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transition processes in CE & EE can tell us much about the relation between path dependent and politically implemented … capitalism. In our opinion, to understand the differences in performance between the transition countries, it is necessary to …
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transition processes in CE & EE can tell us much about the relation between path dependent and politically implemented … capitalism. In our opinion, to understand the differences in performance between the transition countries, it is necessary to …
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This paper analyzes the process of power utility re-regulation in Eastern Europe and the CIS during the decade of systemic transformation (1990-1999); in particular, it explores reasons why early attempts to introduce competition-oriented reform models have not succeeded. We discuss advantages...
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In a first step, more generally, the concept of institutional arbitrage within the comparative capitalism literature is put to a test: as a result of comparative institutional advantages due to different investment incentives provided by types of institutions, companies relocate activities to...
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This paper examines the effect of transition and of political instability on FDI flows to the transition economies of … Central Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans. We find that FDI to transition economies unaffected by conflict and political …
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considered as in transition to a full market economy, and that of the present EU members. The raw data shows some evidence of … capita income gap between developed and transition economies leads to a decrease in the energy intensity growth rate of a … transition country by 0.7%. There are differences in the rate of convergence across countries, and these depend on two parameters …
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This paper surveys recent advances in the monetary transmission mechanism (MTM). In particular, while laying out the functioning of the separate channels in the MTM, special attention is paid to exploring possible interrelations between different channels through which they may amplify or...
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Following formal privatisation of farm land and assets in CentralEurope, the change in agriculturalproduction structures has been both more limited and different thanwas initially expected. In this paper, thetheoretical reasons underlying those expectations are reviewed. Analternative...
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Ten years after the start of transition, there are many puzzles we still have to live with. Why did all countries … labour supply. Surprisingly enough, the literature on the economics of transition has devoted little, if any, attention to … labour force participation decisions. In the models of the optimal speed of transition (OST) literature, the labour force is …
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