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The paper analyses economic inequality in Croatia in comparison with other transition economies of Central, East and … of income inequality. The decomposition analysis of the period 2000-2006 shows that, although the concentration of income … from paid employment was rising, overall stability of income inequality was due to a reduction of the more unequally …
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inequality and economic growth, implying the conclusion that inequality reducing policies will foster economic growth. The … likely to suffer from a severe weak instrument problem in the inequality-growth setting because lagged differences of … inequality have practically no explanatory power for current inequality levels. Thus, it is biased in the direction of OLS and …
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cohesion approach to development and peacebuilding practice, as well as challenges policymakers and practitioners may encounter … lens in a broad variety of policy spaces. Third, it helps policymakers to integrate citizen perspectives into development …
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useful for national governments and foreign donors to assess opportunities and design policies for sustainable development …
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economic development of the country is also relevant for Europe and in particular for the immediate neighbouring countries …. Complete integration into the European internal market through accession to the EU in 2004 gave this development a decisive … in research and development, mastering the green transformation, especially by reducing dependence on coal and expanding …
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The paper shows that the standing of theory in the field of mergers and acquisitions is weak for at least three reasons. Research is best described as a battlefield of ad hoc theory testing leaving behind a fragmented field. Research has focused traditionally on high intensity markets under the...
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This paper investigates the evolution and determinants of manufactured exports and FDI in MED-11 countries over the period 1985-2009 as well as the prospects of their evolution under different scenarios pertaining to the evolution of the determinants. The econometric analysis confirmed the role...
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The objective of the PICK-ME (Policy Incentives for Creation of Knowledge - Methods and Evidence) research project is to provide theoretical and empirical perspectives on innovation which give a greater role to the demand-side aspect of innovation. The main question is how can policy make...
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Structural policies in the euro area are of great interest for the Eurosystem, particularly as they can support the smooth functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the effectiveness of monetary policy. This paper adopts a broad definition of structural policies, analysing not...
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This paper analyses real income convergence in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) to the most advanced EU economies between 2000 and 2016. The relevance of this topic stems both from the far-reaching implications of real income convergence for economic welfare and the importance...
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