wiiw Balkan Observatory

2011 03 wiiw bo wp 094 Isilda Mara and Edlira Narazani The Effects of Flat Tax on Inequality and Informal Employment: The Case of Albania (PDF) Abstract In this study we perform the first econometric attempt to estimate the trade-off between equity and efficiency of tax systems counting for the tax evasion option in a […]

2011 03 wiiw bo wp 096 Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer Subgroup and Shapely Value Decompositions of Multidimensional Inequality: An Application to South East European Countries (PDF) Abstract Inequality is a multidimensional phenomenon though it is often discussed along a single dimension like income. This is also the case for the various decomposition approaches of […]

2011 03 wiiw bo wp 095 Silviya Nikolova, Nikolay Markov, Boyko Nikolov and Nasko Dochev Inequality and Public Policy: A Country Study for Bulgaria (PDF) Abstract This paper is an attempt for measuring the impact of public policy on the inequality in Bulgaria. An analysis based on the Bulgarian Household Budget Surveys shows that the […]

2004 06 wiiw bo wp 049 Maja Micevska Unemployment and Labour Market Rigidities in Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract This paper presents new data that describe employment protection legislation (EPL) and other labor market institutions and policies preva iling in seven Southeast European (SEE) countries in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. The main contribution […]

2004 06 wiiw bo wp 048 Vedran Šošić Regulation and Flexibility of the Croatian Labour Market (PDF) Abstract The Croatian Labor Code was significantly reformed in 2003 as a result of extensive negotiations lasting about two years. Proponents of the reform emphasized the supposed rigidity of the labor market, resulting from restrictive employment protection legislation, […]

2004 06 wiiw bo wp 047 Veselin Vukotić Elements for Understanding Economic Reforms in Montenegro (PDF)