During the early 2000s, Moldova experienced strong economic growth and poverty and inequality reductions. This paper … Moldova. The findings build on the synthetic panel approach and allow for a non-anonymous view of the process of poverty … reduction. The data used for this country study on Moldova come from the Household Budget Survey, which is conducted on a yearly …

The economy of Moldova, which has one of the lowest levels of gross national income per capita in the World Bank Europe … Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This paper analyzes a set of scenarios for Moldova up to 2020, defined to …

stagnation in their home country. At about 30 percent of the labor force, Moldova's emigrant population is in relative terms … Moldova. The authors find a positive and significant impact of emigration on wages and the result is robust to the use of …

assess the effects of government taxation and social spending on poverty and inequality in Moldova. The paper presents the … contribution of different taxes and transfers to poverty and inequality reduction in Moldova, as well as the cost-effectiveness of …-benefit system in Moldova is quite pro-poor and has a significant effect on poverty and inequality, with the poverty reduction effect …

Tobacco-use-related diseases are the main cause of mortality in Moldova, where tobacco consumption is widely spread … rich. This paper estimates the tobacco price elasticity of demand for Moldova by income decile and undertakes an extended …

economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In … customer density in Moldova and Vietnam. The results of this study show that the cost structure of the water and wastewater …

In January 2006 the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand cubic meters (mcm … the poorest households. This study examines the potential impact of higher energy prices on the economy of Moldova by …

This paper assesses the impact of social assistance benefits on household welfare in Moldova. Ignoring standard issues …