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The paper presents the Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (ULMS), which is one of the most widely used household and labor force surveys in Eastern Europe. It is based on a statistically representative sample of the Ukrainian population aged between 15 and 72 years, comprising about 4,000...
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Mali has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha, a shrub widely available throughout the country. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestically produced biodiesel. In this paper, we use a computable...
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In both developing and developed countries tourism is often regarded as an economic activity of immense significance creating thousands of jobs. However, calculations dealing with the economic nature of tourism are often derived from input-output models, which largely overstate its effects on...
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Large allocations for fuel subsidies have long put the Government of Malaysia’s budget under great strain. Using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, this paper evaluates the impact of fuel subsidy rationalization on sectoral output and employment. Employment is classified into...
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This study investigated the impact of infrastructure and human capital development on economic growth in transitional economies. It also explored whether the interaction between infrastructural and human capital development enhanced economic growth in the transitional economies. Although the...
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the EKC for developing transition economies of European Union, therefore, our results could make a significant …), energy use and urban population is investigated in the Transition Economies (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia … transition regression for these economies for 1993 – 2010 periods. As a result of study, the hypothesis of linearity was rejected …
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The purpose of this paper is to show the extent to which state interference in the economy affects the conditions of functioning for small and medium-sized enterprises in economies of the former eastern bloc which have already gone through the EU accession process. The data on SMEs’ situation...
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entrepreneurial indicators: new firm creation, incumbent firm survival, and overall firm stock. Findings reveal that while transition …
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This paper aims to explore the effect of financial innovation on economic growth in 28 transition countries from 2004 … commercial banks and non-commercial banks would result in higher economic growth in transition countries. In contrast, financial … for spurring economic growth in transition countries. …
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