Monthly Report No. 2/2013

The new Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union for 2014-2020 a comment (by Sándor Richter; pp. 1-3) Keywords financial framework Countries covered EU Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Labour costs, external competitiveness and economic growth in new EU member states (by Vasily Astrov; pp. 4-11) Keywords labour costs, competitiveness, inflation Countries covered NMS Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy, International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Global values – new reflections and new data on an old debate (by Arno Tausch; pp. 12-18) Keywords social values, social capital, economic growth Countries covered non specific Topics Other Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 19-29) Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe (p. 31)