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An Attempt to explain Some New Peculiarities of the Development of Mortality in Eastern European Countries The study, starting from certain peculiarities of the development of mortality in Eastern European countries, on the basis of 1972-1973 and 1982 Hungarian data, attempts to explain the différencies of mortality levels in time/or by sexes with the help of considering the changes and/or différencies of two groups of factors. These two groups of factors are: 1 . the structure of mortality by causes; 2. the mean expectancy of life at different exact ages of persons deceased due to different causes. For knowing these factors in an appropriate form it is necessary to elaborate the corresponding life tables by causes of death. The separation of the roles of two factors is realised by utilising the method of double standardization., La communication fait ressortir certaines particularités de l'évolution de la mortalité postérieurement à la seconde guerre mondiale dans les pays de l'Europe de l'Est. Elle tente, sur la base des données hongroises de 1972-1973 et 1982, d'expliquer l'évolution de la mortalité et les différences de mortalité entre les deux sexes à partir de la modification de deux facteurs : la structure des décès par cause de décès et les espérances de vie aux différents âges des victimes des différentes causes de décès. Pour connaître ces dernières, il est nécessaire d'élaborer les tables appropriées de mortalité. Le rôle de chacun des deux facteurs est mis en valeur par l'utilisation de la méthode de la double standardisation., Valkovics E. L'évolution récente de la mortalité dans les pays de l'Est : essai d'explication à partir de l'exemple hongrois. In: Espace, populations, sociétés, 1984-3. La mortalité adulte dans les pays industrialisés. pp. 141-168.

More and more insolvency cases are opened in the eastern European countries lately and this is not a result of only the economic crisis. This paper aims to statistically analyze the evolution of the number of insolvent companies in eastern European countries and the evolution of the insolvency rate of the same countries. We will focus on identifying the differences between 11 eastern European countries related to the two indicators. The analysis will be made by considering the 2004-2010 periods. The results will indicate which are the eastern European countries that should consider modifying their proceedings in order to better adapt to the economic environment.

In numerous sources of scientific literature it is clearly proved that the process of globalization in regions, countries, industries and even smallest economic subjects is inevitable. However, it is not only inevitable, but also rapidly changing in its forms and impacts. In 2012 the authors of this paper carried out a thorough analysis of economic globalization impact factors on Baltic countries business environments, which revealed high levels of impacts in the fields of: the liberalization of trade; integration of previously non-connected markets and overall productivity growth; the global value chains influence; the increased significance of outsourcing and services sector; the influence of FDI. The research carried out has revealed that the power and scope of globalization impacts in Baltic countries business environments (with the few exceptions) is gradually diminishing. The findings in general correspond with the trends in global markets that the process of globalization is gradually turning into functional regionalization. However, it is important to emphasize, that this new regionalization phenomenon is very different in forms, scope and origins than that of the sixties and seventies. The core conclusion of the research carried out is the following: the economic impacts of globalization process are progressively diminishing, however there are new unforeseen impacts evolving and there will be even more challenges for economic subjects to face in the future trying to stay competitive in volatile business environments.

Albania's radical farmland distribution is credited with averting an economic crisis and social unrest during the transition. But many believe it led to a holding structure too fragmented to be efficient, and that public efforts to consolidate plots are needed to lay the foundation for greater rural productivity. This paper uses farm-level data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Measurement Survey to explore this quantitatively. The analysis finds no support for the argument that fragmentation reduces productivity. However, producers fail to utilize about 10 percent of the country's productive land, and, in the majority of cases, this land has been idle for at least five years. Farmers quote inefficiently-small plots as the reason for this in few cases, casting doubt on the scope for land consolidation to solve this issue. Instead, the data are consistent with the notion of land market imperfections, which can be traced to gaps in the legal and policy framework, as well as inefficiencies in registry operations, leading to land abandonment on a large scale. To maintain the productive potential of Albania's rural economy and, if and when needed, the ability to conduct consolidation in a cost-effective and sustainable manner, it will be critical to complement the emphasis on consolidation with an effort to address those gaps and inefficiencies on a priority basis.

Between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, the changes in the political regimes in the Eastern European countries have enabled millions of people to have access to new political, economic and civil liberties. According to several economists, political and social sciences, the transition from a dictatorship to a democratic political regime has positive effects on Human Development (HD). However, recent studies do not provide strong empirical evidence in favour of this hypothesis. Therefore, the debate about the relationship between democracy and HD is still open. Considering the case of former Socialist countries, the aim of this paper is to empirically analyse whether and to what extent democracy affected the level of HD in these countries during the transition period. Using data on Polity IV and Human development index for 18 former Socialist countries from 1990 to 2014, we find evidence of a positive relationship between democracy and HD. Also, the results were robust when we checked for a set of control variables as growth rate, the degree of trade openness and log population.