Due to the fact that competitiveness is the key indicator of sustainable economic growth, we analysed competitiveness of eight South East European (SEE-8) countries and compare them with eight Central European and Baltic (CEE-8) countries. We used one-way ANOVA and Friedman tests with p-values...

The central challenges facing the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia as they work to catch up to advanced European Union (EU) income levels are discussed in this new book. Focusing on the region’s growth performance, and outlining two...

On the whole, 2012 was a disappointing year for the economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE), confirming fears of a double-dip recession in the euro area adversely impacting large parts of the CESEE region. This rather poor performance stands in sharp contrast to the better...

Nach der Auflösung des RGW und dem Zusammenbruch der alten Handelsbeziehungen sind die ostmitteleuropäischen Länder Polen, Ungarn und die ehemalige CSFR in das besondere Interesse Westeuropas gerückt. Zu den vorrangigen Aufgaben einer Neuorientierung der Handelspolitik Ostmitteleuropas...