Europe & Central Asia

Recent Content

Event Recap

Does Norway Save Too Much?

Øystein Olsen (Governor of the Central Bank of Norway)

March 22, 2018
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Eastern Europe’s Lethargic Economies

Simeon Djankov (PIIE)

November 21, 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Uzbekistan: When Economic Growth and Freedom Diverge

Simeon Djankov (PIIE)

September 6, 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Will Europe’s Reform Momentum Continue?

Simeon Djankov (PIIE)

August 16, 2016
Working Paper

The Divergent Postcommunist Paths to Democracy and Economic Freedom

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Owen Hauck (PIIE)
July 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Economic and Political Freedoms Diverge in Eastern Europe

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Owen Hauck (PIIE)
July 25, 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Slovakia’s Political System Tilts toward Nationalistic Hungary

Jan Zilinsky (PIIE) and Simeon Djankov (PIIE)
March 21, 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Europe’s Illusory Migration Deal with Turkey

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
March 10, 2016
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Europe’s Refugee Crisis to Worsen with Spring Weather

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
March 3, 2016
PIIE Chart

Progress on Corruption Varies 25 Years After Communism

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Owen Hauck (PIIE)
February 26, 2016