Economic self-interest and social considerations are the key determinants of public support for market reforms in transition countries. However, political strategies that rely mainly on public support for pushing through economic reforms have limited relevance if the prevailing institutional...

Deutschland hat in den Jahren 2006 und 2007 im europäischen Vergleich beachtliche wirtschaftliche Fortschritte gemacht: Die Unternehmen haben ihre Kosten deutlich gesenkt und innovative Produkte auf den Markt gebracht. Die Arbeitnehmer haben durch Lohnzurückhaltung zur besseren preislichen...

The effect of structural reforms on growth in Europe and Central Asia is assessed by looking separately at each supply-side channel: capital, labor, and productivity, with the last estimated using the stochastic frontier approach. By controlling for the interaction with the economic cycle, the...