Gravity or dummies? The limits of identification in gravity estimations

Estimation of the gravity model is presented

By Hornok, C., 2012

Produced by: Central European University (CEU), Hungary

Themes: Globalization and Trade, International Affairs, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth

Technological dynamics and social capability: Comparing U.S. States and European Nations

Comparison of technological capability of U.S. and European countries

By Srholec, M., 2012

Produced by: Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and the Economics Institute (CERGE-EI), Prague

Countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA

Themes: Labor & Social Protections, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth

Political competition and policy choices: The evidence from agricultural protection

An empirical analysis of the role of political competition in determining the level of agricultural protection

By Falkowski, J.; Olper, A., 2012

Produced by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, Warsaw University

Countries: Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain

Themes: Agriculture, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth

Rewarding Idleness

A theoretical model of organizational response to the career concerns of agents who have private information on the profitability of different tasks is developed

By Canidio, A.; Gall, T., 2012

Produced by: Central European University (CEU), Hungary

Themes: Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Private Sector Development

The determinants of long-run inequality

Modelling skill-biased technological change on long-run inequality using a theoretical model where the supply of skilled and unskilled workers, the cost of education, and credit rationing are endogenous

By Canidio, A., 2012

Produced by: Central European University (CEU), Hungary

Themes: Education and Training, Environment and Climate Change, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Poverty & Inequality

The distribution of monopolistic markups in the Polish economy

The paper presents a set of up-to date estimates of monopolistic markups for the Polish economy

By Hagemejer, J.; Popowski, P., 2012

Produced by: National Bank of Poland

Countries: Poland

Themes: Macroeconomics and Economic Growth

Regional disparities in Slovenia

Regional gaps in per capita household disposable income have declined because of higher transfers to the poorest regions in Slovenia

By Banerjee, B.; Jesenko, M; Grm, K., 2012

Produced by: Bank of Slovenia

Countries: Slovenia

Themes: Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Private Sector Development

Life (Dis)satisfaction and the decision to migrate: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Theoretical model and empirical analysis of the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to migrate is presented

By , O., 2012

Produced by: Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and the Economics Institute (CERGE-EI), Prague

Countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom

Themes: Development Finance & Aid Effectiveness, Education and Training, Environment and Climate Change, Labor & Social Protections, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Migration, Private Sector Development, Urban Development and the Global South