was about other Asian countries in his book. However, China has achieved miraculous growth since the transition from a … poverty before 1978? How was it possible for China to achieve an extraordinary performance during its transition? Why did most … other transition economies failed to achieve a similar performance? What price did China pay for its success? Can China …

that point in time, which we may define as the end of transition, unemployment is discontinuous. The approximate solution …

also a good economic strategy to speed up reforms. In contrast to many other transition countries in Europe, the Baltic … rouble zone and the structure of economic planning inside the Soviet Union. Other transition countries, like Poland, had in …

also a good economic strategy to speed up reforms. In contrast to many other transition countries in Europe, the Baltic … rouble zone and the structure of economic planning inside the Soviet Union. Other transition countries, like Poland, had in …

Since the beginning of transition in 1990 from a centrally planned to a market oriented economy, the performance of … performance but the radical (“big bang”) reforms at the beginning of transition in conjunction with persistent efforts during the …

differential level of development across countries over time. To that end, it attempts to construct a Development Quality Index … disease burden, etc. It demonstrates that relative influence of institutions varies across stages of development. …

development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the … impact of institutions on development. The preliminary cross-country findings show that (i) institutional quality positively … and significantly increases development quality; and (ii) results remain 'robust' for different model specifications and …

features that seem to determine development depends on the workings of political institutions, which define how the …