The Economics of Transition

1993 - 2019

Current editor(s): 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 transition1 pp. 629-659: Robert Orlowski and Regina 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?1 pp. 769-802: Susanne Prantl and Alexandra Spitz‐Oener

Oligarchs, political regime changes, and firm valuation1 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 economies1 pp. 467-501: Ana Fernandes
Job creation, job destruction, labour mobility and wages in Poland, 1988–19981 pp. 503-530: John E. Jackson and Bogdan W. Mach
Privatization in Poland What was the government trying to achieve?1 pp. 531-557: Gianni De Fraja and Barbara Roberts
Does international openness affect the productivity of local firms? pp. 559-586: Joze Damijan, José De Sousa and Olivier Lamotte
Investing back home Return migration and business ownership in Albania1 pp. 587-623: Talip Kilic, Calogero Carletto, Benjamin Davis and Alberto Zezza

The political economy of corruption and the role of economic opportunities1 pp. 213-240: Kira Boerner and Christa Hainz
Regional unemployment and human capital in transition economies1 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?1 pp. 275-295: Markus Leibrecht and Johann Scharler
What explains persistent inflation differentials across transition economies?1 pp. 297-328: Felix Hammermann and Mark Flanagan
Profit‐maximizing behaviour replaces social sanctions in urban microcredit markets The case of Italian MAGs1 pp. 329-349: Federica Calidoni and Alessandro Fedele
The informal economy and the growth of small enterprises in Russia1 pp. 351-376: Byung-Yeon Kim and Youngho Kang
Labour mobility during transition Evidence from Georgia1 pp. 377-409: Sabine Bernabe and Marco Stampini

Fostering civil society to build institutions Why and when1 pp. 1-41: Peter Grajzl and Peter Murrell
Divestitures, privatization and corporate performance in emerging markets pp. 43-73: Jan Hanousek, Evžen Kočenda and Jan Svejnar
Are property rights enough? Re‐evaluating a big‐bang claim1 pp. 75-96: Barbara Katz and Joel Owen
Regional volatility in emerging countries The case of Russia1 pp. 97-119: Goohoon Kwon and Antonio Spilimbergo
The impact of Chinese monetary policy shocks on East and South‐East Asia1 pp. 121-145: Tomasz Koluk and Aaron Mehrotra
Women's employment, children and transition An empirical analysis for Poland1 pp. 147-173: Elena Bardasi and Chiara Monfardini
Block trades and the benefits of control in Slovenia1 pp. 175-210: Aleksandra Gregoric and Cristina Vespro
Erratum pp. 211-212: Ricardo Hausmann and Bailey Klinger

Introduction A symposium on fostering growth in South Africa pp. 583-584: Philippe Aghion and Johannes Fedderke
South African trade policy matters Trade performance and trade policy* 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 success1 pp. 639-677: Jeffrey Frankel, Ben Smit and Federico Sturzenegger
Fiscal and monetary policy in a commodity‐based economy1 pp. 679-713: Jeffrey Frankel, Ben Smit and Federico Sturzenegger
Why has unemployment risen in the New South Africa?1 pp. 715-740: Abhijit Banerjee, Sebastian Galiani, Jim Levinsohn, Zoë McLaren and Ingrid Woolard
Competition and productivity growth in South Africa pp. 741-768: Philippe Aghion, Matias Braun and Johannes 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 Yemtsov
The role of social capital in the labour market in China1 pp. 389-414: John Knight and Linda Yueh
Human capital externalities Evidence from the transition economy of Russia1 pp. 415-443: Alexander Muravyev
Does access to credit improve productivity? Evidence from Bulgaria1 pp. 445-465: Roberta Gatti and Inessa Love
Productivity, innovation and convergence in Poland1 pp. 467-501: Marcin Kolasa
Determinants and consequences of soft budget constraints An empirical analysis using enterprise‐level data in transition countries1 pp. 503-535: Céline Bignebat and Fabian Gouret
Political patronage in Ukrainian banking1 pp. 537-557: Christopher Baum, Mustafa Caglayan, Dorothea Schäfer and Oleksandr Talavera
The transmission of business cycles Implications for EMU enlargement1 pp. 559-582: Michael Artis, Jarko Fidrmuc and Johann Scharler

Growth, reform indicators and policy complementarities1 pp. 141-164: Jorge Braga de Macedo and Joaquim Oliveira Martins
Similarity in trade structures, integration and catching‐up1 pp. 165-182: Luca De Benedictis and Lucia Tajoli
Foreign direct investment and exports The experiences of Vietnam1 pp. 183-197: Xuan Nguyen and Yuqing Xing
The changing demand for skills Evidence from the transition1 pp. 199-221: Simon Commander and Janos Kollo
The impact of China's millennium labour restructuring program on firm performance and employee earnings1 pp. 223-245: Xiao-yuan Dong and Lixin Xu
Changing composition of human capital The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland1 pp. 247-271: Byeongju Jeong, Michal Kejak and Viatcheslav Vinogradov
Firm wage differentiation in Eastern Germany A non‐parametric analysis of the wage spread pp. 273-292: Bernd Görzig, Martin Gornig and Axel Werwatz
Debt and corporate governance in emerging economies Evidence from India1 pp. 293-334: Jayati Sarkar and Subrata Sarkar
From transition to competition Dynamic efficiency analysis of Polish electricity distribution companies1 pp. 335-357: Astrid Cullmann and Christian Hirschhausen

Symposium on Market development and inequality in China1 pp. 1-5: Ravi Kanbur, Yingyi Qian and Xiaobo Zhang
Resource abundance and regional development in China1 pp. 7-29: Xiaobo Zhang, Li Xing, Shenggen Fan and Xiaopeng Luo
China's regional income disparity An alternative way to think of the sources and causes1 pp. 31-58: Ding Lu
Trade, technology, and China's rising skill demand1 pp. 59-84: Bin Xu and Wei Li
Male–female wage discrimination in Chinese industry Investigation using firm‐level data1 pp. 85-112: Liqin Zhang and Xiao-yuan Dong
Economic–social interaction in China1 pp. 113-139: Assar Lindbeck