wiiw Balkan Observatory

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 […]

2006 08 wiiw bo wp 069 Anna Iara Skill Diffusion by Temporary Migration? Returns to Western European Working Experience in the EU Accession Countries (PDF) Abstract Temporary migration is of growing significance in Europe. Upon migration to a country with higher technological development that typically coincides with positive wage differentials, temporary migrants may upgrade their […]

2006 07 wiiw bo wp 068 Mario Holzner Real Exchange Rate Distortion in Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract In this paper, first we investigate to which extent the real exchange rate is distorted in the 7 Southeast European countries (SEECs), and compare the findings with other countries in Europe. Second, we shed light into possible determinants […]

2006 07 wiiw bo wp 067 Liviu Voinea and Flaviu Mihaescu The Determinants of Foreign Banking Activity in South East Europe: Do FDI, Bilateral Trade and EU Policies Matter? (PDF) Abstract This research paper attempts to find explanatory variables for foreign banks activity in SEE and CEE, mainly among three categories of factors: FDI, bilateral […]