This paper assess determinants of productivity gaps between firms in the European transition countries and regions and firms in West Germany. The analysis is conducted at the firm level by use of a unique database constructed by field work. The determinants tested in a simple econometric...

Improving the investment climate is a key pillar of the World Bank's private sector development strategy. Without a good investment climate, firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from farmers to micro-enterprises to local manufacturing concerns and multinationals-have few opportunities and...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the productivity of production factors ofPolish and selected EU farms from 2004 to 2017, taking into account the CommonAgricultural Policy (CAP) payments, based on the literature. In the postaccessionperiod, there was a marked increase in the efficiency of...