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Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-1st quarter, 2007: May 15, 2007 09:53
Short-term forecasts on growth, inflation, internal and external balance and major macroeconomic trends in the Eastern EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Public Spending No comments yet
Tags: inflation, macroeconomic, balance, Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Unemployment and the earnings structure in Latvia: November 23, 2007 15:10
The paper explores the mysteries of unemployment in Latvia. It analyzes labor flows between employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation and finds the following results: The type of education and the region of residence appear to be the most important determinants of success in finding jobs by the unemployed.

Social Issues No comments yet
Tags: Latvia, employment, unemployment, education, labour, market
Entering the Union : European accession and capacity-building priorities: November 26, 2007 16:56
The authors examine the impact of trade facilitation on bilateral trade flows. They examine trade facilitation and capacity-building priorities in 12 countries in the Europe and Central Asia region-eight of the current members of the European Union: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and three candidate members: Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey.

Integration in Europe No comments yet
Tags: EU, Czech, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, trade
Gender dimensions of pension reform in the Former Soviet Union: January 2, 2008 15:27
The authors analyze the gender implications of pension reform in Kazakhstan, the Kygyz Republic, Latvia, and Moldova. The new systems deliberately penalize early retirement and reward longer careers, so that with no change in behavior or policy, women's pensions will be lower than men's on average.

Social Issues No comments yet
Tags: gender, pension, reform, Soviet, Union, Kazakhstan, Kygyzstan, Latvia, Moldova
Disintegration and trade flows : evidence from the Former Soviet Union: January 2, 2008 15:51
The authors study the effects of trade barriers and the persistence of past linkages on trade flows in the former Soviet Union. Estimating a gravity equation on trade among and between nine Russian regions and 14 former Soviet republics, they find that Russian regions traded 60 percent more with each other than with republics in the reform period (1994-96).

Trade and Investment Facilitation No comments yet
Tags: trade, Soviet, Union, Georgia, Latvia, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Armenia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Russian
Social transfers and social assistance - an empirical analysis using Latvian household survey data: January 2, 2008 15:57
The author assesses the performance of Latvia's system of social transfers, in three ways: First, he analyzes the incidence (who receives transfers) of pensions, family allowances, unemployment benefits, and social assistance. Per capita analysis shows pensions tending to be pro-rich, and families allowances pro-poor (a finding typical in poverty analyses)…

Social Issues No comments yet
Tags: social, Latvia, household, pension, unemployment
News of the Month, September, 2007: January 21, 2008 10:24
This is a monthly publication, which includes 4-5 brief analyses dealing with underlying macroeconomic and microeconomic issues. The publication focuses on both Commonwealth of Independent Countries (CIS) and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC).

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet
Tags: tourism, Baltic, GDP, growth, Czech, tax, FDI, inflatin, Latvia
Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-2nd quarter, 2007: June 19, 2008 11:45
Short-term forecasts on growth, inflation, internal and external balance and major macroeconomic trends in the Eastern EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet
Tags: Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, growth, monetary, fiscal, GDP
Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-3rd quarter, 2007: June 19, 2008 11:49
Short-term forecasts on growth, inflation, internal and external balance and major macroeconomic trends in the Eastern EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet
Tags: Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, growth, fiscal, GDP, monetary, labour, inflation
Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-4th quarter, 2007: June 19, 2008 12:13
Short-term forecasts on growth, inflation, internal and external balance and major macroeconomic trends in the Eastern EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet
Tags: Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, growth, monetary, labour, fiscal
Quarterly Forecast on the Eastern EU Member States-1st quarter, 2008: June 19, 2008 12:19
Short-term forecasts on growth, inflation, internal and external balance and major macroeconomic trends in the Eastern EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet
Tags: Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak, growth, labour, fiscal, monetary, balance, inflation