Publications

This paper analyzes key issues in energy trade and cooperation between the EU and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS). The first section examines the oil demand trends and for...chevron_right

This study evaluates the effects of potential measures to open trade between CIS and the EU. First, it considers a general background to the production and trade structure of the EU and the CIS. Furth...chevron_right

This paper presents a better understanding of the main bottlenecks in reforming a vast in-kind benefits system typical for many countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). The paper focuses on issues ...chevron_right

The paper analyzes the implementation of the European internal market and east-west integration. First, it describes economic growth patterns in Europe, using data at the regional level for 1995-2005....chevron_right

This paper discusses the current and potential role of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in economic reforms in the countries of the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood. It starts by reviewing the eviden...chevron_right

This paper estimates the influence of changing commodity prices on the nominal and real exchange rates and analyzes the extent to which endowment in natural resources influences long-run growth in the...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the effect of the EU enlargement process on income convergence among regions in the EU and in the EU's eastern neighbourhood. First, the pattern of income distribution across regio...chevron_right

This paper analyzes diverse indicators of Ukrainian economy. Specifically, it examines the relationships between economic growth and several macroeconomic aggregates. Additionally, it develops an ear...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the various challenges facing European integration as a result of the global financial crisis. First it provides an overview of the potential challenges and policy traps which the ...chevron_right

This paper shows the differences in innovation patterns among manufacturing firms operating in low- and high-technology sectors in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Innovation is thereby assumed...chevron_right

This paper employs regression statistical analysis to examine foreign subsidiary performance and market efficiency, using firm-level data from Poland's manufacturing sector. It explores how and why fo...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the relationship between innovations and employment in Poland at the firm level. The author looks at three dimensions of this relationship: innovations and job creation, innovation...chevron_right

This paper provides the quantitative estimate of the potential growth bonus for CIS countries, and in particular EU’s eastern neighbors. It combines results of econometric studies on the impact of ins...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the costs and benefits of institutional harmonization and its application to the European integration process. First, it provides an overview of various forms of economic integrati...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the demographic and economic consequences of endogenous migrations flows from a global perspective. It first estimates the determinants of migration in an econometric model and sho...chevron_right