Plenty of muck, not much money

Article Abstract:

Ukrainians are among the labor migrants seeking work in central European countries such as the Czech Republic. There are an estimated 80,000 Ukranian workers in the Czech Republic, where unemployment is at some 10% and wages are low. Ukranians earn less than Czech workers and may have to pay part of their low earnings to middlemen. Ukrainian women are often lured into prostitution, and there is a market for their services in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Immigrants, Eastern Europe, Migrant labor

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Lessons of transition

Article Abstract:

The World Bank's 'World Development Report' concludes that economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union that reformed at the quickest pace tended to show faster economic growth than countries that reformed at a slower pace. Additional factors controlling the rate of growth are examined.

Column, Capitalism, Former Soviet Union

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Muck and money: environmental taxes

Article Abstract:

Some economists are proposing that the US can raise revenues and improve the environment by enacting new taxes on environmental transgressions. This could replace normal taxes on wages and capital which inhibit economic growth.

Environmental aspects, Tax reform, Environmental economics

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