Category: Publications

068 Real Exchange Rate Distortion in Southeast Europe

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 […]

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021 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 […]

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069 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 […]

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085 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 […]

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