productivity, we estimate efficiency measures for the East European, Baltic, and other former Soviet Union Countries using the … the average annual total factor productivity. These results suggest that, on average, chance in technical efficiency is …

higher productivity growth. However, significant challenges remain in sustaining that growth. Many countries that started the …

We investigate the drivers of firm level productivity in catching-up economies by jointly estimating its relationship … competition and innovation have a simultaneous positive effect on labour productivity in terms of either sales or value added per … productivity. …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a 'bribe tax' and is compared to another form of institutional inefficiency …Using enterprise data for the economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS, this study examines the effects of …, which is often believed to be closely linked with corruption: the 'time tax' imposed on firms by red tape. When testing …