The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused … incidences institutions become sources of private gains and lose their value-creation role and capacity. We offer a typology of … institutional misuse (illustrated by examples from Russian transition), discuss its consequences, and explore reasons why …

interest rates to boost labor demand. A government of a transition economy may postpone bank privatization to keep credit … provision under control, as long as inefficiencies of state ownership are not prohibitive. We model a transition economy where …

structures and institutions. Across a range of development outcomes—in terms of the speed and success of reforms—transition is an … “unhappy process.” The “happiness gap,” i.e. the difference in average happiness levels between the populations of transition … and non-transition economies, is closing, but at a slower pace than the process of economic convergence. Economic growth …

influence using data for about 4000 firms in 25 transition countries. Our results show that (a) lobbying and corruption are …

influence using data for about 4000 firms in 25 transition countries. Our results show that (a) lobbying and corruption are …

The concept of bioeconomy has increasingly gained importance. The transition towards a bioeconomy is a new challenge … for the sustainable use of soils. In the development of transition strategies, the perspectives of actors need to be … functions are ful-filled by actors in the transition towards a bioeconomy. Actors relevant for soil policy have different …