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Decomposition of Economic Growth in Belarus
During the last decade Belarus was one of the leaders of growth in the CEE region. Kruk and Bornukova (2013) have analyz…
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Trade Policy Uncertainty and External Trade: Potential Gains of Ukraine Joining the CU vs. the Signing Free Trade Agreement with the EU
This policy brief summarizes the results of recent research which predicts gains in Ukrainian exports from signing a dee…
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Preferences for Redistribution in Post-Communist Countries
Public attitudes toward inequality and the demand for redistribution can often play an import role in terms of shaping s…
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Fact or Fiction? The Reversal of the Gender Education Gap Across the World and the Former Soviet Union
In this policy brief, I discuss the reversal of the gender education gap in many countries around the world – a fact tha…
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Adapting to Capitalism
Author: Jenny Simon, SITE When transitioning to a free-market economy, do people adapt to the new circumstances immediat…
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Recent Dynamics of Returns to Education in Transition Countries
While, in an international comparison, transition countries spend a relatively large share of their GDP on education, an…
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Political Instability in Fragile Democracies: Political Cycles Kyrgyz Style
Democratization is rarely a straight and predictable process. Freedom House data from the Central and Eastern European C…
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Is Regional Policy Effective in the Long Run? Learning from Soviet History
Regional inequality has been a pressing issue in many countries, and also between the countries of the European Union. …
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Who Needs a Safety Net?
One definition of safety net found on the internet is the following: “a net placed to catch an acrobat or similar perfor…
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