total factor productivity. On the demand side the growth was pulled by domestic demand and the contribution of foreign trade … became positive in the years 2004-2008. Macroeconomic stability improved substantially in the field of foreign trade. The …

balance of foreign trade. There was a positive tendency due to a favourable development in foreign trade. The relation between …

domestic income) was faster. This was caused by positive contribution of the terms of trade. On the supply side the main … grew even faster than GDP. The contribution of foreign trade becomes positive in the year 2004 and mainly in 2005 … trade. Imbalances persist in general government budget and on the current account of the balance of payment. The process of …

positive contribution of the terms of trade. On the supply side the main contributing factors were labour and total factor …. The contribution of foreign trade becomes positive in the years 2004-2006 with very strong contribution in the year 2005 …. Macroeconomic stability of the Czech economy improved substantially in the field of foreign trade. The trade balance becomes …

This article provides a general account of the Polish transition from socialist central planning to a market economy … and tries to explicate the main causes of the relative success of this transition. The second section offers an overview … section identifies the relative merits of the Polish economic transition. Five facets of success are cited: the ?shock therapy …

The author highlights the striking difference between the economic transition of the Czech Republic and Hungary. These …

transition countries. The paper is based on the idea that the process of convergence can, to a large extent, be viewed via … developments in real exchange rates. Key issues associated with real exchange rate developments in transition countries are defined … data since the outset of transition, though it has slowed in the past two years. Now it appears that the most economically …