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Wage and Investment Behaviour in Transition: Evidence from a Polish Panel Data Set

Grosfeld, Irena; Nivet, Jean-François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

This paper looks at the behaviour of large industrial firms in Poland in 1988–94. Using a longitudinal enterprise-level data set, we are able to test systematically various hypotheses concerning firms’ reactions to the change in their environment. The results confirm a structural break after...

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Trust and Search in Vietnam's Emerging Private Sector

Haggard, Stephan; McMillan, John; Woodruff, Christopher - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper investigates how start-up firms in Vietnam operate in the face of two significant market frictions: a poorly developed legal system and inadequate market information. We argue that these two market frictions actually offset each other. Poor market information and the consequent...

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Assessing the contribution of investment projects to building a market economy: beyond cost-benefit analysis?

CARBAJO, José - Dipartimento di Economia, Management e Metodi … - 2006

The process of economic and political transition from central planning to market economy involves a profound … and compare the transition impact of investment projects by trying to identify the dynamics of change associated with … impact of a project on the process of transition from central planning to a market economy (the project’s “transition impact …

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The Social Impact of the Reform Process

McCarty, Adam - EconWPA - 2001

annum. Transition, typically identified as “starting” in 1986, was a relatively painless affair of structural adjustment and … planning model in the ten years after 1976 became a virtue for transition. The social consequences of transition were due to …

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Fiscal Federalism: Normative Criteria for Evaluations, Developments in Selected OECD Countries, and Empirical Evidence for Russia

Thießen, Ulrich - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005

Criteria for evaluation of systems of fiscal federalism are derived from the current state of the theory of fiscal federalism. In a second step we provide an overview of developments of fiscal federalism systems in OECD countries highlighting some existing trends. Third, an overview of Russia's...

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Tabus verzögern Wirtschaftsreformen in Syrien

Binzel, Christine; Brück, Tilman; Handrich, Lars; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 7, pp. 69-74

Syrien steht mitten in einem wirtschaftlichen Reformprozess. Dieser ist notwendig, da die Ölreserven zur Neige gehen, wodurch die Leistungsbilanz stark negativ geworden ist. Gleichzeitig ist die Unterbeschäftigung hoch und das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen stagniert. Subventionen und Zahl der...

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Fifteen Years of Economic Reform in Russia: What has been Achieved? What Remains to be Done?

Ahrend, Rudiger; Tompson, William - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

The paper provides an overview of the course of economic reform and the performance of the Russian economy since the early 1990s and an analysis of the structural reform challenges ahead. It assesses the contribution of institutional and structural reforms to economic performance over the...

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Policy Interdependence during Economic Transition: The Case of Slovakia 1999-2000

Martins, Joaquim Oliveira; Price, Tristan - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

transition process. It identifies four broad policy blocks related to liberalisation, stabilisation, exit and entry. The … transition process in Slovakia is a case study of the striking interdependence between these different policies. Along these … processus de transition. Quatre grands blocs de politiques sont identifiés : libéralisation des prix, stabilisation de l …

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Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle

Babetskii, Ian; Campos, Nauro F. - Česká Národní Banka - 2007

Despite the many benefits associated with structural reforms, the literature has thus far failed to establish a positive significant effect of reforms on growth. Using data from 43 econometric studies, we show that one third of the coefficients (of reform on growth) are positive and significant,...

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Does reform work? An econometric examination of the reform-growth puzzle

Babetskii, Ian; Campos, Nauro F. - Siirtymätalouksien tutkimuslaitos, Suomen Pankki - 2007

Why are socially beneficial reforms not implemented? One simple answer to this question (which has received little attention in the literature) is that this may be caused by generalised uncertainty about the effectiveness of reforms. If agents are unsure about whether a proposed reform will...

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