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 […]
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084 Determinants of Inequality in Selected SEE Countries: Results from Shapley Value Decompositions
2009 11 wiiw bo wp 084 Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer Determinants of Inequality in Selected SEE Countries: Results from Shapley Value Decompositions (PDF) Abstract In this paper we provide a comparative analysis of inequality in household consumption per capita in four South-Eastern European countries, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The analysis is […]
Read More005 Subduing High Inflation in Romania: How to Better Monetary and Exchange Rate Mechanisms?
2001 08 wiiw bo wp 005 Daniel Daianu and Radu Vranceanu Subduing High Inflation in Romania: How to Better Monetary and Exchange Rate Mechanisms? (PDF) Abstract Romania’s overall economic performance during the first ten years of transition can be termed so far as disappointing: the country has not been able to deliver steady growth, low […]
Read More021 Firms’ Clustering and SEE Export Performance: Lessons from the Italian Experience
2002 01 wiiw bo wp 021 Giuseppe De Arcangelis, Giovanni Ferri and Pier Carlo Padoan Firms’ Clustering and SEE Export Performance: Lessons from the Italian Experience (PDF) Abstract Like all transition economies, South Eastern Europe (SEE) countries stand to gain most from an export-led growth. Unfortunately, though, productive structure in these countries is largely made […]
Read More037 Small Private Sector in Bulgaria: Labour Market Impact and “Grey Zone” Activity
2004 03 wiiw bo wp 037 Rumen Dobrinsky Small Private Sector in Bulgaria: Labour Market Impact and “Grey Zone” Activity (PDF)
Read More053 Protective Structures in Macedonia
2004 06 wiiw bo wp 053 Vanco Uzunov Protective Structures in Macedonia (PDF)
Read More069 Skill Diffusion by Temporary Migration? Returns to Western European Working Experience in the EU Accession Countries
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 […]
Read More085 Decomposing Redistributive and Reranking Effects to Reveal Contributions of Taxes and Benefits
2010 07 wiiw bo wp 085 Ivica Urban Decomposing Redistributive and Reranking Effects to Reveal Contributions of Taxes and Benefits (PDF) Abstract New decompositions of redistributive effects are developed, revealing the relative contributions of different tax and benefit instruments. The methodology uses a “micro-approach” in the study of income inequality, where different indicators are first […]
Read More006 Financial Intermediation in Southeast Europe: Banking On the Balkans
2001 10 wiiw bo wp 006 John P. Bonin Financial Intermediation in Southeast Europe: Banking On the Balkans (PDF)
Read More022 Institutional Constraints on Southeasteuropean Development
2002 02 wiiw bo wp 022 Ljubomir Madžar Institutional Constraints on Southeasteuropean Development (PDF)
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