This paper tests whether structural or firm-specific characteristics contributed more to (labor) productivity growth in … the European Union between 2003 and 2008. It combines the Amadeus firm-level data on productivity and firm characteristics … characteristics are most important for firm productivity growth, particularly the stock of inward foreign direct investment and the …

This paper examines changes in bank capital and capital regulations since the global financial crisis, in the Europe … and Central Asia region. It shows that banks in Europe and Central Asia are better capitalized, as measured by regulatory … of the definition of Tier 1 capital and reduction in risk-weights. Further analyses show that bank risk in Europe and …

This paper examines how the 2008-09 financial crisis affected labor markets in Central and Western Europe, and how this …

This paper exploits variations in the timing of telecommunications reforms across Europe to analyze the relationship …

This paper introduces key findings from a new cross-country survey on state-owned financial institutions in Europe and …

and health, save for retirement, capitalize on business opportunities, and confront shocks. In the Europe and Central Asia …

, and Retirement in Europe are utilized to shed light on the main factors behind the likelihood and intensity of social … Scandinavian countries and lowest in Southern Europe. The intensity of support follows an opposite North-South gradient. In …

. Using the Life in Transition Survey II for 34 countries in Europe and Central Asia, the study finds that older individuals …

fraction of Eastern Europe and Central Asia's population reports their economic situation in the late 2000s to be worse than in … associated with the perceptions of mobility observed in Europe and Central Asia and may explain why the region has had such a …'s behavior, including support for reforms and labor market decisions. For Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a region that has …