The Economics of Transition

1993 - 2009

Edited by Philippe Aghion and Wendy Carlin

from The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Introduction pp. 625-628: Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
The East German wage structure after transition pp. 629-659: Robert Orlowski and Regina T. Riphahn
Active labour market policy in East Germany pp. 661-702: Michael Lechner and Conny Wunsch
Who stays, who goes, who returns? pp. 703-738: Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Matthias Schündeln
The role of social networks in determining migration and labour market outcomes pp. 739-767: Helmut Rainer and Thomas Siedler
How does entry regulation influence entry into self-employment and occupational mobility? pp. 769-802: Susanne Prantl and Alexandra Spitz-Oener

Oligarchs, political regime changes, and firm valuation pp. 411-438: Benjamin Maury and Eva Liljeblom
Non-linear finance-growth nexus pp. 439-466: Ho-Chuan Huang and Shu-Chin Lin
Structure and performance of the service sector in transition economies pp. 467-501: Ana Margarida Fernandes
Job creation, job destruction, labour mobility and wages in Poland, 1988-1998 pp. 503-530: John E. Jackson and Bogdan W. Mach
Privatization in Poland pp. 531-557: Gianni De Fraja and Barbara M. Roberts
Does international openness affect the productivity of local firms? pp. 559-586: Jože P. Damijan, José de Sousa and Olivier Lamotte
Investing back home pp. 587-623: Talip Kilic, Calogero Carletto, Benjamin Davis and Alberto Zezza

The political economy of corruption and the role of economic opportunities pp. 213-240: Kira Boerner and Christa Hainz
Regional unemployment and human capital in transition economies pp. 241-274: Stepan Jurajda and Katherine Terrell
How important is employment protection legislation for Foreign Direct Investment flows in Central and Eastern European countries? pp. 275-295: Markus Leibrecht and Johann Scharler
What explains persistent inflation differentials across transition economies? pp. 297-328: Felix Hammermann and Mark Flanagan
Profit-maximizing behaviour replaces social sanctions in urban microcredit markets pp. 329-349: Federica Calidoni and Alessandro Fedele
The informal economy and the growth of small enterprises in Russia pp. 351-376: Byung-Yeon Kim and Youngho Kang
Labour mobility during transition pp. 377-409: Sabine Bernabè and Marco Stampini

Fostering civil society to build institutions pp. 1-41: Peter Grajzl and Peter Murrell
Divestitures, privatization and corporate performance in emerging markets pp. 43-73: Jan Hanousek, Evzen Kocenda and Jan Svejnar
Are property rights enough? pp. 75-96: Barbara G. Katz and Joel Owen
Regional volatility in emerging countries pp. 97-119: Goohoon Kwon and Antonio Spilimbergo
The impact of Chinese monetary policy shocks on East and South-East Asia pp. 121-145: Tomasz Koluk and Aaron Nikolai Mehrotra
Women's employment, children and transition pp. 147-173: Elena Bardasi and Chiara Monfardini
Block trades and the benefits of control in Slovenia pp. 175-210: Aleksandra Gregoric and Cristina Vespro
Erratum pp. 211-212: Ricardo Hausmann and Bailey Klinger

Introduction pp. 583-584: Philippe Aghion and Johannes Wolfgang Fedderke
South African trade policy matters pp. 585-608: Lawrence Edwards and Robert Lawrence
South Africa's export predicament * pp. 609-637: Ricardo Hausmann and Bailey Klinger
South Africa: Macroeconomic challenges after a decade of success pp. 639-677: Jeffrey Alexander Frankel, Ben Smit and Federico Sturzenegger
Fiscal and monetary policy in a commodity-based economy pp. 679-713: Jeffrey Alexander Frankel, Ben Smit and Federico Sturzenegger
Why has unemployment risen in the New South Africa? pp. 715-740: Abhijit Banerjee, Sebastian Galiani, James Levinsohn, Zoë McLaren and Ingrid Woolard
Competition and productivity growth in South Africa pp. 741-768: Philippe Aghion, Matias Braun and Johannes Wolfgang Fedderke
Understanding South Africa's economic puzzles * pp. 769-797: Dani Rodrik

Who bears the cost of Russia's military draft? pp. 359-387: Michael Lokshin and Ruslan G. Yemtsov
The role of social capital in the labour market in China pp. 389-414: John Knight and Linda Yueh
Human capital externalities pp. 415-443: Alexander Muravyev
Does access to credit improve productivity? pp. 445-465: Roberta Gatti and Inessa Love
Productivity, innovation and convergence in Poland pp. 467-501: Marcin Kolasa
Determinants and consequences of soft budget constraints pp. 503-535: Céline Bignebat and Fabian Gouret
Political patronage in Ukrainian banking pp. 537-557: Christopher Baum, Mustafa Caglayan, Dorothea Schäfer and Oleksandr Talavera
The transmission of business cycles pp. 559-582: Michael John Artis, Jarko Fidrmuc and Johann Scharler

Growth, reform indicators and policy complementarities pp. 141-164: Jorge Braga De Macedo and Joaquim Oliveira Martins
Similarity in trade structures, integration and catching-up pp. 165-182: Luca De Benedictis and Lucia Tajoli
Foreign direct investment and exports pp. 183-197: Nguyen Thanh Xuan and Yuqing Xing
The changing demand for skills pp. 199-221: Simon Commander and Janos Kollo
The impact of China's millennium labour restructuring program on firm performance and employee earnings pp. 223-245: Xiao-yuan Dong and Lixin Colin Xu
Changing composition of human capital pp. 247-271: Byeongju Jeong, Michal Kejak and Viatcheslav Vinogradov
Firm wage differentiation in Eastern Germany pp. 273-292: Bernd Görzig, Martin Gornig and Axel Werwatz
Debt and corporate governance in emerging economies pp. 293-334: Jayati Sarkar and Subrata Sarkar
From transition to competition pp. 335-357: Astrid Cullmann and Christian von Hirschhausen

Symposium on Market Development and Inequality in China pp. 1-5: Ravi Kanbur, Yingyi Qian and Xiaobo Zhang
Resource abundance and regional development in China pp. 7-29: Xiaobo Zhang, Li Xing, Shenggen Fan and Xiaopeng Luo
China's regional income disparity pp. 31-58: Ding Lu
Trade, technology, and China's rising skill demand pp. 59-84: Bin Xu and Wei Li
Male-female wage discrimination in Chinese industry pp. 85-112: Liqin Zhang and Xiao-yuan Dong
Economic-social interaction in China pp. 113-139: Assar Lindbeck