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Finding a Balance between Growth and Vulnerability Trade-Offs : Lessons from Emerging Europe and the CIS
Ghosh, Swati - 2017
This paper examines the growth patterns of emerging Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries prior to the global financial crisis. The aim is to draw lessons on what policies can best position these countries going forward to enjoy growth without a buildup in macro and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976091
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Drivers of Convergence in Eleven Eastern European Countries
Cuaresma, Jesus Crespo - 2017
This paper investigates the drivers of growth and prosperity in a group of eleven European countries -- Bulgaria … market economies and is anchoring development in European Union institutions. There are reasons to believe that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975019
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Structural Transformation in Africa : A Historical View
Enache, Maria - 2017
transition of labor out of agriculture, with manufacturing absorbing this labor in the decades prior to the 1990s, while another … group of countries saw a later transition out of agriculture, where the services sector played a large role in labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968717
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Services Policies in Transition Economies : On the European Union and the World Trade Organization as Commitment Mechanisms
Eschenbach, Felix - 2016
The authors analyze the extent to which the EU-15 and 16 transition economies used the WTO General Agreement on Trade … policy stances over time. While there is substantial variance across transition economies on both actual policies and GATS … GATS less relevant as a commitment device for a subset of transition economies. But for many of the non-EU accession …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012748029
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Creative Trade for Human Development
Kabanda, Patrick - 2017
In recent years, international trade in creative goods and services has been expanding. But this upward march is not lifting all boats. Although many developing countries are endowed with vast cultural wealth, they still lag behind. In addition, women are not faring well. Much needs to be done...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968765
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Evidence of Development Impact from Institutional Change : A Review of the Evidence on Open Budgeting
Ling, Cristina - 2017
Despite the growing body of literature examining the effectiveness of transparency and accountability initiatives, there remains limited substantiation for whether and how open budgeting contributes to reductions in poverty and improvements in the lives of the poor. This paper reviews available...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972978
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Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Effect of Remittances on Economic Growth
Lartey, Emmanuel K. K. - 2017
transition countries, spanning 1970-2007. The data for exchange rate regimes is based on the Reinhart and Rogoff exchange rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966409
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The Microeconomics of Creating Productive Jobs : A Synthesis of Firm-Level Studies in Transition Economies
Brown, David - 2006
The challenge for labor market policy in the transition economies has been to redress the sharp drops in employment and … the transition has contributed significantly to aggregate productivity growth. Privatization has not only stimulated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779246
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The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
Zhang, Fan - 2017
The aggregate manufacturing energy intensity of 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia had declined by 35 percent during 1998-2008. This study reveals strong evidence of convergence: less efficient countries improved more rapidly and the cross-country variance in energy productivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974536
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How Reliable and Consistent are Subjective Measures of Welfare in Europe and Central Asia? Evidence from the Second Life in Transition Survey
Cojocaru, Alexandru - 2017
This paper analyzes the reliability and consistency of subjective well-being measures. Using the Life in Transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974617