The paper shows that a transition from a planned to a market economy implies an important change of the structure of …. The time till the economy in transition reaches an "old" market economy (asymptotically or totally) is estimated by … different methods. Finally other problems, mostly non-economic ones, which are connected with the transition process are …

country. In many transition economies TFP is seen to have been negative the last decade of the plan economy and starts … increasing and become positive after a (quite a) few years of transition. Many authors conclude that this is a gain in efficiency …

The relationships among geographical mobility, unemployment and the value of owner-occupied housing are studied in an …

residential mobility? iv) Is there a link between homeownership and wealth inequality? Between inequality in housing wealth and in … promote inclusiveness and social mobility, to enhance efficiency in the allocation of labour and capital and to strengthen …

Homeownership is believed to cause higher unemployment. This is because homeowners face higher mobility costs that … households. This facilitates a new test of the effects of homeownership on mobility and unemployment. We find only weak evidence …

always a substitute for native mobility across sectors. -- immigration ; political economy ; welfare ; sectoral mobility …