Market Reform and Infrastructure Development in Transition Economies

Banking reform and development in transition economies [EBRD - Working papers]

While development of sound, market-oriented banking systems is fundamental to the transition, bank intermediation remains stunted after a decade or more of reform. This paper examines the impact of banking and enterprise reforms and other factors on banking development in transition economies at both the aggregate level and that of individual banks. A unique contribution of the paper is the ana...

Restructuring infrastructure in transition economies

FDI and Local Financial Market Development in Oil Exporting and Importing Emerging Economies: VAR Panel Approach

The literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has advanced several explanations of the links between financial market developments and FDI inflows across developing as well as developed countries. Empirical literature show that financial market development reduces informational frictions and improves resource allocation more efficiently. Also, financial systems are important for both produc...

ThE REfoRm of SociaL PRoTEcTion SySTEmS in mixEd maRkET EconomiES

Cet article analyse la réforme des systèmes de protection sociale dans deux pays méditerranéens, prenant comme point de départ le modèle des variétés du capitalisme. Son but est de démontrer l’intérêt d’une méthode intégrant les différentes approches à l’étude de l’État providence. Prenant comme point de départ la capacité limitée des théories existantes pour expliquer la dynamique de réforme d...

Safety Nets in Transition Economies: Toward a Reform Strategy

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