The determinants of foreign direct investment inflows in the Central and Eastern European Countries: The importance of institutions

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cem Tintin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Institutional Variables ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
State Fragility ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Eastern European Countries

This study investigates the determinants of FDI inflows in six Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) by incorporating the traditional factors and institutional variables over the 1996–2009 period. The study identifies whether and how these determinant factors differ across four investor countries (EU-15, the US, China, and Japan). The results verify the positive and economically significant role of GDP size, trade openness, EU membership, and institutions (measured by economic freedoms, state fragility, political rights, and civil liberties indices) on FDI inflows. The results also reveal the existence of notable differences in the determinant factors across four investor countries.

scholarly journals Global Flows, Local Conditions and Productivity Spillovers: The Case of the Central and Eastern European Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Éltető ◽  
Maite Alguacil
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Capital Goods ◽  
Productivity Spillovers ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Global Flows ◽  
Eastern European Countries

The evolution of labour productivity in an economy can be affected by technology transfer through international linkages, as this permits the incorporation of innovation and automation intensive capital goods into the local productive system. Globalization may be an opportunity to promote sustainable growth – within the industry 4.0 framework – in economies with low levels of innovation or automation. In this paper, we analyse the role of global flows and local conditions for a sustainable productivity growth in the EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe. We focus on the imports of capital goods and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as main drivers of technology diffusion and productivity spillovers. As productivity also depends on the local capacity for technology adoption, in this work, we control for domestic factors, such as the domestic investment, R&D expenditure, levels of human capital and the quality of local institutions. Our estimates based on panel data models for 2000-2018, confirm that capital imports have been productivity enhancing in Central and Eastern European countries. Evidence that FDI inflows have a positive influence in the transmission of technology is vague or insignificant according to our model. Finally, our estimates show that countries with higher R&D spending, stronger institutions and higher physical and human capital endowments enjoy higher productivity gains

Knowledge about basic life support in European students

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (21) ◽  
pp. 833-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
József Marton ◽  
Attila Pandúr ◽  
Emese Pék ◽  
Krisztina Deutsch ◽  
Bálint Bánfai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
European Students ◽  
Western European ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
European Youth

Introduction: Better knowledge and skills of basic life support can save millions of lives each year in Europe. Aim: The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge about basic life support in European students. Method: From 13 European countries 1527 volunteer participated in the survey. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic questions and knowledge regarding basic life support. The maximum possible score was 18. Results: Those participants who had basic life support training earned 11.91 points, while those who had not participated in lifesaving education had 9.6 points (p<0.001). Participants from former socialist Eastern European countries reached 10.13 points, while Western Europeans had average 10.85 points (p<0.001). The best results were detected among the Swedish students, and the worst among the Belgians. Conclusions: Based on the results, there are significant differences in the knowledge about basic life support between students from different European countries. Western European youth, and those who were trained had better performance. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(21), 833–837.

Central and Eastern European states in global production linkages: country-level and sector-level analysis

2017 ◽  
pp. 38-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Cieślik
Keyword(s):  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Western European ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
Level Analysis

The paper evaluates Central and Eastern European countries’ (CEEs) location in global vertical specialization (global value chains, GVCs). To locate each country in global value chains (upstream or downstream segment/market) and to compare them with the selected countries, a very selective methodology was adopted. We concluded that (a) CEE countries differ in the levels of their participation in production linkages. Countries that have stronger links with Western European countries, especially with Germany, are more integrated; (b) a large share of the CEE countries’ gross exports passes through Western European GVCs; (c) most exporters in Central and Eastern Europe are positioned in the downstream segments of production rather than in the upstream markets. JEL classification: F14, F15.

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