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The transformation of Eastern Europe

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I. The Gap between Western and Eastern Europe 3 II. The Starting Conditions 4 III. Three Major Areas of Reforms 6 IV. The Restructuring and Privatization of Firms 9 V. The J-Curve of Output and Employment 14 VI. Sequencing 16 VII. Integrating the New Market Economies into the European Economic Space 20 Appendix 25 References 26

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  • Siebert, Horst, 1991. "The transformation of Eastern Europe," Kiel Discussion Papers 163, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    2. Falk, Martin & Raiser, Martin & Brauer, Holger, 1996. "Making sense of the J-curve: Capital utilisation, output, and total factor productivity in Polish industry 1990-1993," Kiel Working Papers 723, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    19. Raiser, Martin, 1992. "Soft budget constraints: An institutional interpretation of stylised facts in economic transformation in Central Eastern Europe," Kiel Working Papers 549, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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