Russian population about the transition process and the role of the state compared to that of free markets. We find that about … one half of Russian population is disappointed with transition and a large majority is in favor of high state regulation …

The transition to market-based economic systems in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet … structural change in the transition economies and simulate the path of adjustment from central planning. We then analyse data …

-income consumers in transition countries. While the available data is incomplete, the paper finds that affordability is a problem for …

explanations why unemployment is high during transition in countries of Central and Eastern Europe the role of unemployment and the … fiscal problems due to unemployment is discussed within a model of economies of transition. The model highlights the …

The transition from socialism to capitalism in former socialist economies is one of the main economic events of the … research in transition shows not only that institutions matter but also how their evolution toward higher efficiency depends on … initial conditions and on sustained political support. Unlike early policy literature on transition economics, which focused …

The paper analyzes the incidence, the severity and the determinants of household poverty in Ukraine during transition … in transition, including the relatively low importance of unemployment and the existence of poverty even among households … with employment. Poverty determinants change over time in line with the experience of transition and restructuring. …

This paper considers a simple model of economic transition to analyse the dynamics of preferences over economic policy … the early stages of the transition, the private sector expands at a rate that is lower than the rate at which the state … subsidy to the state sector, which has the effect of slowing down the transition. The analysis focuses on the dynamic …

East Germany remains unique among the transition economies. Soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it became … well as local capacities. Third, the Kohl government's policy towards East German transition, driven by short …

China’s reform worked and produced some of the most impressive growth in the largest developing and transition economy … developing and transition economy that has great growth potential, it is not enough to study the conventional ‘best … initial conditions and to function as stepping stones in the transition toward the goal. Underlying China’s reform is a serial …