New EU Member States booming agro-food trade, Poland ahead (by Zdenek Lukas) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia Topics Agriculture and Food Industry Unit labour costs as a measure of countries¿ competitiveness (by Kazimierz Laski and Roman Römisch) Countries covered...

Russian Federation GDP growth slows down (by Peter Havlik) Countries covered Russian Federation Albania integrating into the Balkans (by Mario Holzner) Countries covered Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina shrinking donations, more foreign investment (by Josef Pöschl) Countries covered Bosnia and...

Ukraine, the European Union and EU Eastern enlargement (by Vasily Astrov) Countries covered Ukraine, European Union Household tax compliance in Central, East and Southeast Europe (by Edward Christie and Mario Holzner) Countries covered SEE, CEE Optimal currency areas in transition (by Vladimir...

Bulgaria from campaign rhetoric to post-election realpolitik (by A. Mihailov; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Austria, Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Czech Republic bottoming out likely (by L. Podkaminer; pp. 4-7)...

Supply-demand imbalanced drive food prices (by Zdenek Lukas; pp. 1-6) Keywords agricultural production, food supply and demand, food prices, inflation Countries covered EU, New EU Member States Topics Sectoral studies; Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The gas and electricity sectors of the...

Reflections on transition, restructuring and integration in the Newly Independent States (by P. Havlik, pp. 1-3) Countries covered Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova Topics Economic Integration Foreign trade restructuring in Belarus and Ukraine a comparison (by O. Pindyuk, pp. 4-12)...

Romania EU entry and related environmental challenges (by Edward Christie, pp. 1-9) Countries covered Romania Topics Industry; Economic Integration China and India a comparison of recent economic growth trajectories (by Jayati Ghosh, pp. 10-13) Countries covered China, India Topics Macroeconomic...

Poland growth dividend not high enough for Maastricht fiscal criterion to be met (by Maciej Krzak, pp. 1-4) Countries covered Poland Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Fast growth in the Baltic countries continues (by Adalbert Knöbl, pp. 5-8) Countries covered Baltic States...

Thirty years of The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (by Kazimierz Laski) The reform agenda and the Washington Consensus (by John Williamson) 'Last-minute' warnings from Brussels to the acceding countries (by Sándor Richter) Slovenia's accession to the EU fiscal implications...

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...