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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…

The Application of Composite Leading Indicators on the Single Economic Space Economies

By Yuliya Sivay

This brief is based on a CEFIR research project aimed at the short-term forecasting of socio-economic development of the…

Increasing Resources for Families with Children Through the Tax System: Recent Reform Proposals from Poland

By Monika Oczkowska

This brief discusses the consequences of a recent reform proposal that aims to redistribute resources to low-income fami…

Managed Competition in Health Insurance Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

By Galina Besstremyannaya

This policy brief summarizes common trends in the development of health care systems in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, an…

Old-Age Poverty and Health – How Much Does Income Matter?

By Maja Adena

The question concerning the material situation of older people and its consequences for their wellbeing seems to be more…

Alcohol Consumption and Mortality

By Evgeny Yakovlev

Many studies have shown that alcohol consumption is the main cause of death among working age Russian males and, in part…

Can Anti-Smoking Campaigns Increase Obesity? Evidence from Belarus

By Kateryna Bornukova

Authors: Aliaksandr Amialchuk, University of Toledo, and Kateryna Bornukova, BEROC. In this brief, we discuss the possib…

Preferences for Redistribution in Post-Communist Countries

By Irina Denisova

Public attitudes toward inequality and the demand for redistribution can often play an import role in terms of shaping s…