Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition

1. Introduction
Enior Marelli, Marcello Signorelli

2. Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General Overview
Enrico Marelli, Marcello Signorelli

Part I. Economic Growth and Development

3. Governance, Institutions and Growth: Empirical Lessons from the Post-Communist Transition
Christopher J. Gerry, Jong-Kyu Lee, Tomasz M. Mickiewicz

4. Human Capital and Social Capital as Interacting Factors of Economic Development
Anneli Kaasa, Eve Parts

5. Productivity, Employment and Human Capital in Eastern and Western EU Countries
Enrico Marelli, Marcello Signorelli

6. Trade-off between Productivity and Employment in Transition Countries: An International Comparison
Misbah Tanveer Choudhry, Bart Ark

Part II. Structural Change and Regional Performance

7. Sectoral Structure and Productivity in the EU: New Member States’ Adjustment to Structural Transformation
Tiiu Paas, Jüri Sepp, Nancy J. Scannell

8. The Emerging Economic Geography Setting in New EU Member States: A Comparative Account of Regional Industrial Performance and Adjustment
Dimitris Kallioras, George Petrakos, Maria Tsiapa

9. Is European Trade Integration Completed? Perspectives for CEE Countries
Frédérique Festoc-Louis, Nolwenn Roudaut

Part III. Income Inequality and Labour Market Evolution

10. Is the Kuznets Hypothesis Valid for Transition Countries?
Olga Demidova

11. Perceived Job Security in Transition Countries: A Comparative Perspective
Marco Facchinetti, Federica Origo

12. Unemployment Convergence in Transition
Joanna Tyrowicz, Piotr Wójcik

13. Structural Change and Regional Labour Market Imbalances in Transition
Floro Ernesto Caroleo, Francesco Pastore

14. Youth Unemployment in Transition Countries and Regions
Cristiano Perugini, Marcello Signorelli

Nyckelord: Economics, Labor Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Development Economics, Economic Systems, Economic Growth