wiiw Balkan Observatory

2002 02 wiiw bo wp 023 Martin Dimitrov and Krassen Stanchev SEE Trade and Institutions: A Case Study on Bulgaria and the Region (PDF)  

2004 04 wiiw bo wp 039 Marta Muço, Peter Sanfey, Erjon Luçi and Genti Hashorva Private Sector and Labour Market Developments in Albania: Formal versus Informal (PDF) Abstract This paper examines the structure of the formal and informal sectors in Albania. The paper outlines the size and development of the formal private sector in Albania, […]

2004 06 wiiw bo wp 055 Mario Holzner GSIM Measurement of the Costs of Protection in Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract In this paper, the global simulation model (GSIM) by Francois and Hall (2003) for the analysis of global, regional and unilateral trade policy changes was applied to the countries of Southeast Europe in order to […]

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 […]

2010 10 wiiw bo wp 087 Mario Holzner Inequality, Growth and Public Spending in Central, East and Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract The article analyses the joint determinants of inequality and growth with a special emphasis on public spending structures in transition. The mutual benefit of low real interest rates, to both equity and economic development […]

2001 12 wiiw bo wp 008 Ivan Krastev A Moral Economy of Anti-Corruption Sentiments in Transition (PDF)  

2002 02 wiiw bo wp 024 Vladimir Gligorov Southeast Europe: History of Divergence (PDF)  

2004 04 wiiw bo wp 040 Adnan Efendić Protective Structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina (PDF)  

2004 10 wiiw bo wp 056 Boyko Nikolov, Nikolay Markov, Nasko Dochev, Dimitar Dimitrov, Rumyana Kolarova and Rumen Dobrinsky Understanding Reform: A Country Study for Bulgaria (PDF)