wiiw Balkan Observatory

2004 12 wiiw bo wp 061 Mario Holzner and Vladimir Gligorov Illegal Trade in South East Europe (PDF) Abstract Based on the theoretical foundations as described in Bhagwati (1974), illegal trade can be defined to consist of faked invoicing on the one hand and smuggling on the other hand. While in the first case at […]

2009 04 wiiw bo wp 077 Edlira Narazani Labour Supply, Remittances and the New Flat Tax in Albania (PDF) Abstract In this paper we use Living Standard Measurement Survey (2005) to analyze the effects of remittances on the labor participation decisions of the Albanian non-migrants. We apply a micro-econometric two-sector labour supply model where the […]

2011 02 wiiw bo wp 093 Liviu Voinea and Flaviu Mihaescu A Contribution to the Public-Private Wage Inequality Debate: The Iconic Case of Romania (PDF) Abstract This paper studies the public-private wage inequality in Romania. Although public sector employment is perceived as safer and offers more benefits, we find that in Romania it also offers […]

2001 12 wiiw bo wp 014 Vasily Astrov Structure of Trade in Manufactured Products Between Southeast European Countries and the European Union (PDF)  

2003 06 wiiw bo wp 030 Vladimir Gligorov, Mario Holzner and Michael Landesmann Prospects for Further (South) Eastern EU Enlargement: Form Divergence to Convergence? (PDF) Abstract This paper looks at the experience of South East Europe which – for the purposes of this paper – includes the former states of Yugoslavia except for Slovenia (i.e. […]

2004 06 wiiw bo wp 046 Vesna Bojičić-Dželilović, Fikret Caušević and Rajko Tomaš Bosnia and Herzegovina – Understanding Reform (PDF)  

2006 01 wiiw bo wp 062 Vladimir Gligorov Aiding Balkans (PDF) Abstract Conceptual and theoretical issues of foreign aid in post-conflict, transition region are discussed. Two examples are presented in an informal manner. The first is about the incoherence of aid for reconstruction and policies of transition. The second is about the role of expected […]

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 078 Nermin Oruć Self-Selection in Conflict-Induced Migration: Micro Evidence from Bosnia (PDF) Abstract This paper aims at contributing to the analysis of brain drain by focusing on countries in conflict. Here, experiences of migrants from Bosnia have been collected in order to identify specific determinants and patterns of migration in […]

2011 03 wiiw bo wp 094 Isilda Mara and Edlira Narazani The Effects of Flat Tax on Inequality and Informal Employment: The Case of Albania (PDF) Abstract In this study we perform the first econometric attempt to estimate the trade-off between equity and efficiency of tax systems counting for the tax evasion option in a […]