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This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...
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address the issue of entrepreneurship intwo distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of … economicsand b) as it develops in the transitional context. In contrast to advanced westerneconomies, productive entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship in Central EasternEuropean and Former Soviet Union countries. Entrepreneurship in Lithuaniaseems to not fit neatly …
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The aim of this paper is to present how we can approach and explore the field of entrepreneurship phenomenon in an … management research. We hope to outline how we can approach topic of entrepreneurship using alternative, not mainstream method … entrepreneurship was Baumol (1990) who analyzed perceptions of entrepreneurs from historical perspective. He has distinguished three …
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The dominance of foreign capital in banking sector in the CEE countries created vulnerabilities that have been a … crisis 2007-2009 in selected CEE countries: Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Those three economies managed to maintain … particular in banks, and regulators. The research confirms that banks in CEE continue being role models for non …
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financial reporting on a sample of CEE countries. Thus, the specific objectives of the paper are: 1) to provide an operational … variable is a dummy aiming to capture the specificity of IFRSs’ endorsement for unlisted entities in CEE countries and the …
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We present an experimental and simulated model of a multi-agent stock market driven by a double auction order matching mechanism. Studying the effect of cumulative information on the performance of traders, we find a non monotonic relationship of net returns of traders as a function of...
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The concept of privatization has been deepened due to the liberalization progress in the world economy since the beginning of 1980's. In order to slip out of the great depression period in 1929, the share of government activity in economy and government intervention has been increased and this...
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This paper discusses Tunisia’s First and Second Reviews Under the Stand-by Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Nonobservance of Performance Criteria. Program performance has been mixed. A weak budget composition, lower budget commitments, and deferred cash payments to...
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s growth is expected to moderate but remain fairly robust, supported by large projects in train, strong mineral exports, and expansionary policies. The staff report for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s 2009 Article IV...
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This Selected Issues paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is examined. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5 percent in 2007 and 6 percent in the first half of 2008, from its historical average of about 3 percent. Increased investment, partly financed by FDI, is the main driver...
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