Download or read book Labor and Product Markets in Czechoslovakia and the Ex GDR written by Michael C. Burda and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Armenian Labor Market in Transition written by Milan Vodopivec and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The East German Economy 1945 2010 written by Hartmut Berghoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By many measures, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had the strongest economy in the Eastern bloc and was one of the most important industrial nations worldwide. Nonetheless, the economic history of the GDR has been primarily discussed as a failure when compared with the economic success of the Federal Republic and is often cited as one of the pre-eminent examples of central planning's deficiencies. This volume analyzes both the successes and failures of the East German economy. The contributors consider the economic history of East Germany within its broader political, cultural and social contexts. Rather than limit their perspective to the period of the GDR's existence, the essays additionally consider the decades before 1945 and the post-1990 era. Contributors also trace the present and future of the East German economy and suggest possible outcomes.
Download or read book Employment Policy in Transition written by Regina T. Riphahn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historically unique experiment is about to enter its second decade - German unification. Early hopes for a rapid and smooth economic transformation soon turned out to be overly optimistic. Despite massive financial transfers, the political promise of a "blooming landscape" remains a vision. Actual developments have left deep scars on the labor market, and the effects will be felt for decades to come. Was this outcome to be expected, perhaps even inevitable? What went wrong, and what were the available options? Or is the current state of Eastern German labor market in fact better than is commonly assumed?
Download or read book Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2001 written by William C. Brainard and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues.BPEA 2: 2001Contents include: ¡°Why Doesn¡¯t the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?¡±Alberto Alesina and Edward Glaeser (Harvard University) and Bruce Sacerdote (Dartmouth College)¡°From Reunification to Economic Integration: Productivity and the Labor Market in Eastern Germany¡±Michael C. Burda (Humboldt University, Berlin) and Jennifer Hunt (University of Montreal)¡°The Great Recession: Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Japan¡± Kenneth N. Kuttner (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Adam S. Posen (Institute for International Economics)¡°The Consumption Risk of the Stock Market¡±Jonathan A. Parker (Princeton University)
Download or read book East German Productivity and the Transition to the Market Economy written by D. M. W. N. Hitchens and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the first application to a former communist bloc economy of the technique of detailed matched plant comparisons. It is of special note that the factory visits to East German plants occurred close to the start of the German monetary and economic union. As such, the authors have been able to elucidate both the performance of firms under the previous planning system and the beginnings of the transition to the market economy. Careful benchmark measures of the level of productivity in east German plants compared to counterparts in West Germany are provided (in June 1990 and June 1991). Rates of growth of output per head are indicated and sources of previous and likely future improvements reviewed. The competitive strengths and weaknesses of the firms are discussed. Attention is also given to such factors as product standards, the impact of environmental regulation, switches from Eastern European to Western markets and the suitability of premises. Firms which are judged as likely to survive the transition to the market economy are identified and further examined. The explanations of the East German firms' comparatively low level of productivity are considered; particularly the role of physical and human capital. Various aspects of the machine stock are described; e.g. comparative age, level of technology, country of origin, balance, appropriateness, viability (given various levels of labour costs) and ease of maintenance. The number and quality of skilled persons at various levels of hierarchy are measured. The strategies adopted to supplement East German skills with West German know-how are described. Implications for industrial and regional policy in Germany are drawn. There is also an attempt to apply lessons to other low productivity economies in Eastern Europe and in the EC (particular attention is given in this respect to the case of Northern Ireland).
Download or read book The East German Economy 1945 2010 written by Hartmut Berghoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume consider the economic history of East Germany within its broader political, cultural and social contexts.
Download or read book Current Economics and Politics of ex Czechoslovakia written by Jiří Křovák and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Czechoslovakia, at the strategic center of Europe's heartland, first underwent the famous 'velvet' revolution and subsequently split into two. Its eventual destiny is probably a leading indicator of the direction the 21st century will take. If the post-Cold War era has even the slightest chance to bring with it the lasting peace which so completely evaded the 20th century, the countries of the former Eastern Europe must become full and equal partners with the former Western Countries. Yet, the former Western countries have been generally less than enthusiastic about this idea so far. Current Economics and Politics of (ex-) Czechoslovakia details the crunching economic and political forces exploding in the center of Europe. The contributors present in-depth analyses which constitute essential reading.
Download or read book Financial and Enterprise Restructuring in Emerging Market Economies written by Mr.Timothy D. Lane and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines alternative approaches to building sound financial structures in emerging market economies. The foremost task is to resolve the bad loan problem and to recapitalize insolvent state banks. By restoring an incentive for banks to price accurately the risks of new lending, this effort would be an important first step in strengthening financial control. However, we argue that this endeavor is only part of the task at hand; the remainder is to provide financing that facilitates the economic restructuring of SOEs. A comprehensive strategy may involve combining discipline derived from enforcing existing loans to SOEs with adequate funding for new forms of ownership, including financing for enterprise sell-offs and leasing.
Download or read book Central and East European Labour Markets in Transition written by Wolfgang Franz and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the period from 1989 to 1994.
Download or read book Wage Determination in Czechoslovakia written by Alena Buchtíková and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Sound Finance in Emerging Market Economies written by Mr.Timothy D. Lane and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1994-06-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12 papers in this book, edited by Gerard Caprio, David Folkerts-Landau, and Timothy D. Lane, explore issues in building a financial structure suitable for economies in transition. They cover for main topics: the problem of old and new debts; the development of a sound and efficient payment system; the establishment of an appropriate financial structure; and the importance of credit in the development of the the real economy.
Download or read book The Slovenian Labor Market in Transition written by Milan Vodopivec and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To stimulate the efficient reallocation of labor, transitional economies should direct resources away from programs to preserve jobs and into programs to create new jobs; allow for flexible determination of relative wages but retain incomes policy; and build support for reform by promoting cooperation among parties involved in collective bargaining.
Download or read book International Finance written by Dilip Das and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated fourth edition, author Maurice Levi successfully integrates both the micro and macro aspects of international finance. He sucessfully explores managerial issues and focuses on problems arising from financial trading relations between nations, whilst covering key topics such as: * organization of foreign exchange markets * determination of exchange rates * the fundamental principles of international finance * foreign exchange risk and exposure * fixed and flexible exchange rates. This impressive new edition builds and improves upon the popular style and structure of the original. With new data, improved pedagogy, and coverage of all of the main developments in international finance over the last few years, this book will prove essential reading for students of economics and business.
Download or read book Competitiveness of Industry in the Czech Republic and Hungary written by D. M. W. N. Hitchens and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a macroeconomic comparison amongst Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The German studies demonstrate a rapid transition to the market economy in East Gemany, with inflows of capital from West Germany; Hungary proves a case of lower adjustment; and the Czech Republic is somewhere in between.
Download or read book International Finance written by Dilip Das and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated fourth edition, author Maurice Levi successfully integrates both the micro and macro aspects of international finance. He sucessfully explores managerial issues and focuses on problems arising from financial trading relations between nations, whilst covering key topics such as: * organization of foreign exchange markets * determination of exchange rates * the fundamental principles of international finance * foreign exchange risk and exposure * fixed and flexible exchange rates. This impressive new edition builds and improves upon the popular style and structure of the original. With new data, improved pedagogy, and coverage of all of the main developments in international finance over the last few years, this book will prove essential reading for students of economics and business.
Download or read book Social Security Pension Reform in Europe written by Martin Feldstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Security in the United States and in Europe is at a critical juncture. Through the essays assembled in Social Security Pension Reform in Europe, Martin Feldstein and Horst Siebert, along with a number of distinguished contributors, discuss the challenges facing Social Security reform in the aging societies of Europe. A remarkable range of European nations—Germany, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Hungary—have implemented or are about to implement mixed Social Security systems that combine a traditional defined benefit of the pay-as-you-go system with an individual retirement account defined contribution of a capital-funded system. The essays here highlight the problems that the European pension reform process faces and how it differs from that of the United States. This timely volume will significantly enrich the debate on pension reform worldwide.
