Documents et rapports

Are Regional Fiscal Multipliers on EU Structural and Investment Fund Spending Large ? A Reassessment of the Evidence (anglais)

The European Commission’s “NextGenerationEU” COVID-19 recovery package has underscored interest in the size of regional fiscal multipliers in Europe. While the objective of these funds is the long-term...

Concept Program Information Document (PID) - Montenegro Resilient Fiscal and Growth Policy DPF - P178646 (anglais)

Bulgaria Country Economic Memorandum : A Path to High Income (anglais)

Bulgaria has followed sound macroeconomic policy in recent years and has weathered the Covid-19 economic crisis relatively well. The country embarked on a thorough transformation to a functioning market...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Firms : Evidence from Montenegro (anglais)

The COVID19 (coronavirus) pandemic and associated containment measures are expected to cause far-reaching damage to economies around the world. Firms are suffering from reduced demand due to movement restrictions...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Setting the Stage (anglais)

In Spring 2020, Western Balkan countries - like most others in the world—have been forced to impose tight restrictions on economic life to contain the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In the first half...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Western Balkans Outlook (albanais)

The Western Balkans region is projected to enter a recession in 2020 whose magnitude vitally depends on the duration of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak in Europe. In the baseline scenario, the recession...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Western Balkans Outlook (anglais)

The Western Balkans region is projected to enter a recession in 2020 whose magnitude vitally depends on the duration of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak in Europe. In the baseline scenario, the recession...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Western Balkans Outlook (bosniaque)

The Western Balkans region is projected to enter a recession in 2020 whose magnitude vitally depends on the duration of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak in Europe. In the baseline scenario, the recession...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : The Country Notes : Serbia (serbe)

This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers the economic and social impact of COVID-19 in the Western Balkans' region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : The Country Notes : Albania (albanais)

This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers the economic and social impact of COVID-19 in the Western Balkans' region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : The Country Notes (anglais)

This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers the economic and social impact of COVID-19 in the Western Balkans' region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : The Country Notes : Kosovo (albanais)

This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers the economic and social impact of COVID-19 in the Western Balkans' region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Serbia’s New Growth Agenda - Country Economic Memorandum (anglais)

Serbia spends relatively large amounts on state aid programs, many of which will have to be phased out or restructured to comply with EU laws. There is room to restructure the existing programs to target...

Montenegro Growth and Jobs Agenda : Summary Report (anglais)

Montenegro needs to boost economic growth if it is to achieve standards of living found in some neighboring countries. Living standards will only be improved by creating more productive, formal private...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Setting the Stage (albanais)

In Spring 2020, Western Balkan countries - like most others in the world—have been forced to impose tight restrictions on economic life to contain the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In the first half...

The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 : Setting the Stage (bosniaque)

In Spring 2020, Western Balkan countries - like most others in the world—have been forced to impose tight restrictions on economic life to contain the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In the first half...

Rising Uncertainties (anglais)

Improving the efficiency and equity of public spending and strengthening revenue mobilization remains a priority in all Western Balkan countries. Public sector wage bills and pensions constitute the largest...

Enforcing Competition and Firm Productivity : Evidence from 1,800 Peruvian Municipalities (anglais)

This paper uses a unique data set that captures the elimination of subnational regulatory barriers to firm entry and competition across 1,800 municipalities and matches it with establishment census panel...

Macro and Micro Features of Successful Economic Convergence : The Case of Poland (anglais)

This paper examines the patterns of growth of Poland, and its transition into high-income status over the past two decades from a macro and micro perspective. It benchmarks Polish performance with that...

Western Balkans - Higher but Fragile Growth (anglais)

Growth in the Western Balkans has strengthened to an estimated 3.5 percent. In most of the region, growth projections for 2018 have been revised upward. Growth was stimulated by higher public investment...