It is a common product of German Advisory Group on Economic Reforms in Ukraine and Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting. Its goal is a quick analysis and provision policy recommendations for Ukrainian policy makers. The papers are available for policy makers and – with some time lag – for general public.
Archives:
Ukraine faces the urgent need to adjust energy tariffs – especially gas – to market levels to market levels. Other countries in the region have been in a similar position – many of which have already completed their adjustment of energy tariffs. Main question: How did these countries conduct the energy tariff adjustment and what lessons can be drawn?
Contents:
1. Causes for the Euro crisis
2. What has been done so far to combat the Euro crisis?
3. What has to be done? Possible solutions to the Euro crisis
4. Impact on Ukraine
5. Final thoughts and long term outlook
Contents:
1. Motivation for regional integration
2. DCFTA with the EU
3. Regional integration with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
4. Conclusions and recommendations
The experts of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) have been monitoring the implementation of economic priorities (48 items) of the EU-Ukraine Association Agenda (AA) for 2011-2012 from November 2011 through May 2012.
In October 2011 we argued that Ukraine’s approach to FDI attraction focuses too much on national projects and neglects greenfield investments (see PB/14/2011). In this briefing we reassess Ukraine’s performance of attracting FDI and the development of the institutional framework to date.
A slowdown of the economy is clearly underway, driven mainly by weak external demand. Key question: How to respond in order to stimulate economic growth? Our policy brief provides an assessment of some policy areas
Our analysis provides an overview of the different experiences following gas price adjustments in Eastern Europe and the CIS
The main questions are:
- What is the impact of an increase in gas tariffs on households’ energy cost?
- How would the adjustment affect incomes and, in turn, fuel poverty?
- Is the current social security system able to mitigate the impact on fuel poverty?
- What are the additional costs on welfare outlays for the government?
- Would higher prices affect payment morale?
- What is our overall assessment of the impact of the assumed gas tariff increase?
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Current exchange rate policy
3. Assessment of current policy
4. Current policy and future shocks
5. Recommendations
6. Conclusions
Annex I: Russia
Annex II: Belarus