Euro or not? Early lessons from the crisis (by Ch. Wyplosz, pp. 1-4) Keywords euro, EU, crisis Countries covered European Union Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Migration from the New to the Old EU Member States country experiences (by H. Vidovic; pp. 5-14) Keywords migration,...

Skills and the competitiveness of EU manufacturing industries (by M. Landesmann and R. Stehrer, pp. 1-11) Keywords skills, competitiveness, manufacturing, EU Countries covered European Union Topics Industry; International Trade and Competitiveness Selected economic impacts of higher oil prices...

Table Overview 2013 and outlook 2014-2016 (p. 1) Figure 2013 estimate and 2014 forecast for CESEE growth drivers (p. 2) Bulgaria upcoming early elections take centre stage (by Rumen Dobrinsky; p. 3) Croatia recession continues (by Hermine Vidovic; p. 4) Czech Republic fiscal relaxation to...

Graph of the month Europe Brent Spot Price, fob per barrel, in current USD and euro and real year 2005 euro (p. 1) Opinion corner Russia-Ukraine conflict do Western sanctions have any effect? (by Vasily Astrov, Vladimir Gligorov, Peter Havlik, Michael Landesmann and Olga Pindyuk; pp. 2-6)...

Graph of the month Regional gross value added in Turkey (p. 1) Opinion corner Turkey and the EU (by Serkan Çiçek, Vladimir Gligorov and Michael Landesmann; pp. 2-4) The Turkish economic conundrum (by Serkan Çiçek; pp. 5-8) Regional disparities in Turkey (by Roman Römisch; pp. 9-12) Turkey a...

The European Commission grossly underestimates the effects of German domestic demand expansion (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-2) Keywords income elasticity of imports, external imbalances Countries covered Germany, EU Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy, International Trade, Competitiveness and...

Graph of the month Top five destinations of Romanian and Polish migrants in the EU 28, net inflow Opinion corner Does liberalisation of access to EU labour markets change migration patterns? (by Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara and Hermine Vidovic) Mobility patterns in the European Union the role...

The impact of the Doha round on the new EU members (by Joseph Francois and Julia Wörz) Countries covered New EU Member States Topics International Trade and Competitiveness East-West integration and adjustments in the labour markets (by Michael Landesmann) Countries covered European Union, New...

wiiw in 2005 and beyond (by Michael Landesmann, pp. 1-3) Countries covered non specific Topics Other Yet another Balkan state (by Vladimir Gligorov, pp. 4-7) Countries covered Montenegro Topics Regional Development Electricity efficiency in the new EU member states and the accession countries...

Poland new government, but not-so-new policy? (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-2 ) Keywords fiscal policy, fiscal consolidation Countries covered Poland Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Banks in Poland should be under domestic control (by Stefan Kawalec; pp. 3-10) Keywords banking system...