Publications

This brief looks at the pension reform challenges facing Russia and Ukraine. It specifically looks at how delays in economic transition and an aging population add to these challenges.chevron_right

This brief discusses the shadow economy of Russia and Ukraine which accounts for around 30‐40 per cent of the total employment. The author looks at the implications of this shadow economy and also ana...chevron_right

This brief discusses the business cycle, the global financial crisis and the future of oil markets.chevron_right

Based on the European Commission's conceptual framework linking the quality of public finances and economic growth, this study examines the conditions under which the Mediterranean partner countries o...chevron_right

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 led to a renewed increase in government deficits and debts in many EU countries, causing a full-fledged fiscal crisis in Greece and severe fiscal pressures in other e...chevron_right

The importance of new firm creation in the post-Communist economies of East Central Europe has been subject to extensive research. This paper focuses on an area of entrepreneurship which has receive...chevron_right

The importance of new firm creation in the post-Communist economies of East Central Europe has been subject to extensive research. This paper focuses on an area of entrepreneurship which has receive...chevron_right

The importance of new firm creation in the post-Communist economies of East Central Europe has been subject to extensive research. This paper focuses on an area of entrepreneurship which has receive...chevron_right

The paper examines the economic implications of Belarus' participation in the newly created EURASEC Customs Union. The results of the calculations show that after the introduction of a common external...chevron_right

The economy is going through a soft patch. Unemployment increased due to this and seasonal factors, but started rapidly falling in April. Macroeconomic balances mostly improved in the 1Q10. A lot of s...chevron_right

Emerging market economies were major beneficiaries of the economic boom before 2007. More recently, they have become victims of the global financial crisis. Their future development depends, to a larg...chevron_right

The impact of innovation on firm performance has been a matter of significant interest to economists and policy makers for decades. Although innovation is generally regarded as a means of improving th...chevron_right

This paper assesses the Greek bail-out. Based on a political economic, game-theoretic model analysis, the authors suggest that the EMU’s institutional design could be improved by establishing ‘exit ru...chevron_right

This paper addresses the issue of the gender pay gap in the formal and informal labor markets in Poland. The authors verify the hypothesis that a gender pay gap exists in informal work and compare thi...chevron_right

This paper uses the example of Poland to examine the economic and political challenges of joining the eurozone. After reviewing the economic developments since the pre-accession period and assessing e...chevron_right