UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

Ukraine attained political independence in 1991. Its economy is presently undergoing the transition from a planned to a free market system with all the concomitant problems. Once the present difficulties have been overcome, given its various advantages -- relatively large population, including a highly skilled labor force, abundant natural resources, and a favorable location--this young country is destined to play an important role in the world economy.

The purpose of launching the Ukrainian Economic Review by the International Ukrainian Economic Association and co-sponsored by the Institute of Economics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, and Deparment of Economics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is to offer an English-language forum for the publication of theoretical and applied research on topics realted to all aspects of this economic in the past and the resent. Contributions to microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, coparative economic systems, economies of Eastern Europe, and transition economics are welcome as well. Thus, the journal should be of particular interest to members of the profession, in academe and outside throughout the world.

We invite interested scholars to submit their articles or book reviews to the journal and hope that these contributions will promote a better understanding of the issues relevant to the UER's purpose, benefit the authors, and ensure the success of the journal.

The Editor