The Economics of Transition

1999 - 2009

Edited by Philippe Aghion and Wendy Carlin

from The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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2009, volume 17, issue 2

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

Stepán 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

2009, volume 17, issue 1

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

2008, volume 16, issue 4

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

2008, volume 16, issue 3

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

2008, volume 16, issue 2

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

2008, volume 16, issue 1

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

2007, volume 15, issue 2

Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders pp. 181-209

Tra Thi Thu Pham and Robert Lensink

Trade liberalization and institutional reforms pp. 211-255

Angela Cheptea

The supply of and demand for accounting information pp. 257-283

Igor Goncharov and Jochen Zimmermann

Microeconomic determinants of acquisitions of Eastern European banks by Western European banks pp. 285-308

Gleb Lanine and Rudi Vander Vennet

Channels of restructuring in privatized Czech companies pp. 309-339

Jana P. Fidrmuc

Returns to schooling in Kazakhstan pp. 341-364

Reza (Gholamreza) Arabsheibani and Altay Mussurov

Wages in a growing Russia pp. 365-392

Elena Kazakova

The role of banks in the Czech monetary policy transmission mechanism pp. 393-428

Anca Pruteanu-Podpiera

2007, volume 15, issue 1

Origin and concentration pp. 1-31

Jan Hanousek, Evžen Kočenda and Jan Svejnar

Computer adoption and returns in transition pp. 33-56

Yemisi Kuku, Peter Orazem and Rajesh Singh

Educational inputs and outcomes before the transition from communism * pp. 57-76

John Beirne and Nauro F. Campos

A macroeconomic model of Russian transition pp. 77-107

Serguey Braguinsky and Roger B. Myerson

Incentive contracts and bank performance pp. 109-124

Hongbin Li, Scott Rozelle and Li-An Zhou

Foreign direct investment, regional market conditions and regional development pp. 125-151

Mei Wen

Risk insurance in a transition economy pp. 153-173

Delphine M. Irac and Camelia Minoiu

"The Welfare State in the European Union: Economic and Social Perspectives" by Pierre Pestieau pp. 175-178

Alain Trannoy

2007, volume 15

Symposium on pp. 429-432

Erik Berglöf and Sarmistha Pal

Ownership structure and investment finance in transition economies pp. 433-460

Igor Filatotchev, Natalia Isachenkova and Tomasz Marek Mickiewicz

Debt financing, soft budget constraints, and government ownership pp. 461-481

Lihui George Tian and Saul Estrin

Collective relationship banking and private information monitoring in Korea pp. 483-504

Yoonhee Tina Chang

Fire the manager to improve performance? pp. 505-533

Jana P. Fidrmuc and Jan Fidrmuc

How does ownership structure affect capital structure and firm value? pp. 535-573

Nigel L. Driffield, Vidya Mahambare and Sarmistha Pal

Did political constraints bind during transition? pp. 575-601

Orla Doyle and Patrick Paul Walsh

The export intensity of foreign affiliates in transition economies pp. 603-624

Jørgen Ulff-Møller Nielsen and Konrad Pawlik

The Law-Growth Nexus: The Rule of Law and Economic Development by Kenneth W. Dam pp. 625-627

Paul G. Hare

The brain drain, 'educated unemployment', human capital formation, and economic betterment pp. 629-660

C. Simon Fan and Oded Stark

Methods of privatization and economic growth in transition economies pp. 661-683

John Bennett, Saul Estrin and Giovanni Urga

Patrilocality and human capital accumulation pp. 685-705

Louise Anne Grogan

Does transition make you happy? pp. 707-731

Peter Sanfey and Utku Teksoz

The Polish wage inequality explosion pp. 733-758

Andrew Thomas Newell and Mieczysław Wacław Socha

Employment fluctuations and dynamics of the aggregate average wage in Poland, 1996-2003 pp. 759-779

Michał Myck, Leszek Morawski and Jerzy Mycielski

Does distance matter in spillover? pp. 781-805

László Halpern and Balazs Murakozy

Do good governance provisions shelter investors from contagion? pp. 807-824

Anete Pajuste

Does political disintegration lead to trade disintegration? pp. 825-843

José de Sousa and Olivier Lamotte

Capital accumulation during the transition from plan to market pp. 845-868

Rumen Dobrinsky