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Policy Options for Economic Growth and Competitiveness of Kosovo

Holzner, Mario - 2015

Kosovo growth dynamics are encouraging but the level of economic activity is very low. Mass unemployment hints at macro-imbalances. Net transfers from migrants are pivotal for covering the huge trade balance deficit, as manufacturing exports are almost non-existent. Wages are low but increasing...

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Western Balkans EU Accession: Is the 2025 Target Date Realistic?

Grieveson, Richard; Grübler, Julia; Holzner, Mario - 2018

The European Commission has set a target date of 2025 for Western Balkan EU accession, while also outlining a broader new strategy which includes Brussels taking a more active role in solving political disputes in the region, and upgrading infrastructure as part of the Berlin Process. We welcome...

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Long-term challenges to Russian economic policy

Simola, Heli - 2021

Russia's economic growth slowed substantially over the past decade. To improve its long-term growth outlook, Russia must deal with structural problems. While the country has not lacked for ambitious development plans, the results of late have been rather thin. We discuss some of the key...

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Artificial Intelligence and the clustering of human capital: The risks for Europe

Brey, Björn; Van der Marel, Erik - 2023

Europe trails the global frontier of productivity growth and the region's trend is sluggish. Much prospective economic growth for Europe is likely to come from AI and its adoption by European firms which is projected to shoot up the productivity trend. For such AI-generated growth to work, high...

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Oil-led economic growth and the distribution of real household incomes and consumption in Azerbaijan

Walewski, Mateusz; Chubrik, Alexander - 2010

This paper analyzes the distribution of real household incomes and consumption growth in Azerbaijan between 2004 and 2009. Decile-specific price deflators were used to calculate real incomes and consumption dynamics. The analysis, which was based on growth incidence curves, showed that economic...

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Entrepreneurship and economic growth: An investigation into the relationship between entrpreneurship and total factor productivity growth in the EU

Dabkowski, Andrzej P. - 2011

Endogenous growth theory assigns an important role for entrepreneurship in the process of economic development. This paper sets to formally test the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth. Entrepreneurship is represented by a number of proxy variables, whereas Total Factor Productivity is...

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Regulating the working conditions of platform work: What can we learn from EU member states?

Guinea, Oscar; Sisto, Elena; du Roy, Oscar - 2024

This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work in four European countries. The comparative analysis draws upon research conducted by the OECD and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting...

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Three Empirical Essays on the Long-Run Consequences of Early-Life Living Conditions

Neelsen, Sven - 2012

This study was prepared by Sven Neelsen while he was working with the ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in December 2011 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich in May 2012. The study investigates long-run effects of...

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Griechenland: Eine Rettungsbilanz

Schrader, Klaus; Laaser, Claus-Friedrich - 2018

Die Autoren zeigen, dass Griechenland trotz des Abschlusses der über acht Jahre dauernden Rettungsprogramme und einer … Investoren zu verbessern und neues Vertrauen in den Standort Griechenland zu schaffen. … during the last years, Greece still faces serious economic problems. Even though the debt crisis was temporarily defused by a …

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Wachstumsmotor Industrie? Zur Bedeutung des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes für die Entwicklung des Bruttoinlandsprodukts

Wienert, Helmut - 2009

Aufbauend auf einem von Kaldor 1967 entwickelten Ansatz wird der Einfluss der Industrieproduktion auf das gesamtwirtschaftliche Wachstum untersucht. Eine Querschnittsregression mit Daten für 121 Länder bestätigt im Grundsatz Kaldors These, dass Wachstumsraten des Bruttoinlandsprodukts von...

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