Category: Publications

067 The Determinants of Foreign Banking Activity in South East Europe: Do FDI, Bilateral Trade and EU Policies Matter?

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 […]

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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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