Browsing by Keywords "Transition"
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Central bank independence and economic performance in eastern Europe
(Elsevier BV, 2001)Following the breakdown of central planning by the early 1990s, transition economies faced varying measures of the need for economic restructuring and stabilisation. This paper examines both the trends in economic performance ... -
The effects of transition and political instability on foreign direct investment inflows: Central Europe and the Balkans
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2006)This paper examines the effects of transition and of political instability on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the transition economies of Central Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans. We find that FDI flows to ... -
Fiscal convergence in the European Union
(Elsevier BV, 2008)We empirically examine the fiscal convergence of the recent ten European Union (EU) members using the Maastricht fiscal convergence criteria. We test for absolute beta and sigma convergence of the new members in comparison ... -
Highly conducting lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophases of pluronics (P65, P85, P103, and P123) and hydrated lithium salts (LiCl and LiNO3)
(American Chemical Society, 2014)Demand for ionically conducting materials, as membranes and electrodes, is one of the driving forces of current research in chemistry, physics, and engineering. The lithium ion is a key element of these materials, and its ... -
Pilgrims to the Eurozone: how far, how fast?
(Elsevier BV, 2006)In our analysis, we re-examine the nominal and real convergence of all recent 10 European Union (EU) members to EU standards. Testing for monetary convergence has significant implications for interim optimal exchange rate ...