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The innovation patterns of firms in low and high technology manufacturing sectors in the new member states
Balcerowicz, Ewa; Pęczkowski, Marek; Wziątek-Kubiak, Anna - 2009
development of these countries. This paper aims to show the differences in innovation patterns among manufacturing firms operating … into account innovation inputs, cooperation among firms in R&D activities, the benefits of cooperation with business … partners, innovation outputs and international competitiveness. The sample consisted of 358 firms operating in both low and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430829
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Knowledge based firms from Central and East European countries: A comparative overview of case studies
Woodward, Richard; Yörük, Deniz Eylem; Radosevic, Slavo - 2011
This paper focuses on knowledge-based entrepreneurship, or new firm creation in industries which are considered to be science-based or to use research and development intensively, in the East Central European (ECE) context. On the basis of case studies of thirteen knowledge-based firms in six...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430867
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Cross-border labour mobility within an enlarged EU
Heinz, Frigyes Ferdinand; Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - 2006
This paper examines the potential for increased cross-border labour mobility within the EU-25 and considers the costs and benefits of any increase in labour mobility to both sending and receiving countries in the medium to long run. Evidence from previous EU enlargement experiences, academic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606204
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Measuring financial integration in new EU member states
Baltzer, Markus; Cappiello, Lorenzo; De Santis, Roberto A. - 2008
The study considers three broad categories of financial integration measures: (i) price-based, which capture discrepancies in asset prices across different national mar kets; (ii) news-based, which analyse the impact that common factors have on the return process of an asset; (iii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606233
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Russia, EU enlargement and the euro
Polanski, Zbigniew; Winkler, Adalbert - 2008
This paper reviews selected aspects of economic relations between the EU and Russia, focusing on the impact that the last two waves of EU enlargement have had on Russia, as well as the role of the euro in Russia. The analysis suggests that if EU enlargement has had any diversion effects on trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606245
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Effects of the EU-enlargement on income convergence in the eastern border regions
Wilhelmsson, Fredrik - 2009
This paper analyses the effect of the EU enlargement process on income convergence among regions in the EU and in the Eastern neighbourhood of the EU. The data used is NUTS II regions in the EU and Oblasts' of Russia over the period 1996-2004. The estimation techniques used take into account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430825
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Fiscal policy in the EU in the crisis: A model-based approach
Székely, István P.; Roeger, Werner; Veld, Jan in 't - 2011
This paper uses a multi region DSGE model with collateral constrained households and residential investment to examine the effectiveness of fiscal policy stimulus measures in a credit crisis. The paper explores alternative scenarios which differ by the type of budgetary measure, its length, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430871
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Agglomeration in Europe in the context of socio-ecological transition
Styczynska, Izabela; Zaman, Constantin - 2012
This paper analyses the spatial distribution of economic activity in the European Union at NUTS2 level over the 2001-2010 period. The aim of the study is twofold: (i) to provide descriptive evidence of the agglomeration distribution in Europe and its evolution over time across countries; (ii) to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430900
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Northern and Eastern Enlargement of EMU: Do Structural Reforms Matter?
Hallett, Andrew Hughes; Jensen, Svend E Hougaard; … - 2004
This paper studies the incentives to join or enlarge a monetary union under alternative assumptions about the extent of market reform within the union and in candidate countries. Lack of labour mobility, wage/price flexibility or fiscal reform brings costs for both new entrants and in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011689914
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Macroeconomic Adjustment in the New EU Member States
von Hagen, Jürgen; Traistaru-Siedschlag, Iulia - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011689926