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Improving Competitiveness in the Balkan Region – Opportunities and Limits

Gabrisch, Hubert; Hanzl-Weiss, Doris; Holzner, Mario; … - 2016

The aim of this study is to analyse the state of the competitiveness of seven Western Balkan economies and to suggest policy recommendations in order to increase their capacity to compete. Most countries from the Western Balkans have a persistent current account deficit of about 10% of GDP which...

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Structural Change, Productivity and Employment in the New EU Member States

Havlik, Peter - 2005

creation of additional jobs. The required further productivity convergence with the EU-15 may thus be in conflict with the …

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Economic Convergence and Structural Change: the Role of Transition and EU Accession

Dobrinsky, Rumen; Havlik, Peter - 2014

This paper analyses the speed and patterns of economic convergence in the new EU Member States of Central and Eastern … paper provides stylised facts on growth and convergence in Europe, and explores various convergence measures proposed in the … growth literature. It employs several analytical approaches in order to reveal convergence speed and patterns univariate …

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Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions III: Recent Investment Trends and Needs

Jestl, Stefan; Römisch, Roman - 2017

This report focuses on investment in eight EU Member States and their lagging regions. Additionally, the analysis assesses the regional development strategies of the eight Member States and evaluates the main investment needs and complementary alternative support options of the lagging regions...

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Online Annex – Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions: Annex II – Econometric Analysis and Supplemental Tables

Jestl, Stefan; Römisch, Roman - 2017

This report is an annex to wiiw Research Report 423, 'Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions III Recent Investment Trends and Needs'. Based on spatial econometric methods, it provides estimates and simulations of the investment effects on economic development in the EU lagging regions. It also...

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The Iranian Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

Astrov, Vasily; Ghodsi, Mahdi; Grieveson, Richard; … - 2018

The Iranian economy has greatly benefited from the lifting of international sanctions in 2016, when the JCPOA nuclear deal came into force. Oil production and exports rebounded strongly, which spilled over into non-oil sectors. However, the economy is yet to return to its 1976 peak in real per...

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