The large movements in residential property prices in emerging markets observed over the past decade have raised interest in housing market developments. Within a cointegration framework applied to an unbalanced panel, we assess the relationship between residential property price developments,...

The authors investigate the determinants of the location of industries in Central and Eastern European ; countries. Using output and employment data for thirteen manufacturing industries over the years 1993; to 2000, the authors find the concentration of industrial activity to have increased in...

The Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries have, to some extent, felt the impact of the international financial market turbulence observed since July 2007. While CESEE markets tended to follow the negative global investor sentiment in general, they performed relatively well...

Economic Recovery in the Euro Area and in Austria in a Dynamic Global Economic Environment

The U.S. economy continued to expand in the first half of 2005 despite the strong impact of a further rise in oil prices. However, according to OECD estimates, Hurricane Katrina will dampen economic growth by 0.5 percentage point to 3.1% for the whole year 2005. The Japanese economy remained on...

Economic Recovery in the Euro Area and in Austria in a Dynamic Global Economic Environment

Several theoretical explanations for the presence of soft budget constraints have recently been put forward in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to empirically test these theories on the causes of soft budget constraints. We therefore use a panel data set, consisting of company...

Whether measured in terms of employment or value added, the service sector by far dominates the economies of industrialized countries. The positive connection between tertiarization and per capita income is confirmed in both country cross-section and time series analyses. This development can be...

Given the increasing internationalization of trade, it is imperative for any country to ensure that its economy remains competitive. This study sheds light on trends in competitiveness in the EU Member States as made evident in an analysis of various indicators. Having lost their exchange rate...