Converging/diverging European regions (by R. Römisch, pp. 1-4) Keywords Regions, EU, Convergence Countries covered European Union, New EU Member States Topics Regional Development The new EU members' potential for trade in services (by J. Wörz, pp. 8-12) Keywords Trade, Services Countries...

Serbia after Djindjic (by Vladimir Gligorov) Countries covered Serbia EU enlargement assessing the impact of transfers (by Sándor Richter) EU membership and income level convergence the experience of the Cohesion Countries (by Kazimierz Laski and Roman Römisch) Selected monthly data on the...

This study presents a concise analysis of the macroeconomic developments in four cohesion countries (CCs) Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, from 1960 to 2000. Special attention is being paid to the economic performance of these countries after their accession to the European Union (EU). The...

In a simplified model GDP growth depends on the demand effect of private investment growth and on the growth of the private savings ratio. In a generalized model private investment (IP) has to be supplemented by the trade balance (E) and the budget deficit (D), their sum being termed NPCE...

New EU Member States booming agro-food trade, Poland ahead (by Zdenek Lukas) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia Topics Agriculture and Food Industry Unit labour costs as a measure of countries¿ competitiveness (by Kazimierz Laski and Roman Römisch) Countries covered...

Presentations at wiiw Spring Seminar 2003 Transition Countries Overview and Outlook (Leon Podkaminer) Fiscal and Financial Aspects of EU Enlargement the Issue of Transfers (Sándor Richter) Fiscal Implications of EU Enlargement for the CEECs (Roman Römisch) Lessons to be Learnt from Earlier...

Kazakhstan an economic assessment (by V. Astrov, pp. 1-4) Countries covered Kazakhstan Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasts The twin deficits myth and real problems (by K. Laski and R. Römisch, pp. 5-8) Countries covered non-specific Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasts Global...