Structural changes in Central and Eastern European economies: Breaking news or breaking the ice?

Economic Change and Restructuring

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 85-103

  Égert, Balázs ^a   Jiménez Rodríguez, Rebeca ^b   Koženda, Eočen ^c   Morales Zumaquero, Amalia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries; Multiple structural breaks; Volatility

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXCHANGE RATE; INFLATION; LABOR MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 35448951753     PISSN: 15739414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-007-9021-5     Document Type: Article

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