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This research project, commissioned by the EU DG Employment, explores industrial restructuring in New EU Member States (NMS). It covers various aspects such as patterns of structural change, regional employment structures, and the development of SMEs. The study also examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on employment and productivity, offering insights into labour market implications and policy responses. Draft papers and case studies provide a comprehensive overview of specific sectors, employment dynamics, and education in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary.
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and Industrial Restructuring in the Accession Countries(New EU Member States – NMS)Research Project commissioned by EU DG Employment, Contract No. VC/2003/0367 coordinated by in cooperation with
Overview of the project study and its individual tasks • Patterns of structural change in the new EU member states (NMS) • Regional employment structures • Restructuring of enterprises and development of SMEs • Impact of FDI on structural change and employment • Modelling structural change: patterns and labour market implications • Policy options for coping with structural change
Draft papers prepared for individual tasks • Structural change, productivity and employment in the NMS (P. Havlik, wiiw, AT) • Economic restructuring and labour market developments (H. Vidovic and M. Landesmann, wiiw AT, T. Ward, Alphametrics, UK) • Impact of FDI on employment in the NMS (G. Hunya, wiiw AT) • FDI in the new EU member states (I. Geishecker, DIW DE) • The skill-bias of FDI in the NMS (I. Geishecker, DIW DE) • Modelling structural change: assessing the likely sectoral pattern of structural change in the NMS (U. Thiessen, DIW DE) • Employment, Education and Occupation Structures: A Framework for Forecasting (R. Stehrer, wiiw AT) • Preliminary policy conclusions (H. Trabold, H. Brücker, DIW DE and T. Ward, Alphametrics, UK
Case studies prepared for individual tasks • Developments in education and training in the Czech Republic(F. Zeman, EuroProfis, CZ) • Industrial policy in the Czech Republic(F. Zeman , EuroProfis, CZ) • Agricultural regions and regional policy in Poland(E. Kwiatkowski, P. Gajewski and T. Tokarski, PL) • Inter-industry labour mobility in Poland(E. Kwiatkowski, P. Kubiak, L. Kucharski, PL) • Active labour market policy in Bulgaria (I. Beleva, BU) • Development of SMEs in Bulgaria (I. Beleva, BU)
FDI case studies • FDI and restructuring in the automotive industry (S. Radosevic and A. Rozeik, UK) • FDI and the skill composition of the workforce: the case of electronic industry in Hungary (H. Trabold and K. Kushal, DE, HU) • Impact of FDI on labour market differences in Hungary (K. Fazekas and E. Ozsvald, HU)