| Description |
1 online resource (50 pages) |
| Series |
World Bank Working Papers, No. 159 |
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World Bank Working Papers, No. 159
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| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Investment, Productivity, and Economic Growth in SEE; Figure 1. Total Factor Productivity Growth in Europe and Central Asia; Box 1. Macroeconomic Framework; 3. Private Investment is Critical for Sustained Rapid Growth; Figure 2. Gross Capital Formation (Investment) and GDP Growth in SEE; Figure 3. Private GFCF in SEE; Figure 4. Private GFCF, including Change in Inventory; Table 1. GFCF by Technical Structure (2004-05 average); Figure 5. GFCF in Machinery and Equipment in Some of the EU-10 |
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Table 2. GDP Structure (NACE) of the SEE EconomiesTable 3. Difference Between the Share of Investment and Share of Value-Added for NACE Sectors; Figure 6. Investment and Output Growth in SEE by Sector; Table 4. Increase in Sector Labor Productivity Compared to the Average, and Sector Investment Per Employee Compared to the Average; Figure 7. Gross Fixed Capital Formation by Sector; Box 2. Investing in High Technology and R & D; 4. Financing Inv |
| Summary |
The purpose of this book is to provide policy insights to decision-makers, academics and researchers on investment flows and patterns in Southeast Europe. The report explores some of the determinants of private investment, such as: the financing sources for investment, the contribution of FDI and the role of public investment. It finds that investment rates in SEE are substantially lower than among the EU-8 and the fast growing East Asian economies, which could explain partly the slower economic growth in SEE |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Investments -- Balkan Peninsula
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Investments
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Balkan Peninsula
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780821378625 |
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0821378627 |
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9780821378618 |
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0821378619 |
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