This paper presents a conceptual framework for investigation of the factors influencing the
failure of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as the level of their recovery. Based …

This paper's interest lies in the environmental pressures of the European Union (EU). EU
membership requires a series of economic and political changes that should impact a …

Drawing upon a large scale comparative data-set we explore the preferred approaches to
managerial compensation pursued by organizations operating in the Central and Eastern …

This study assesses the effectiveness of the Slovenian subsidy program introduced in 2009
on household decisions for energy-efficient building retrofits. A discrete choice regression …

Purpose Using various macro-level measures of economic and political performance
Shleifer and Treisman (2005) and Treisman (2014) call Russia a “normal country” implying …

Academic debate on a transition strategy for former socialist economies continues even a
quarter century after the collapse of the communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the …

We examine the effect of natural resource exports on economic performance during the
1996–2010 period in the 15 independent countries that formerly comprised the Soviet …

From a theoretical perspective, the link between the speed and scope of rapid labor
reallocation and productivity growth or income inequality is ambiguous. Do reallocations …

Transition countries differed widely in the extent to which they implemented market reforms.
This paper empirically investigates the role of culture as a potential determinant of market …

Building on the previously investigated macro-sociological models which analyze the
consequences of economic development, income inequality, and international migration on …