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- Threats and Opportunities for SMEs of Joining the Single European Market: The Czech republic Country Report.
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The aim of this study is to asses in what extend SMEs in the Czech Republic are prepared or preparing to operate within the European Single Market and what are the weaknesses and strengths of small and medium size enterprises.
- Ageing in Europe
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The presentation deals with the issue of ageing in Europe and its effect on demography, budget, labour market and economic growth.
- External Financing and FDI in Central, Baltic and South-Eastern Europe during 2002-2003
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper assesses the developments in the financial accounts of the balance of payments in 15 transition countries in Central, Baltic and South-Eastern Europe.
- Evaluation of National, Political and Institutional Influence in Consultation, Co-operation and Co-decision Procedures of the EU Decisoin-Making
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May 15, 2007 09:51
This paper analyses models of consultation, co-operation and co-decision procedures in decision-making of the European Union institutions: Commission, Council of Ministers and European Parliament.
- Flexible Integration and the Excessive Deficit Procedure in the EMU.
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper analyses changes in European Union decision making rules reflecting new philosophy of flexible integration approved by the European Union Amsterdam summit in 1997.
- The Lisbon Strategy: a Tool for Economic and Social Reforms in the Enlarged European Union
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May 15, 2007 09:51
This paper evaluates achievements and shortcomings of the Lisbon Strategy launched by the European Union in the spring of 2000 aiming to increase the competitiveness of the European economy within ten years.
- Has Europe Lost its Heart
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May 17, 2007 10:25
This paper takes a politico-economic view of the link between enlargement and deepening.
- When Should the Central Europeans Join EMU
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May 15, 2007 09:53
The paper considers the reasons why central European countries wish to join EMU soon.
- Consequences of financial crises in Russia on neighboring countries.
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This publication tries to analyse reasons for rapid expansion of crises in Russia on CIS countries, from one side, and limited consequences of crises on the economy of Central Europe and Baltic States.
- Fiscal problems in transformation period.
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This paper analyses fiscal problems during transformation in Central Europe, Baltic States, CIS and Romania, Bulgaria and Albania.
- Economy, Innovation and Growth in Europe
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May 15, 2007 09:53
The aim of this eBook is to summarise the main findings of the presentations better understanding and identifying Knowledge Society strategies for the European countries.
- European Social Models and Growth: where are the Eastern European countries heading for?
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The author of the papеr argues that for the Eastern European countries a single European Social Model does not exist.
- Fiscal Policy in the New Member States
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May 15, 2007 09:54
The author compares the fiscal policy in European countries dividing them into two groups based on their GDP.
- Energy Efficiency fact cards
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May 15, 2007 09:54
Energy efficiency is a key issue in the Bank’s countries of operations. All these countries exceed the EU average for energy intensity, some use almost seven times as much energy as western Europe per unit of GDP. High energy usage is partly to due to the cold climate and the needs of heavy industry but there is also a legacy of enormous reliance on inefficient Soviet-era energy systems. This set of fact cards show the reality behind the 'burning issue' of energy efficiency in the Bank's countries of operations.
- Filling the gap in urban transport: Private sector participation in transition countries
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper reviews private sector participation (PSP) in urban transport in central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It documents how the private sector is helping to address service gaps in poorer countries and identifies a strong negative relationship between GDP per capita and the degree of PSP. It also shows that decisions to involve the private sector in public services are driven by resource constraints and the general reform process.
- The energy intensity of transition countries
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May 16, 2007 14:41
This paper decomposes energy data and uses panel data to identify the main factors driving improvements in energy intensity. It shows that energy prices and progress in enterprise restructuring are the two most important drivers for more efficient energy use.
- Barter and non-monetary transactions in transition economies: Evidence from a cross-country survey
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November 23, 2007 11:48
This paper reports the findings of a survey of more than 3,000 firms in 20 transition countries. It shows that barter and other non-monetary transactions (including the use of bills of exchange, debt swaps, barter chains, and the redemption of debt in goods) are an important phenomenon in Russia and Ukraine. Contrary to what is commonly believed, they are not negligible in central and eastern Europe.
- Dimensions of urban poverty in the Europe and Central Asia region
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November 23, 2007 12:55
The objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the extent and nature of poverty in urban areas in transition countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, providing particular attention to the disparities within urban areas between capital cities and secondary cities, and focusing on dimensions of poverty related to provision of network infrastructure and energy services in cities.
- Europe and Central Asia's great post-communist social health insurance experiment : impacts on health sector and labor market outcomes
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November 23, 2007 13:27
The post-communist transition to social health insurance in many of the Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries provides a unique opportunity to try to answer some of the unresolved issues in the debate over the relative merits of social health insurance and tax-financed health systems. This paper employs a regression-based generalization of the difference-in-differences method and instrumental variables on panel data from 28 countries for the period 1990-2004.
- Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : a critique of the cross-country indicators
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November 23, 2007 14:46
This paper assesses corruption levels and trends among countries in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on data from several sources that are both widely used and cover most or all countries in the region.
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