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Disdier, Anne-Célia; Mayer, Thierry - 2003

The paper examines the determinants of location choices of French multinational firms in eastern and western Europe. The sample includes 1,843 location choices in 19 countries over the years 1980-1999. The results suggest there might be important differences between the two regions of Europe...

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Welche Bedingungen brauchen die Regionen in Osteuropa um aufzuholen?

Tondl, Gabriele; Vuksic, Goran - 2003

) investment, education and innovation as well as geographical factors in a model of economic growth. The key relationships are … direct investment and not capital accumulation as such, which was the main driving factor behind regional growth in eastern …

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FDI and structural reforms in the Baltic States

Grigonyte, Dalia - 2010

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Baltic countries were driven by different factors. Initially the process … of privatisation and low labour costs attracted investment into public utilities and manufacturing. Later, taking … the new millennium, the bulk of foreign investment was channelled to financial services. In line with FDI literature, the …

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Comparing economic dynamics in the EU and CEE accession countries

Süppel, Ralph - 2003

This paper presents evidence for structural differences in economic growth dynamics between the current EU and the central- and eastern European accession countries. Two important results emerge from the analysis. First, accession countries have posted higher average growth and wider output...

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Trade advantages and specialisation dynamics in acceding countries

Zaghini, Andrea - 2003

The paper analyses the evolution of the trade specialisation pattern in the ten countries which will join the EU in 2004, by studying the dynamics of their comparative advantages over the period 1993-2000. The study finds that, although some countries are still broadly relying on natural...

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Unemployment, hysteresis and transition

León-Ledesma, Miguel; McAdam, Peter - 2003

We quantify the degree of persistence in unemployment rates of transition countries using a variety of methods benchmarked against the EU. In part of the paper, we work with the concept of linear u0093Hysteresisu0094 as described by the presence of unit roots in unemployment. Since this is...

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Air quality in the Phare countries 1997

Fiala, Jaroslav; Cernikovský, Libor; Kozakovic, Lubor; … - 2002

This report provides an overview of the state of air quality in 13 central and eastern European countries involved in the European Union's Phare Programme. Based on EUROAIRNET monitoring network data for 1997 as reported by these countries, it also provides information on emission sources and...

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Current accounts dynamics in OECD and EU acceding countries

Bussière, Matthieu; Fratzscher, Marcel; Müller, Gernot J. - 2004

parsimonious specification including relative income, relative investment and the fiscal balance explains well past current account …

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EU Extension to the East and Exporting Jobs

Hishow, Ognian N. - 2004

This paper deals with the discussion in Germany about job exports to the low-cost Eastern European members of the EU. It states that the critics of EU enlargement in Germany have overlooked that Eastern and Western Europe strongly differ in their capital formation and productivity levels. The...

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From Aarhus to Kiev and beyond : the EUs contribution to Environment for Europe

Europä European Commission / Directorate-General … - 2003

The Environment for Europe process is a political framework for a wide range of initiatives that aim to improve environmental performance across the wider European region. This brochure describes the European Commissionu0092s contributions to the process and environmental co-operation in the...

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