New Policy Brief Series on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies | 02-06-2016 |
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The FREE Policy Brief Series is a joint initiative by seven leading research institutes on transition and emerging markets. The aim is to provide short and informative analyses on current economic policy challenges based on academic research relevant to countries in Eastern Europe and in emerging economies more generally.
Recent publication:
«Culture and Interstate Dispute» by Vincenzo Bove, University of Warwick, and Gunes Gokmen, New Economic School, May 30, 2016 |
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The FREE Policy Brief Series is a joint initiative by seven leading research institutes on transition and emerging markets. The aim is to provide short and informative analyses on current economic policy challenges based on academic research relevant to countries in Eastern Europe and in emerging economies more generally.
The fall of 2011 marked the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The transition process that followed drastically changed society with far reaching consequences for its populations. How to understand and navigate this process, involving reforms as well as the creation of economic and political institutions, was much debated at the time and has subsequently lead to a whole field of research in «transition economics». Even though the use of this term has become less fashionable the underlying issues of understanding large economic and political transformations of society are still highly relevant.
It is against this background that we launched the FREE Policy Brief Series. The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies (FREE) is a joint initiative by SITE (Stockholm), BEROC (Minsk), BICEPS (Riga), CEFIR NES (Moscow), CenEA (Szczecin), ISET (Tblisi) and KEI (Kiev). Since the late 1980s SITE has been a leading research institute on transition economics. As part of its mission SITE has also contributed to building a network of economic research institutes in the region. Today, this group of institutes host leading academic experts doing research and policy work on topics that are relevant for a broader set of countries.
The FREE Policy Brief Series is designed to provide short and informative analyses on current economic policy challenges. The writings are based on academic research papers or policy work by the researchers at the different institutes. The ambition is to bridge the gap between ongoing academic research and policy making, to stimulate and contribute to the global debate as well as to intensify the interaction among researchers, policy-makers, and business representatives.
Recent publication:
Other publications:
2016
- "Why Do Scientists Move (and Why Should We Care)?" by Ina Ganguli, SITE, May 23, 2016
- "Time to Worry about Illiquidity" by Elina Ribakova, Institute of Global Affairs, May 16, 2016
- "Did Russian Migration to Russia Affect the Labor Market?" by Olga Lazareva, Higher School of Economics, January 25, 2016
- "Electoral Competition and Political Selection" by Nicolas Gavoille, SSE Riga and BICEPS, January 18, 2016
2015
- "Changes in Oil Price and Economic Impacts" by Chloé Le Coq and Zorica Trkulja, SITE, December 7, 2015
- "Examining Social Exclusion among the 50+ in Europe – Evidence from the Fifth Wave of the SHARE Survey" by Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA, November 2, 2015
- "Environmental Implications of Russia’s Accession to the WTO" by David G. Tarr, NES, and Natalia Turdyeva, CEFIR, October 26, 2015
- "Russia: Increasing Concentration of the Economy and Low Investment" by Oleg Shibanov, New Economic School and Corporate University of Sberbank, October 12, 2015
- "Does Gender Matter for the Innovativeness of SMEs?" by Mariya Akulava, BEROC, October 5, 2015
- "Leniency, Asymmetric Punishment and Corruption: Evidence from China" by Maria Perrotta Berlin and Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE, September 28, 2015
- "Finance for Sustainable Development" by Evelina Bonnier and Anders Olofsgård, SITE, June 15, 2015
- "Urban Land Misallocation and Markets in Russian Cities" by Paul Castañeda Dower, CEFIR and William Pyle, Middlebury College, June 08, 2015
- "Local Self-Governance in the Republic of Belarus" by Aleh Mazol, BEROC, June 01, 2015
- "Expected Effects of Tobacco Taxation in Five Countries of the Former Soviet Union" by Irina Denisova and Polina Kuznetsova, CEFIR, May 18, 2015
- "Non-Tariff Measures in the Context of Export Promotion Policies" by Elena Besedina, KSE, May 11, 2015
- "New Light on the Eastern Front – Contributions from Russia to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe in World War Two" by Lennart Samuelson, SITE, May 04, 2015
- "Public Procurement Thresholds in Sweden" by Elena Paltseva and Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE, April 20, 2015
- "Distribution of the VAT Burden in Poland by Income Group and Demographic Characteristics" by Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA, April 13, 2015
- "Export Costs of Visa Restrictions" by Natalia Kapelko and Natalya Volchkova, CEFIR, March 30, 2015
- "Did the Fertilizer Cartel Cause the Food Crisis?" by Hinnerk Gnutzmann, Catholic University of Milan, and Piotr Spiewanowski, Polish Academy of Sciences, March 23, 2015
- "Education for the Poor" by Lasha Lanchava and Zurab Abramishvili, ISET and CERGE-EI, March 09, 2015
- "What Ukrainians Expect From Reforms" by Tom Coupé, KSE, March 02, 2015
- "Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Discipline in Russian Regions" by Michael Alexeev, Indiana University, Nikolay Avxentyev and Arseniy Mamedov, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, February 23, 2015
- "The Political Economy of the Latvian State Since 1991: Some Reflections on the Role of External Anchors" by Alf Vanags, BICEPS, February 02, 2015
- "The Role of Belarusian Private Sector" by Maryia Akulava, BEROC, January 19, 2015
2014
- "Green Transition: Adapting Markets and Policies" by Erika Gyllström and Chloé Le Coq, SITE, December 15, 2014
- "Does Immigration Help Diffuse Knowledge? Evidence from Russian Scientists" by Ina Ganguli, SITE, November 24, 2014
- "Stimulating Growth in Belarus: Selecting the Right Priorities" by Dzmitry Kruk, BEROC, November 17, 2014
- "Culture, Cold War, and Trade" by Gunes Gokmen, NES, November 10, 2014
- "Equity and Efficiency in the Latvian Tax-Benefit System" by Anna Zasova and Anna Zdanovica (BICEPS), November 03, 2014
- "Effects of International Taxation on Firm Valuation: Evidence from Japan’s 2009 Tax Reform" by Sebastien Bradley and Estelle Dauchy, Drexel University and New Economic School, October 27, 2014
- "Meeting Qualification Mismatch with Vocational Training" by Florian Biermann, ISET, October 20, 2014
- "How Transport Links Help Market Integration: the Case of Moscow Office Rental Market" by Anna Ignatenko (University of California, Davis), and Tatiana Mikhailova (RANEPA), October 13, 2014
- "Decentralization Reform in Ukraine" by Ilona Sologoub, KSE, October 08, 2014
- "Gender and Development: the Role of Female Leadership" by Anders Olofsgård and Evelina Bonnier, SITE, June 30, 2014
- "The Relationship between Education and Migration. The Direct Impact of a Person’s Education on Migration" by Hanna Vakhitova and Tom Coupé, KEI, June 23, 2014
- "Is cutting Russian gas imports too costly for the EU?" by Chloé Le Coq, Elena Paltseva, and Jesper Roine, SITE, June 09, 2014
- "Hedge Funds Non-Transparency: Skill of Risk-Taking?" by Sergiy Gorovyy, Patrick Kelly, and Olga Kuzmina, NES, June 02, 2014
- "More Commitment is Needed to Improve Efficiency in EU Fiscal Spending" by Jenny Simon, SITE, May 26, 2014
- "Trust and Economic Reforms" by Elena Besedina, KEI at KSE, May 19, 2014
- "Skill Structure of Demand for Migrants in Russia: Evidence from Administrative Data" by Simon Commander (IE Business School, EBRD and Altura Partners) and Irina Denisova (CEFIR, NES), May 05, 2014
- "Financial Support for Families with Children and Its Trade-Offs: Balancing Redistribution and Parental Work Incentives" by Michal Myck, Anna Kurowska and Michal Kundera, CenEA, April 28, 2014
- "What Expansion of Mandatory Schooling Can and Cannot Do in Conservative Muslim Societies" by Erik Meyersson, SITE, April 07, 2014
- "Liquidity and Monetary Policy in Belarus" by Kateryna Bornukova, BEROC, March 24, 2014
- "The crisis in Ukraine and the Georgian economy" by Florian Biermann, ISET and Giorgi Tsutskiridze, ISET, March 17, 2014
- "The relationship between education and labor market opportunities: the case of Ukraine" by Hanna Vakhitova, KSE and Tom Coupe, KSE, March 10, 2014
- "Reputation for Quality and Entry in Procurement: Is there a Trade-Off?" by Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE, February 24, 2014
- "Macroeconomic Performance and Preferences for Democracy" by Maryia Akulava, BEROC, February 16, 2014
- "The Application of Composite Leading Indicators on the Single Economic Space Economies" by Yuliya Sivay, CEFIR, February 10, 2014
- "Green energy: a solution for climate change?" by Chloé Le Coq (SITE), Elena Paltseva (SITE) and Jesper Roine (SITE), February 03, 2014
- "The Charity of the Extremely Wealthy" by Tom Coupé, KSE, January 27, 2014
- "Putting the “I” Back in Team: The Rise of International Teams in Science" by Ina Ganguli, SITE, January 20, 2014
2013
- "Tajikistan Joining the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Pros and Cons" by I.A. Densiova, A.M. Malokostov, and N.A. Turdyeva, CEFIRE, December 23, 2013
- "Academic Inbreeding in Ukraine" by Ilona Sologoub and Tom Coupé, KSE, December 09, 2013
- "Increasing Resources for Families with Children Through the Tax System: Recent Reform Proposals from Poland" by Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA, December 02, 2013
- "Integration Formations in the Monetary Sphere: the Possibility and the Necessity for Monetary Integration in the Post-Soviet Region" by Anastasiya Luzgina, BEROC, November 25, 2013
- "Can Public Enforcement of Competition Policy Increase Distortions in the Economy?" by Vasiliki Bageri, University of Athens, Yannis Katsoulacos, Univeristy of Athens, and Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE, November 18, 2013
- "Entrepreneurship in Latvia and Other Baltic States: Results from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" by Marija Krumina, BICEPS, November 04, 2013
- "Managed Competition in Health Insurance Systems in Central and Eastern Europe" by Besstremyannaya Galina, CEFIR, October 28, 2013
- "Decomposition of Economic Growth in Belarus" by Kateryna Bornukova and Dzmitry Kruk, BEROC, October 21, 2013
- "Some More Reflections on RCTs" by Maria Perrotta Berlin, SITE, October 14, 2013
- "The Customs Union Between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Some Evidence from the New Tariff Rates and Trade Flows" by Arevik Mkrtchyan, European University Institute, October 07, 2013
- "Old-Age Poverty and Health – How Much Does Income Matter?" by Maja Adena and Michal Myck, CenEA, September 30, 2013
- "Development Policy After the Millennium Development Goals: Where Do We Go From Here?" by Anders Olofsgård and Roman Bobilev, SITE, September 16, 2013
- "Trade Policy Uncertainty and External Trade: Potential Gains of Ukraine Joining the CU vs. the Signing Free Trade Agreement with the EU" by Oleksandr Shepotylo, Kyiv School of Economics, June 12, 2013
- "Alcohol Consumption and Mortality" by Evgeny Yakovlev, NES, May 28, 2013
- "Can Anti-Smoking Campaigns Increase Obesity? Evidence from Belarus" by Aliaksandr Amialchuk, University of Toledo, and Kateryna Bornukova, BEROC, May 20, 2013
- "Preferences for Redistribution in Post-Communist Countries" by Irina Denisova, NES/CEFIR, May 13, 2013
- "Political Islam and Women’s Rights – Evidence from Turkey" by Erik Meyersson, SITE, May 06, 2013
- "Capital Structure and Employment Flexibility" by Olga Kuzmina, NES, March 26, 2013
- "Directed Lending: Is It An Efficient Tool to Modernize the Economy?" by Kiryl Haiduk and Dmitry Kruk, BEROC, March 11, 2013
- "Fact or Fiction? The Reversal of the Gender Education Gap across the World and the Former Soviet Union" by Ina Ganguli, SITE, March 04, 2013
- "Optimal Economic Policy and Oil Price Shocks in Russia" by Roman Semko, KEI, February 18, 2013
- "Empirical Evidence on Natural Resources and Corruption" by Elena Paltseva, SITE, February 25, 2013
- "Transportation Infrastructure and Labor Market Integration: the Moscow Oblast Case" by Tatiana Mikhailova, NES, February 11, 2013
2012
- "Accountability in Russia" by Ruben Enikolopov and Maria Petrova, NES, December 29, 2012
- "The Latvian Unemployment is Cyclical" by Daria Anosova (NES), Konstantin Sonin (CEFIR), Alf Vanags (BICEPS), and Anna Zasova (BICEPS), December 10, 2012
- "Natural Resources, Intangible Capital and Sustainable Development in a Small, Oil-Rich Region" by Maria Perrotta, SITE, December 03, 2012
- "For Some Mothers More Than Others: How Children Matter for Labor Market Outcomes When Both Fertility and Female Employment Are Low" by Krzysztof Karbownik and Michal Myck, CenEA, November 26, 2012
- "Becoming Entrepreneur in Belarus: Factors of Choice" by Maryia Akulava, BEROC, November 19, 2012
- "Recent Dynamics of Returns to Education in Transition Countries" by Tom Coupé and Hannah Vakhitova, KEI, November 12, 2012
- "The Eurasian Customs Union among Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Can It Succeed Where Its Predecessor Failed?" by David G. Tarr, NES, November 05, 2012
- "Corruption in Eastern Europe as Depicted by Popular Cross-Country Corruption Indicators" by Maria Perrotta, SITE, October 15, 2012
- "Monetary Policy in Belarus since the Currency Crisis 2011" by Anastasia Luzgina, BEROC, October 08, 2012
- "Inter-Regional Convergence in Russia" by Sergei Guriev, CEFIR/NES, October 01, 2012
- "Political Instability in Fragile Democracies: Political Cycles Kyrgyz Style" by Anders Olofsgård, SITE, September 24, 2012
- "Buyer Power as a Tool for EU Energy Security" by Chloé Le Coq and Elena Paltseva, SITE, June 07, 2012
- "Assessing Inflation Persistence in Belarus" by Igor Pelipas, BEROC, April 23, 2012
- "Property Rights and Internal Migration" by Paul Castañeda Dower and Andrei Markevich, CEFIR, April 16, 2012
- "The Effect of Municipal Strategic Planning on Urban Growth in Ukraine" by Denys Nizalov and Olena Nizalova, KEI, March 26, 2012
- "Do Economic Sanctions Work?" by Maria Perrotta, SITE, March 19, 2012
- "Inflation Expectations and Probable Trap for Macro Stabilization" by Dmitry Kruk, BEROC, February 27, 2012 [/html
- «Is Regional Policy Effective in the Long Run? Learning from Soviet History» by Tatiana Mikhailova, NES, February 20, 2012
- «The Distributional Impact of Austerity Measures in Latvia» by Olga Rastrigina and Anna Zasova, BICEPS, February 06, 2012
- «Can the Baby- and Woman-Friendly Maternity Wards Save Lives?" by Olena Nizalova, KEI, January 30, 2012
- «Privatization in Belarus Obstacles and Perspectives» by Maria Akulava, BEROC, January 23, 2012
2011
- «Russia and the WTO» by Natalia Volchkova and Natalia Turdyeva, CEFIR, December 22, 2011
- «Does Service-Sector Liberalization Increase Productivity in the Manufacturing Sector?" by Oleksandr Shepotylo and Volodymyr Vakhitov, KEI, December 19, 2011
- «A Resonant Signal: the Russian Parliamentary Elections of December 2011» by Konstantin Sonin, CEFIR, December 07, 2011
- «Five Million Tourists in Georgia by 2015 a Myth or a Nightmarish Reality?" by Yaroslava Babych, Michael Fuenfzig, Eric Livny, and Lasha Labadze, ISET, December 05, 2011
- «Are Natural Resources Good or Bad for Development?" by Elena Paltseva and Jesper Roine, SITE, November 21, 2011
- «Development Programs and Security in Afghanistan» by Ruben Enikolopov, NES, November 28, 2011
- «Is School Network Optimization An Opportunity for Education in Transition Countries?" by Tom Coupé, KEI, November 07, 2011
- «Whither Legal Turkey?" by Erik Meyersson, SITE, October 10, 2011
- «Polish Pre-Election Polls Seem Unmoved by Electoral Giveaways» by Michal Myck, CenEA, October 06, 2011
- «What Do Recent Insights From Development Economics Tell Us About Foreign Aid Policy?" by Anders Olofsgård, SITE, October 03, 2011
- «Baltic Shadow Economies» by Tālis J. Putniņš and Arnis Sauka, BICEPS, September 26, 2011
- «Incomes of Polish Households in the Context of 20052011 Tax and Benefit Reforms: A Pre-Election Analysis» by Michal Myck, CenEA, September 19, 2011
- «Do Russians Oppose Anti-Tobacco Policy?" by Irina Denisova, NES/CEFIR, September 19, 2011
- «What Does Modern Political Economics Tell Us About the Fate of Russia’s Reforms?" by Sergei Guriev, NES/CEFIR, September 05, 2011 ã.
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