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Business environment and enterprise behaviour in East Germany compared to West Germany and central Europe

This paper examines the institutional differences between the former East and West Germany and four central European transition countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic). Using enterprise survey data, the paper shows that the quality of institutions in the former East Germany still differs from that in former West Germany. It also finds that enterprises in the transition countries have compensated for institutional deficiencies by focusing on innovation and investment in human capital.

Link http://www.ebrd.org/pubs/econo/wp0102.htm
Author Krkoska, L., Robeck, K
Date June 2007
Institute EBRD
Tags institution, Czech, Hungary, Poland, Slovak, investment, human, capital

See also

  1. Public Debt Structure and Dynamics in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania
  2. Foreign Currency Denominated Borrowing in Central Europe: Trends, Factors and Consequences
  3. Assessing macroeconomic vulnerability in Central Europe
  4. Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-4th quarter, 2007
  5. Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-1st quarter, 2008

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