The main objectives of this paper are to estimate the burden of tobacco-caused mortality as a whole and by main tobacco-related diseases in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, and to assess...
Theme of the Issue: Human Capital. Returns on schooling in transition countries by Ruslan Yemtsov, Stefania Cnobloch, and Cem Mete. Returns on education in Russia by Irina Denisova and Marina Kartseva...
Theme of the Issue: Human Capital. Returns on schooling in transition countries by Ruslan Yemtsov, Stefania Cnobloch, and Cem Mete. Returns on education in Russia by Irina Denisova and Marina Kartseva...
In this issue: Global poverty reduction via expanding opportunities; by Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, and David Donaldson. Interview with Alberto Alesina. Good_bye Lenin (or not)? The effect of communism...
In this issue: Global poverty reduction via expanding opportunities; by Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, and David Donaldson. Interview with Alberto Alesina. Good_bye Lenin (or not)? The effect of communism...
The paper investigates adjustment costs of trade liberalization in Russia by estimating various labor market elasticities with respect to indicators of trade liberalization in the 90-ies. In particular...
Contents: The great Euro debate. Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest: the least expensive cities in Eastern Europe. China's reform focuses on streamlining government. Revisiting good and bad globalizers. World...