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Labor Market Trends and Institutions in Belarus

Brixiova, Zuzana; Volchok, Vera - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

In most countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the transition to market led to the emergence of a private sector and open unemployment. The Belarusian labor market is characterized by low official unemployment, combined with a low share of the private...

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Competition, Innovation and Growth in Transition: Exploring the Interactions between Policies

Aghion, Philippe; Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

relationship between competition and innovation, Aghion, Dewatripont and Rey (1999) showed that this could be reversed if agency …

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A Minimum of Rivalry: Evidence from Transition Economies on the Importance of Competition for Innovation and Growth

Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

that influence innovation by firms and their subsequent growth. Using a dataset from a survey of nearly 4,000 firms in 24 … transition countries, we find evidence of the importance of a minimum of rivalry in both innovation and growth: the presence of … market power in product markets are utilised to undertake innovation. …

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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Essid, Thouraya Hadj Amor - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2014

Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia face challenges competing on the global markets, as shown by their relatively low and stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for the first time to North Africa, the stock-flow approach...

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UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA’S LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Brixiova, Zuzana - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2010

In Africa’s least developed countries (LDCs), escape from poverty and convergence to living standards of more advanced economies depends critically on structural transformation and the emergence of productive entrepreneurship that would accelerate growth and job creation. So far, however,...

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