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Contents

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Some stylized facts

  • III. The two-country model

    • A. Firms

      • Market structure

      • Optimal plans

    • B. Household behavior

    • C. General equilibrium

    • D. Note on real exchange rate

  • IV. Calibration and Projections

    • A. Czech policy relevant variables

    • B. Czech GDP components

    • C. Czech balance of payments

    • D. Long-run convergence projection

  • V. Conclusion

  • VI. Appendix: Detailed derivation of the model

    • A. Model equations under particular functional forms

    • B. Model in the recursive form

      • Dynamic equations

      • Static equations

    • C. Numerical methods

  • References

  • Figures

  • 1. Czech policy relevant variables

  • 2. Czech balance of payment

  • 3. Long-run convergence projection

  • Table

  • Summary of model parameters

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The Convergence Dynamics of a Transition Economy: The Case of the Czech Republic
Author:
Jan Bruha
,
Jiri Podpiera
, and
Mr. Stanislav Polak