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    FDI-based development model for Hungary – new challenges?

    Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, 2003
    The successful and smooth transition in Hungary and the consequent economic growth in the country are mainly a result of its government’s economic policy focused on the stimulation of foreign direct investment (FDI). According to the author, after the 1990s, however, the potential of the FDI-based growth model looks like it's reaching its saturation limits.
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    WTO/GATS and economic development: key to "the new economy"

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
    This report outlines the programme on WTO/GATS and Economic Development which is part of a Strategic Institute Programme at CMI on Producer Services.The WTO/GATS programme covers three main issues:the adoption of information technology and its impact on supply chain managementthe impact of trade liberalisation (financial services, telecommunications and energy services in particular
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    The determinants of liberalisation of FDI policy in developing countries: a cross-sectional analysis, 1992-2001

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2005
    This study of changes in regulations affecting inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) during the 1990s confirms the shift in developing countries from State- directed, inward-looking economic strategies towards open markets and integration into the world economy.
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    Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina: a success and a failure of transition

    Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, 2004
    Although following similar objectives, the reforms aimed at transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy in the Central European countries yielded different outcomes in comparison to the countries in Eastern Europe.The paper presents a comparative analysis of two ex-socialist countries - Hungary as an example of a successful transition economy; and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whe
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    Exchange rates in the new EU accession countries: what have we learned from the forerunners

    Czech National Bank, Czech Republic, 2004
    How can real exchange rates be estimated? What are the reasons for the real exchange rate appreciation?The paper develops a theoretical model of real exchange rate determination, and simulates it on a sample of three “forerunners” and four new accession countries.
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    Identification and measurement of relationships concerning inflow of FDI: the case of the Czech Republic

    Czech National Bank, Czech Republic, 2004
    What are the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the case of the Czech economy? What is their implication for the decision-making process within the Czech National Bank?
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    Transition and growth in Belarus

    Economic Education and Research Consortium,, Russian Federation, 2003
    The paper analyses the efficiency of Belarusian reforms carried out in the period of economic transition.The authors claim that at the beginning of the transition period in the early 90s, the problems that Belarus faced were more complicated and severe than those faced by other FSU countries.
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    Natural resources and economic growth in Kazakhstan

    Economic Education and Research Consortium,, Russian Federation, 2003
    This paper analyses the impact that the availability of mineral resources has on Kazakhstan’s economic growth, and proposes policy measures to make Kazakhstan’s economic growth more balanced.According to the authors, Kazakhstan’s economy is highly dependent on the extraction and export of mineral resources.
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    China’s emergence in the global economy and Brazil

    Departamento de Economia, Pontificía Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005
    This paper examines the impact of China’s expanded role in the world economy on trade and investment flows to and from Brazil. It also looks at the challenges emerging for the Brazilian private and public sectors, and the policies and initiatives being taken to meet those challenges.
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    World Investment Report 2004: the shift towards services

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2004
    The World Investment Report presents the latest trends in foreign direct investment and explores the shift towards services, with a special analysis of offshoring service activities.Part One discusses recent global and regional trends in FDI and international production by TNCs. Global FDI flows bottomed out in 2003, but there were some regional differences.

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