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What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, And The Business Environment In Romania, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Dana Lup Jun 2004

What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, And The Business Environment In Romania, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Dana Lup

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition, there has been relatively little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania containing detailed information from the startup date through 2001. We find strong evidence that access to external credit increases the growth of both employment and sales. Taxes appear to constrain growth. The data suggest that entrepreneurial skills have little independent effect on growth, once demand conditions are taken into account. The evidence for the …


Institutional Change And Persistence: The Evolution Of Poland's Electoral System, 1989-2001, Kenneth Benoit, Jacqueline Hayden May 2004

Institutional Change And Persistence: The Evolution Of Poland's Electoral System, 1989-2001, Kenneth Benoit, Jacqueline Hayden

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Electoral systems are uniquely distributive political institutions that shape political outcomes, yet are themselves endogenously shaped outcomes of political choices. In Poland, party system development has involved not only parties adapting to electoral institutions in each election, but also parties modifying these institutions prior to every election. We model electoral system change as driven by partisan self-interest in maximizing seat share and test it in five episodes of electoral system change in Poland from 1989 to 2001, comparing parties’ support for electoral law alternatives to their expectations of seat shares from those alternatives. Data consists of opinion polls, roll-call votes, …


Aagaard & Bouteneff's "Beyond The East-West Divide: The World Council Of Churches And The Orthodox Problem" - Book Review, Paul L. Gavrilyuk Apr 2004

Aagaard & Bouteneff's "Beyond The East-West Divide: The World Council Of Churches And The Orthodox Problem" - Book Review, Paul L. Gavrilyuk

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Schism In The Bulgarian Orthodox Church And Its Repercussions On Religious Developments And The New Law Of Confessions, Janice Broun Apr 2004

Schism In The Bulgarian Orthodox Church And Its Repercussions On Religious Developments And The New Law Of Confessions, Janice Broun

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Is Religious Freedom Possible?, Gordana Živkoviƒ Apr 2004

Is Religious Freedom Possible?, Gordana Živkoviƒ

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Methods For Evaluating Employment Programs In Sofia, Bulgaria, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2004

Methods For Evaluating Employment Programs In Sofia, Bulgaria, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The Church And Democracy In Central Europe, Tamas Kodácsy Feb 2004

The Church And Democracy In Central Europe, Tamas Kodácsy

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


In The Name Of God? The Problem Of Religious Or Non-Religious Preambles Of State Constitutions In Post-Atheistic Contexts, Konrad Schmid Feb 2004

In The Name Of God? The Problem Of Religious Or Non-Religious Preambles Of State Constitutions In Post-Atheistic Contexts, Konrad Schmid

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Ownership Concentration And Corporate Performance On The Budapest Stock Exchange: Do Too Many Cooks Spoil The Goulash?, John S. Earle, Csaba Kucsera, Álmos Telegdy Feb 2004

Ownership Concentration And Corporate Performance On The Budapest Stock Exchange: Do Too Many Cooks Spoil The Goulash?, John S. Earle, Csaba Kucsera, Álmos Telegdy

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

We examine the impact of ownership concentration on firm performance using panel data for firms listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange, where ownership tends to be highly concentrated and frequently involves multiple blocks. Fixed-effects estimates imply that the size of the largest block increases profitability and efficiency strongly and monotonically, but the effects of total blockholdings are much smaller and statistically insignificant. Controlling for the size of the largest block, point estimates of the marginal effects of additional blocks are negative. The results suggest that the marginal costs of concentration may outweigh the benefits when the increased concentration involves "too …


Romania, Bulgaria, The United States And The European Union: The Rules Of Empowerment At The Outskirts Of Europe, Dana Neacsu Jan 2004

Romania, Bulgaria, The United States And The European Union: The Rules Of Empowerment At The Outskirts Of Europe, Dana Neacsu

Law Faculty Publications

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States came to Eastern Europe spreading the gospel of democracy and the American Rule of Law. In addition to encouraging Western ideology, the United States was there to forge new economic relationships and, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to accelerate the creation of military alliances through membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the newly-formed "coalition of the willing." Romania and Bulgaria, among other former Soviet satellites, welcomed the invitation. Romania and Bulgaria are small countries which share similar economic pressures as they attempt to emerge …


Culture And Ethnicity's Role In Sino-U.S. Foreign Policy Relations, Richard D. Giles Ii Jan 2004

Culture And Ethnicity's Role In Sino-U.S. Foreign Policy Relations, Richard D. Giles Ii

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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From Principle To Practice: Constitutional Principles And The Transformation Of Party Finance In Germany And Italy, Riccardo Pelizzo Jan 2004

From Principle To Practice: Constitutional Principles And The Transformation Of Party Finance In Germany And Italy, Riccardo Pelizzo

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The paper investigates the development of party finance and party finance legislation in Germany and Italy. The main claim of the paper is that the differences between German and Italian party finance reflect differences in the party finance legislation enacted in the two countries, which, in their turn, are a result of how the German and the Italian constitutional principles were translated into practice.


Religion In Estonia, Research In English, Janis Cakars Dec 2003

Religion In Estonia, Research In English, Janis Cakars

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Estonian is one such understudied language, but Estonia is of no smaller importance to Eastern Europe than any other country. To understand the whole, all the parts must be considered. Therefore, scholars without a command of Estonian by necessity must turn to work published in other languages, most commonly English. This article is meant to serve as an aid to those interested in religion in Eastern Europe without a command of Estonian. It provides a bibliographical and historiographical review of the literature within an outline of religious development in a less commonly studied country. The religious history of Estonia, although …


Mongolia: Religious Freedom Oasis?, Geraldine Fagan Dec 2003

Mongolia: Religious Freedom Oasis?, Geraldine Fagan

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


The Cat-And-Mouse Chase: Moonies In Bulgaria, Archimandrite Pavel Stefanov Dec 2003

The Cat-And-Mouse Chase: Moonies In Bulgaria, Archimandrite Pavel Stefanov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Theology And Religious Studies In Post-Communist Ukraine: Historical Sources, Modern Status, And Perspectives Of Cooperation, Lyudmyla Filipovych, Anatoly M. Kolodny Dec 2003

Theology And Religious Studies In Post-Communist Ukraine: Historical Sources, Modern Status, And Perspectives Of Cooperation, Lyudmyla Filipovych, Anatoly M. Kolodny

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


A Strategy For Social Reconciliation In The Ethnic Conflict In Transylvania, Cristian G. Romocea Oct 2003

A Strategy For Social Reconciliation In The Ethnic Conflict In Transylvania, Cristian G. Romocea

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Glanzer's "The Quest For Russia's Soul: Evangelicals And Moral Education In Post-Communist Russia" - Book Review, Dr. Donald Fairbairn Oct 2003

Glanzer's "The Quest For Russia's Soul: Evangelicals And Moral Education In Post-Communist Russia" - Book Review, Dr. Donald Fairbairn

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Orthodox-Protestant Relations In The Post-Soviet Era, Mark R. Elliott Oct 2003

Orthodox-Protestant Relations In The Post-Soviet Era, Mark R. Elliott

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Byzantium On The Slavs: Bulgaria And Kievan Rus, 512-1055, Michael A. Lushbaugh Aug 2003

The Influence Of Byzantium On The Slavs: Bulgaria And Kievan Rus, 512-1055, Michael A. Lushbaugh

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The development of Bulgaria and Ukraine can be traced to the middle ages. During this time period the migrant groups of Bulgars and Varangians settled into those regions and began to create homogenous states that still stand to this day. But the question remains, how did these two nomadic tribal groups pull together a state out of a patchwork of indigenous tribes and ethnic groups? The answer can be found in examining the role of another well established state in the Balkans, the empire of Byzantium. But just how far did the Byzantine Greeks go 1n influencing the development of …


Liberal Orthodoxy: From Vladimir Solov'ev To Fr. Alexander Men, Mikhail Sergeev Aug 2003

Liberal Orthodoxy: From Vladimir Solov'ev To Fr. Alexander Men, Mikhail Sergeev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Religions And Religious Communities In The Wars In Ex-Yugoslavia 1991-1999, Dr. Mitja Velikonja Aug 2003

The Role Of Religions And Religious Communities In The Wars In Ex-Yugoslavia 1991-1999, Dr. Mitja Velikonja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic Jul 2003

Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Glaube In Der 2. Welt Institute: A Religious Research Center In Zollikon Near Zurich, Gerd Stricker Jun 2003

Glaube In Der 2. Welt Institute: A Religious Research Center In Zollikon Near Zurich, Gerd Stricker

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


The East-West Church & Ministry Report, Mark Elliott Jun 2003

The East-West Church & Ministry Report, Mark Elliott

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Religion In Eastern Europe Journal As Forum For Conversation, Walter Sawatsky Jun 2003

Religion In Eastern Europe Journal As Forum For Conversation, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Editorial (Religion In Eastern Europe Volume 23, Number 3), Walter Sawatsky Jun 2003

Editorial (Religion In Eastern Europe Volume 23, Number 3), Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Postscript - Keston Institute In Transition, Gerd Stricker, Walter Sawatsky Jun 2003

Postscript - Keston Institute In Transition, Gerd Stricker, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Religion And Society In Russia: Online Sources, Alexander Verkhovsky Jun 2003

Religion And Society In Russia: Online Sources, Alexander Verkhovsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Lipták's "A Testament Of Revolution" - Book Review, Leslie Muray Apr 2003

Lipták's "A Testament Of Revolution" - Book Review, Leslie Muray

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.