some moderate slowdown in Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. A definite growth slowdown was only … and institutional adaptations, as well as ongoing gains in labour productivity remain important for maintaining export …

Ukraine) performed quite well. This must be attributed to the ongoing growth in labour productivity and related cost … improvements in industry which kept exports competitive. Gains in labour productivity are generally associated with some cuts in … overvaluation remains still valid. However, the productivity and efficiency gains may offset the negative consequences of real …

quarter of 2006 than in 2005. Investment accelerated sharply and industry is proving buoyant. Labour productivity has … also significant, both in magnitude and in its effects on the sending countries, in the cases of Poland, Slovakia …

; quite an abrupt deterioration in industrial labour productivity; and real currency appreciation and a resulting strong rise …

(except in Hungary). Inflation slowed down to very low levels and is no longer a serious problem. Hungary and Slovakia will …

private consumption (Poland, Slovakia, Estonia and Lithuania). Growth accelerated also in Southeast Europe (except Croatia and … average rate of unemployment in the NMS is nearly twice as high as in the EU-15 (mainly on account of Poland and Slovakia); in …) - continues to shed labour. This implies impressive gains in labour productivity and, given the general wage restraint, in unit …

(by R. Stehrer; pp. 11-14) Keywords export performance, skills, productivity Countries covered European Union, New EU …

FDI Migration, skills and productivity (by P. Huber and M. Landesmann; pp. 8-11) Keywords migration, skills, productivity …

FDI Productivity of imports in the transition countries evidence from the 2000s (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 7-9) Keywords … imports, trade, productivity Countries covered CEE, SEE Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The central bank as hedge …

productivity and downward pressure on wages from excess supply of labour. The expectation of sustained growth is supporting growth …