This paper seeks to document and analyze changes in the distribution of wages and employment in the transition countries since the collapse of communism. Most countries experienced an increase in wage inequality during the initial shock of the transition. Proximate causes of this increase seem...

The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) introduces an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental pollution and economic development. The inverted U-shaped curve is seen as complete pattern for developed economies. However, our study tests the EKC for developing transition economies of...

Aufbauend auf einem theoretischen Rahmenmodell, das sowohl positive als auch negative Wachstumseffekte des Finanzsektors berücksichtigt, wird die makroökonomische Effizienz des Finanzsektors definiert. Die empirische Untersuchung des theoretischen Modells anhand von 28 west- und...