Benchmarking Structural Change in Transition

Martin Raiser, Mark Schaffer () and Johannes Schuchhardt

No 3820, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: The transition to market-based economic systems in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union involve fundamental shifts in the allocation of resources, and deep changes in the structure of production and employment. This Paper uses a simple model of economic development and structural change with technology spillovers to benchmark structural change in the transition economies and simulate the path of adjustment from central planning. We then analyse data from 10 accession candidates and 12 CIS countries to measure the progress in structural change that has taken place thus far and to assess the further structural changes that should be expected, with particular attention to the implications for accession.

Keywords: adjustment; structural change; transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O14 O40 P20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-03
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