe countries -- Trends in the Balkans and Eurasia under globalization – geostrategic analysis -- The impact of...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of foreign-owned banks for credit growth, financial stability and economic growth in the post-communist European countries. Using data covering 20 countries over the period from 1995 to 2015, the authors analyse the evolution of banking sectors...

Part I Country-level developments -- The Competitiveness of EU Member States from Central and Eastern Europe in 2007–2014 -- Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth -- Facilitating the Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) – The Perspective of Support Providers in Poland in...