Economies in Transition
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The fall of communism left some of the most polluting and wasteful energy sectors of the World in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). After 15 years of restructuring, eight of these countries have joined the European Union (EU), closing an... more
ნაშრომი განიხილავს საქართველოს ეკონომიკური გარდაქმნების ისტორიას სსრკ-ს დაცემის შემდგომ 1991 წელს დამოუკიდებლობის აღდგენის, დემოკრატიული ახელმწიფოს დაფუძნების, გეგმიური ეკონომიკიდან ლიბერალური საბაზრო ეკონომიკისკენ გარდაქმნისა და... more
This paper provides a comparative analysis on the role of training and its impact on firm performance in some economies in transition in Asia. The starting point is an examination of country contexts and training, and how these have... more
This paper uses data from Poland to examine whether there are any wage differentials between workers in the public and the private sectors. After standardising for worker characteristics and sector selection effects, we find a private... more
This paper investigates the promising proposal of Joint Implementation (JI) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. This was ultimately the only concrete outcome of the Conference on Climate Change in Berlin, albeit restricted to a pilot... more
The agreement on implementation of the Kyoto Protocol achieved at COP7 in Marrakech has important implications for investment in greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries through the Clean Development Mechanism... more
In Bulgaria, during the transition to market-oriented economy, many analyzes are based on the widely held view that one of the positive legacies of the economies in transition (particularly that of Bulgaria) is the high level of human... more
In 1995-96 we conducted a review of rubella immunization strategies. Worldwide, 78 countries (more than one-third) reported a national policy of using rubella vaccine. This was closely related to country economic status. Based on the... more
L’objectif de cette recherche est de clarifier les objectifs de la normalisation industrielle et de déterminer les différentes facettes de la normalisation dans une économie en transition. C’est la question de recherche liée à la... more
In this paper we investigate the long run relationship between financial depth and economic growth, trying to utilize the data in the most efficient manner via panel unit root tests and panel cointegration analysis. In addition, we use... more
Free 'Entry' and free 'Exit' are fundamental mechanisms of the competitive market economy operation. Free entry ensures that potential entrepreneurs will take advantage of profitable opportunities and enter profitable... more
This paper uses data from Poland to examine whether there are any wage differentials between workers in the public and the private sectors. After standardising for worker characteristics and sector selection effects, we find a private... more
The article deals with the results of econometric model building for Russian and Belorussian economic development using the LAM-3 methodology. LAM-3 is the most recent version of the Long-run Adjustment Model that is used for... more
The advantages of using the gravity approach for modeling transition processes in foreign trade are the ability of gravity models to explain international trade patterns under the conditions of comparatively little data and for validity... more
This paper explores the efiect of opening up to trade on the outcome of a reform, an outcome that is expressed by a coe‐cient that re∞ects the domestic business environment{namely the rule-of-law coe‐cient. A two-stage game is assumed... more
Since the introduction of the inflation targeting regime in 1998 the Czech National Bank has made considerable progress in developing formal tools for supporting its Forecasting and Policy Analysis System. This paper documents the... more
This paper explores the effect of opening up to trade on the outcome of a reform, an outcome that is expressed by a coefficient that reflects the domestic business environment–namely the rule-of-law coefficient. A two-stage game is... more
A case study approach is applied in order to evaluate climate change mitigation measures in the energy sector in a SEE country with economy in transition. Starting point of the analyses were the findings and recommendations of the Working... more