Monthly Report No. 12/2017

Vasily Astrov, Edward Bbaale, Leon Podkaminer and Oliver Reiter

No 2017-12, wiiw Monthly Reports from The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw

Abstract: Graph of the month Gross domestic product, real growth in %, average 2012-2016 (p. 1) Opinion corner Do trade imbalances affect economic growth? (by Leon Podkaminer, pp. 2-4) Trade effects of EU integration arrangements in the Western Balkan countries (by Oliver Reiter, pp. 5-8) Corruption and firm-level productivity greasing or sanding effect? (by Edward Bbaale, pp. 9-15) Kyrgyzstan suffering from ‘Dutch disease’? (by Vasily Astrov, pp. 16-21) Recommended reading (p. 22) New wiiw Handbook of Statistics (p. 23) Statistical Annex Monthly and quarterly statistics for Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 24-45)

Keywords: economic growth; international trade; trade imbalances; balance-of-payments crises; EU accession; Stabilisation and Association Agreements; trade liberalisation; productivity; corruption; red tape; labour migration and remittances; external competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages including 4 Tables and 32 Figures
Date: 2017-12
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