This paper provides the quantitative estimate of the potential growth bonus for CIS countries, and in particular EU … growth performance and reforms, as well as between reforms and European integration. The paper derives the range of possible … values of growth bonus from the deepened neighbourhood cooperation between 1 and 3.8 with the median at 1.8 percentage points …

questions in three steps. First, by assessing empirically the sensitivity of growth in the region's seven major economies during … combined contribution of the different growth factors. Third, to derive the main implications of the results for the choice of …

Despite significant economic reforms in many Southern Mediterranean EU neighbour countries, their growth performance … has on average been subdued. This study analyses the differences in growth performance and macroeconomic stability across …

opportunity with tail risks. Financial integration and foreign savings supported growth in the EU12 and EU candidate countries. We … contrast, the eastern partnership states did not benefit from the foreign savings-growth link. But financial integration also …

performance of business services measured by their contribution to growth in the EU Member States. We show that in addition to … typical growth factors which enhance labour productivity, also the extent of interconnectedness of business services with … upstream industries is important to explain service-based economic growth. The analysis yields two interesting results. Firstly …

growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies …

the growth prospects in the coming 5 years. The weakness of Finland’s performance relative to comparative EU … recovery in turn stems from a stronger export market growth, the fading away of the negative Nokia shock, and the improvement … on productivity growth, we estimate that Finland could achieve an annual growth rate of about 2 per cent in the coming 5 …

corresponding rate with the investments. For this reason, the investment rate of companies is currently almost at the same level as … in the years 2000–2008. However, after the financial crisis the development of investment volume has been weaker in … capital in clearly better in Finland than in most other European countries. The investment rate in Finland is reduced …

potential candidate countries. The analysis reveals that total factor productivity growth has been the main driver of … convergence, followed by capital deepening, whereas labour has contributed only marginally to economic growth. There is evidence … negative link between the initial level of GDP and subsequent growth. Labour productivity has improved in most countries, while …