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Gender and Development: the Role of Female Leadership

By Evelina Bonnier and Anders Olofsgård

This policy brief reports on a discussion of the role of female leadership in development held during a full day confere…

The Relationship between Education and Migration. The Direct Impact of a Person’s Education on Migration

By Tom Coupe and Hanna Vakhitova

This brief is based on a section from a large policy report, which investigates to what extent education directly influe…

Skill Structure of Demand for Migrants in Russia: Evidence from Administrative Data

By Irina Denisova

Authors: Simon Commander (IE Business School, EBRD and Altura Partners) and Irina Denisova (CEFIR, NES). Using Russian M…

Financial Support for Families with Children and Its Trade-Offs: Balancing Redistribution and Parental Work Incentives

Authors: Michal Myck, Anna Kurowska and Michal Kundera, CenEA. Reforms of tax-benefit system of financial support for fa…

What Expansion of Mandatory Schooling Can and Cannot Do in Conservative Muslim Societies

By Erik Meyersson

New research shows expanding mandatory schooling in conservative Muslim societies have broad positive effects on female…

The relationship between education and labor market opportunities: the case of Ukraine

By Tom Coupe and Hanna Vakhitova

Author: Hanna Vakhitova, KSE and Tom Coupe, KSE This brief is based on a research project that analyses the extent to wh…

Putting the “I” Back in Team: The Rise of International Teams in Science

By Ina Ganguli

In this policy brief, I discuss the increasing prevalence of international teams in the production of scientific knowled…

Tajikistan Joining the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Pros and Cons

By Irina Denisova and Natalia Turdyeva

Authors: I.A. Densiova, A.M. Malokostov, and N.A. Turdyeva, CEFIR In this brief we summarize the results obtained in a C…

Entrepreneurship in Latvia and Other Baltic States: Results from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

By Marija Krumina

This policy brief summarises the results and implications of an upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2012 Latv…