China's oil policy facing the challenge of rising oil demand (by W. Urban; pp. 1-6) Keywords oil demand, economic policy, China Countries covered China Topics Energy Efficiency improvements in Russian gas-fired heat and power generation (by E. Christie; pp. 7-11) Keywords natural gas, electricity...

Summary German (PDF) Summary French (PDF) The objective of this study is to analyse employment developments in the gas and electricity sectors in seven Western Balkan Contracting Parties of the Energy Community. These are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of...

Ukraine, the European Union and EU Eastern enlargement (by Vasily Astrov) Countries covered Ukraine, European Union Household tax compliance in Central, East and Southeast Europe (by Edward Christie and Mario Holzner) Countries covered SEE, CEE Optimal currency areas in transition (by Vladimir...

Romania EU entry and related environmental challenges (by Edward Christie, pp. 1-9) Countries covered Romania Topics Industry; Economic Integration China and India a comparison of recent economic growth trajectories (by Jayati Ghosh, pp. 10-13) Countries covered China, India Topics Macroeconomic...

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is the process whereby the combustion of fossil fuels is modified so as to capture the bulk of the CO2 that would otherwise be emitted, compress it, transport it, and then store it permanently in geological formations underground (or under the seabed). CCS has...

wiiw in 2005 and beyond (by Michael Landesmann, pp. 1-3) Countries covered non specific Topics Other Yet another Balkan state (by Vladimir Gligorov, pp. 4-7) Countries covered Montenegro Topics Regional Development Electricity efficiency in the new EU member states and the accession countries...

Skills and the competitiveness of EU manufacturing industries (by M. Landesmann and R. Stehrer, pp. 1-11) Keywords skills, competitiveness, manufacturing, EU Countries covered European Union Topics Industry; International Trade and Competitiveness Selected economic impacts of higher oil prices...

The miracle of Brussels a compromise on the long-term budget of the European Union (by Sándor Richter) Countries covered European Union Topics Economic Integration Chinese direct investment abroad economic and political objectives (by Waltraut Urban) Countries covered China Topics Foreign...

The dark side of the Balkans (the shadow economy in Southeastern Europe) (by Edward Christie and Mario Holzner) Are CEECs trapped in low-quality export specialization? (by Uwe Dullek, Neil Foster, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz) Do interest rate differentials determine the movements in the...