The European Journal of Comparative Economics

In his fascinating concise autobiography (2) Angus Maddison defined himself as a "chiffrophile", a person seeking knowledge through the hard facts provided by statistical data. He was perfectly conscious that data are only very rough estimates of reality,...

1. Introduction An increasing number of countries are currently introducing various types of gender quotas in public elections to reach a gender balance in political institutions. Most developing countries introduced electoral gender quotas during...

1. Introduction It has been nearly two decades since the collapse of the state-socialist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); a series of events that inadvertently changed not only the countries directly involved, but also the whole Continent....

1. Introduction In 1992, shortly after regaining independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia left the ruble zone and established its own currency (Kroon), which helped gather support for difficult reforms associated with the transition to a market...

1. Real and nominal convergence 1.1. New challenges of convergence during the crisis The potential advantages of adopting the euro are of great importance for new Member States (NMSs). Euro adoption can contribute positively to long term growth...