Articles in books
- 'International Trade and Economic Diversification: Patterns and Policies in the Transition Economies' (by Michael Landesmann), in: Rob Vos (ed), Globalization and economic diversification, The United Nations series on development, Bloomsbury Acad., London, 2011, pp. 61-105
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Monthly Report No. 2/2009 (by Gabor Hunya, Michael Landesmann and Leon Podkaminer) wiiw Monthly Report No. 2, February 2009 34 pages including 12 Tables and 2 Figures DETAILS The Republic of Moldova: short-lived recovery (by G. Hunya, pp. 1-9) Keywords: Moldova, economic policy, economic transition Countries covered: Moldova Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Patterns of international trade diversification in the transition economies (by M. Landesmann, pp. 10-16) Keywords: trade diversification, transition economies, competition Countries covered: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...more |
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International Trade and Economic Diversification: Patterns and Policies in the Transition Economies (by Michael Landesmann) wiiw Research Report No. 350, December 2008 87 including 17 Tables and 18 Figures DETAILS & BUY This report counter-poses the patterns of trade specialization and trade diversification of two groups of economies: the new member states of the European Union, NMS, and the follower countries of the Soviet Union, the NIS (Newly Independent States). It is shown that the NIS export structures are characterized by an exceptionally high degree of concentration and a very strong specialization in trade with the EU (towards fuel, metals, and - for a sub-group of NIS economies - labour-intensive commodities). The NMS economies show a much more diversified export structure, there is more evidence fo...more |
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Monthly Report No. 3/2007 (by Garbis Iradian, Thomas I. Palley and Julia Wörz) wiiw Monthly Report No. 3, March 2007 DETAILS Net outward investment position of the new member states (by Julia Wörz, pp. 1-9) Countries covered:Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia Topics: Foreign Direct Investment Sources of growth in the CIS (by Garbis Iradian, pp. 10-18) Countries covered:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy The troubling economics and politics of the US trade deficit (by Thomas I. Palley, pp. 19-22...more |
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Rapid Growth in the CIS: Is It Sustainable? (by Garbis Iradian) wiiw Research Report No. 336, February 2007 81 pages including 24 Tables and 11 Figures DETAILS & BUY This paper analyses some of the main factors behind the recent rapid growth in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the prospects for its continuation. Two approaches are used. The first approach uses growth accounting exercises to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of all transition economies and compare them with other fast-growing economies. The second approach uses panel regression to estimate the determinants of per capita and TFP growth for 90 countries. Both short-run and long run coefficients are estimated using fixed effects, random effects, and two stage ...more |
