Search results for Political Economy
Is War Good for a Country’s Political Institutions?
Author: Tom Coupe, KSE. Recent research suggests that experiencing war violence might make people more likely to turn ou…
Read policy brief
Does Social Media Promote Protests?
Author: Ruben Enikolopov, CEFIR. Despite a lot of speculations about the role of social media in recent political prote…
Read policy brief
Taxes and Benefits in the Polish Parliamentary Election Campaigns
Authors: Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA. The upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland, scheduled for the 25th…
Read policy brief
Local Self-Governance in the Republic of Belarus
Author: Aleh Mazol, BEROC. This policy brief summarizes the results of our research on the development of local self-gov…
Read policy brief
Evaluating the Political Man on Horseback – Coups and Economic Development
In a new paper (Meyersson, 2015) I examine the development effects of military coups. Coups overthrowing democratically…
Read policy brief
New Light on the Eastern Front – Contributions from Russia to the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe in World War Two
Author: Lennart Samuelson, SITE. Interesting results of the post-Soviet research on the Second World War are now present…
Read policy brief
Public Procurement Thresholds in Sweden
Authors: Elena Paltseva and Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE. We investigate the impact of procurement thresholds on strategic b…
Read policy brief
What Ukrainians Expect From Reforms
Author: Tom Coupé, KSE. Ukraine needs reforms badly. However, there is a huge difference in how the government, the expe…
Read policy brief
The Political Economy of the Latvian State Since 1991: Some Reflections on the Role of External Anchors
This brief discusses the role of external anchors or goals such as WTO accession, NATO and EU accession in Latvia’s deve…
Read policy brief