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Labor Market Flexibility in Central and East Europe
(2002-08-01)
I explore the extent to which insufficient labor market flexibility is an important factor causing Central and East European (CEE) economies to perform worse than they could and hence slowing down their readiness to enter ...
An Economic Perspective on Russia's Accession to the WTO
(2002-06-11)
Russia's application for accession to the WTO is currently in its final phases and may be completed by the end of 2003. In this context, this paper provides some background information on Russia's recent policy and ...
The Effects of Ownership Forms and Concentration on Firm Performance after Large-Scale Privatization
(2002-05-01)
We analyze the effect of ownership on post-privatization performance in a virtually complete population of medium and large firms privatized in a model large-scale privatization economy (Czech Republic). We reject the ...
Cross-Border Trading as a Mechanism for Capital Flight: ADRs and the Argentine Crisis
(2002-11-01)
This paper examines the surprising performance of the Argentine stock market in the midst of the country’s most recent financial crisis and the role played by ADRs in Argentine capital flight. Although Argentine investors ...