wiiw Balkan Observatory

2006 08 wiiw bo wp 070 Jože P. Damijan, José de Sousa and Olivier Lamotte The Effect of Trade Liberalization in South-Eastern European Countries (PDF) Abstract South-Eastern European (SEE) countries have recently engaged in a regional integration process, through the establishment of free trade agreements between themselves and with the European Union (EU). This study […]

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 078 Nermin Oruć Self-Selection in Conflict-Induced Migration: Micro Evidence from Bosnia (PDF) Abstract This paper aims at contributing to the analysis of brain drain by focusing on countries in conflict. Here, experiences of migrants from Bosnia have been collected in order to identify specific determinants and patterns of migration in […]

2009 04 wiiw bo wp 077 Edlira Narazani Labour Supply, Remittances and the New Flat Tax in Albania (PDF) Abstract In this paper we use Living Standard Measurement Survey (2005) to analyze the effects of remittances on the labor participation decisions of the Albanian non-migrants. We apply a micro-econometric two-sector labour supply model where the […]

2009 04 wiiw bo wp 076 Anna Iara The Effect of Work Migration on Domestic Labour Supply in Albania (PDF) Abstract Using information from the Albania Panel Survey 2002-2003, we study the determinants of labour market states (market work, home production, inactivity) of married women in Albania, looking in particular on the effect of husbands’ […]

2008 12 wiiw bo wp 075 Gorana Krstić and Peter Sanfey Earnings Inequality and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Serbia (PDF) Abstract We analyse the extent and evolution of informality and inequality in the Serbian labour market between 2002 and 2007, using data from the Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS). Two surprising results emerge. First, […]

2008 02 wiiw bo wp 074 Sebastian Leitner and Mario Holzner Economic Inequality in Central, East and Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe. It consists of a literature review and a descriptive analysis as well as an econometric modelling […]

2006 09 wiiw bo wp 073 Goran Nedic Financial and Technical Assistance in the Reconstruction and Development of Post-Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (PDF) Abstract Ineffective aid management and coordination as well as old fashion model of aid sequencing were few of the major culprits why Bosnia and Herzegovina is still not on self sustainable path. […]

2006 08 wiiw bo wp 072 Isa Mustafa, Venera Demukaj and Mrika Kotorri Financial and Technical Assistance in the Reconstruction and Development of Post-Conflict Kosova (PDF)  

2006 08 wiiw bo wp 071 Erjon Luçi, Marta Muço and Elvira Sojli Euroisation in Albania: From Spontaneous to Consensual (PDF) Abstract In this paper, we present a new estimation of the euroisation level of the Albanian economy taking into account both foreign deposits and foreign currency in circulation. We implement a recent novel methodology […]