Der Verfasser knüpft an den vorstehend veröffentlichten Beitrag von Brada und Kutan an, der sich mit der Persistenz einer gemäßigten Inflationsrate in der Tschechischen Republik auseinandersetzt. In seinem Kommentar zu diesem Beitrag geht er hauptsächlich auf die Geld- und Währungspolitik...

The presence of strong and dynamic capital markets is vital for the inflow of foreign capital and will help domestic companies in seeking additional resources in the form of new equity. The purpose of this paper is to review the development of the capital markets in Central Europe and to...

Two specialists on fiscal policy in the Czech Republic examine the deterioration of that country's fiscal position during the late 1990s and outline its causes and consequences. Particular attention is devoted to developments in the government sector, extra-budgetary activities, sources of...

The last decade of the 20th century brought about many economic and financial changes in the economies of the former communist countries. This paper provides an overview of the developments that took place in the areas of financial markets and institutions and monetary policy in three of the...

This paper examines the ending of moderate rates of inflation in three transition economies, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland at the end of 1998. We argue that the institutions for the conduct of monetary policy in these countries were relatively weak and that monetary policy was...

Macroeconomic policy in the Czech Republic has been based on a fixed exchange rate for most of the post-1993 period and a conservative fiscal policy characterized by a government budget that was close to balance combined with a tight monetary policy that sought to maintain high interest rates...