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Economic Transition to European or Post-Communist Capitalism?

Papava, Vladimer - 2012

Transitional period in the post-Communist countries is ended. Acceptance to the EU of the majority of countries in Eastern Europe and the Baltics has in essence already been decided. Unfortunately the economic (and not only economic) system of CIS countries is far from European style of...

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Institutions and transition: Lessons and surprises

Hare, Paul - In: Society and Economy 35 (2013) April, pp. 1-24

This paper starts with some definitions and concepts to clarify what we have in mind when we talk about economic institutions and the political economy of transition. Much discussion of the area is characterised by ambiguity and confusion, and while there are many partial theories of...

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Governance, Demokratie und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den ehemals sozialistischen Staaten

Apolte, Thomas; Peters, Heiko - 2009

Nach dem Zusammenbruch der sozialistischen Systeme vollzogen die betroffenen Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas in unterschiedlichem Tempo und sequencing den Weg zu Demokratie und einer marktwirtschaftlichen Wirtschaftsordnung. Die polit-ökonomischen Probleme bei der Durchsetzung der umfassenden...

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The Political Economy of Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes : The Experience of Post-Communist Countries

Bodea, Cristina - 2009

Exchange rate policy results not just from economic, but also from fundamentally political processes. This paper analyzes the propensity of policy makers to relax fixed exchange rate regimes by performing regular realignments. The argument is that when information is scarce as in transition...

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In the Shadow of Violence: Lessons for Limited Access Societies

NORTH, D.; WALLIS, J.; WEBB, S.; B. WEINGAST. - In: VOPROSY ECONOMIKI 3 (2012)

The paper presents a summary of the forthcoming book by the authors and discusses the sample study of the 9 developing countries. While admitting the non-linearity of economic development they claim that the developing countries make a transition from the limited access orders (where the...

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Determinants of economic growth in BRIC countries

Goel, Rajjev K.; Korhonen, Iikka - 2011

We study economic growth in four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do medium term growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? And...

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A Multinational Analysis of Corruption and Economic Activity

Smith, Murphy - 2013

The relationship between corruption and economic activity is a complex one. The purpose of this study is to examine the … relationship in selected countries between level of corruption and economic activity, using data obtained from the Organization of … a ranking of countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Examples of corruption activities include …

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Economic growth in BRIC countries and comparisons with rest of the world - Crescita economica nei paesi BRIC e confronti con il resto del mondo

Goel, Rajeev K.; Korhonen, Iikka - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 65 (2012) 3, pp. 447-471

We study economic growth in four emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do mediumterm growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? (c)...

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Determinants of economic growth in BRIC countries

Goel, Rajjev K. - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2011

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Initial Endowments and Economic Reform in 27 Post-Socialist Countries

BenYishay, Ariel; Grosjean, Pauline - School of Economics, UNSW Business School - 2014

small and medium sized enterprises today and also experience endemic corruption. Our results indicate that the propensity …

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