UID:
edoccha_9958125488902883
Format:
xviii, 142 pages :
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illustrations (some color) ;
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26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-74471-9
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9786611744717
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0-8213-7539-3
Series Statement:
Europe and Central Asia Region
Content:
The study offers a unified perspective on what has driven productivity, economic integration, migration, employment and living standards in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, drawing on household budget surveys, enterprise surveys and special purpose firm level data sets.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Glossary; Overview; Figure 1 Firm Entry and Exit Contribute More to Productivity Growth in Transition Economies than in Industrial and Developing Economies; Figure 2 The Structure of Finance for Fixed Investment Is Maturing but Has Not Converged to That in Developed Economies; Figure 3 The Structure of Finance for Fixed Investment in Private Firms in Transition Economies Differs from Developed Market Economies, 2005
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Figure 4 The Difference in Structures of Finance between Private Firms in Transition Economies and Market Economies Is Due to Autonomous FactorsFigure 5 The Structure of Finance for Fixed Investment Is Similar in Privatized and De Novo Firms, 2005; Figure 6 Structure of Finance for De Novo Firms, 1999 and 2005; Figure 7 De Novo Firms Have Been a Strong Force for Job Creation; Figure 8 The Majority of the Poor Are Working Adults and Children; Figure 9 Foreign Direct Investment Helps EU New Member States Take Part in Producer-Driven Global Networks
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Figure 10 Migration in Southern Europe Evolved in a "Hump"PatternFigure 11 Populations in Many Transition Countries Are Shrinking; Figure 12 Some Net Senders of Migrants Will Become Net Receivers; 1 The Elements of Economic Growth; Figure 1.1 Average Annual Growth Rate in GDP per Capita and Its Components, 1998-2006; Box 1.1 Country Groups; Figure 1.2 Employment Rates: Early Transition, 1998 and 2006; PART I: INNOVATION; Figure 2.1 Sectoral Shares of Total Value Added
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Figure 2.2 Benchmarking Sectoral Employment in Eastern Europe and the CIS-Evolution over the Transition and Compared with Market Economy BenchmarksFigure 2.3 Sources of Productivity Growth in Developed, Transition, and Developing Economies; Figure 2.4 Contributions of Firm Entry and Exit to Productivity Growth; Figure 2.5 New Firm Labor Productivity; Figure 2.6 Survival Rates; Figure 2.7 Sources of Productivity Growth, Selected Countries; Figure 2.8 Incumbent Productivity Growth and the Contribution of Net Entry; Figure 2.9 Incumbent Productivity Growth and the Contribution of Net Entry
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Figure 2.10 Sectoral Wage Employment for the Poor and Nonpoor, Selected CountriesFigure 2.11 Sectoral Value Added per Worker; Figure 2.12 Factor Intensity and the Growth of Household Farms; Table 3.1 Market Structure-Number of Competitors; Table 3.2 Price Elasticity of Demand; Table 3.3 Importance of Foreign Competition; Table 3.4 Pressure from Foreign Competitors; Table 3.5 Pressure from Domestic Competitors; Table 3.6 Pressure from Customers; Figure 3.1 Financial Constraints; Figure 3.2 Regional Differences in Access to Finance; Table 3.7 Sources of Financing, 2004-05
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Figure 3.3 Evolution of Financing for Fixed Investment
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7538-5
Language:
English
