Monthly Report No. 2/2012
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Vladimir Gligorov, Zdenek Lukas and Roman Stöllinger
wiiw Monthly Report No. 2, February 2012
24 pages including 11 Tables and 4 Figures
- Higher global grain output but still fairly high food prices (by Zdenek Lukas; pp. 1-4)
Keywords: agricultural production, demand for food, food prices, biofuels
Countries covered: Wider Europe
Topics: Sectoral studies - The speed of catch-up depends on human capital (by Roman Stöllinger; pp. 5-9)
Keywords: catch-up, human capital, growth accounting, threshold regressions
Countries covered: non-specific
Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy - Two transitions: a brief on analyses and policies for MENA and CESEE (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 10-12)
Keywords: transition, economic systems, integration
Countries covered: Wider Europe, MENA
Topics: Labour, Migration and Income Distribution - Statistical Annex: Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 13-22)
- Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe (p. 23)
Reference to wiiw databases: wiiw Monthly Database
Keywords: agricultural production, demand for food, food prices, biofuels, catch-up, human capital, growth accounting, threshold regressions, transition, economic systems, integration
Countries covered: MENA, non specific, Wider Europe
Research Areas: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy, Labour, Migration and Income Distribution, Sectoral studies