ISBN 9536030-29-2
Editorial Board: Željko Lovrinčević, Andrea Mervar, Dubravko Mihaljek, Mustafa Nušinović, Sonja Radas, Nenad Starc, Sandra Švaljek and Ivan Teodorović.
Publisher: The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
Publication Date: 2005
CONTENTS
Economic Reforms and Corruption in Transition Countries
Jelena Budak and Rajeev Goel
Postcommunist Judicial System: The Deep-rooted Difficulties in Overcoming Communist Legacies - With Special Regard to Croatia
Bruno Schönfelder
Evaluating Macroeconomic Strategies with a Calibrated Model
Péter Benczúr, András Simon and Viktor Várpalotai
The Stability and Growth Pact from the Perspective of the New EU Member States
Gábor Orbán and György Szapáry
Fiscal Implications of the Aging Population in Croatia
Sandra Švaljek
The Determinants of Wages in Croatia: Evidence from Earnings Regressions
Danijel Nestić
Human Capital and Unemployment in Transition Economies: The Case of Kosovo
Avdullah Hoti
Deposit Interest Rates, Asset Risk and Bank Failure in Croatia
Evan Kraft and Tomislav Galac
Household Wealth in New Europe: Towards the EU
Debora Revoltella and Fabio Mucci
Monetary Policy in Real-Time Situations: The Relevance of Simple Instrument Rules
Heinz Glück and Stefan P. Schleicher
External Balances, Capital Flows, and Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
Keynote speaker: Dubravko Mihaljek
Comparison of the Structure and Development of International Trade Within the Framework of EU Enlargement: The Case of Croatia
Goran Buturac, Željko Lovrinčević and Ivan Teodorović
Capital Flows to Transition Economies: Implications for Investment
Željko Lovrinčević, Zdravko Marić and Davor Mikulić
Central and Eastern Europe in the EU Innovation System: Asset or Liability?
Keynote speaker: Slavo Radošević
Innovation Policy in Croatia: the First 10 Years
Jadranka Švarc
Innovation in Croatian Enterprises: Preliminary Findings from Community Innovation Survey
Domagoj Račić, Sonja Radas and Edo Rajh
Patenting Activity for Innovation Capacity Building Process in Selected Central and East European Countries
Đuro Kutlača
Foreign Business-led Mobility for Upgrading the Flow of Knowledge (New Measure and the Hungarian Experience)
Annamaria Inzelt
Competitiveness of Companies and Sectors on the Road to the European Union
Keynote speaker: Bruce L. Jaffee
Business Groups in Russia: Internal Organisation and Innovation Strategies
Svetlana Avdasheva
Stock Ownership and Corporate Control as Determinants of Company Modernization: The Case of Russia
Tatiana G. Dolgopyatova
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investments on Export Competitiveness of Companies and Sectors: the Case of Baltic States
Malgorzata Runevic
The European Economic Space: the Governance of Industrial and Knowledge Networks in Medium Technology Sectors
Keynote speaker: Riccardo Cappellin
The Spatial Dimensions of Development in Croatia – from Theory to Policy Vacuum
Željka Kordej De Villa, Ivana Rašić Bakarić, Nenad Starc, Paul Stubbs, Marijana Sumpor and Jelena Šišinački
The Possible Economic Effects of EU Policy Funds Inflow to Croatia
Branko Grčić, Željko Mrnjavac and Blanka Petković
Monetary Transmission Mechanisms in Transition Economies
Maruška Čenić
Minimum Mean Variance Portfolio of Croatian Stocks
Tanja Broz and Tomislav Ridzak
Well-being and EU Integration
Dávid Takács
The Impact of Bank Ownership on Balance of Payments Through the Income Account in Croatia
Sunčana Slijepčević and Zrinka Živković
The Analysis of Profit and Cost Centres in the Value Chain – A Case of the Croatian Wood Manufacturing Company
Mihaela Grubišić and Gorana Roje