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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
wiley   +1 more source

Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
wiley   +1 more source

(Re)inventing Genocide: Legal and Political Implications of the “Genocide of Soviet People” in (Post‐)Soviet Russia

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the emergence and instrumentalization of the concept of the “genocide of the Soviet people” in both Soviet and post‐Soviet contexts, tracing its historical evolution and contemporary use in chronological perspective.
Dmitry Dubrovskiy, Irina Rebrova
wiley   +1 more source

Technical Change Through Global Value Chains: Evidence From Firms Worldwide

The World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on firms' innovation, productivity, and other indicators of technical change. Our dataset encompasses heterogeneous firms from 144 countries at different income levels over the period 2006–2025.
Ivan Ledezma, Antonia López‐Villavicencio   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATION OF EXTERNAL TRADE COOPERATION AMONG RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN, AND BELARUS THROUGH SHIFT COMPONENTS METHOD

Вестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2022
The item contains an analysis of the external trade among Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan employing the shift components method. There is also an evaluation of the impact that the integration, sectoral, and country components have of the outcomes of the ...
Svetlana N. Bludova
doaj  

Trade Sophistication and Economic Development Stages in the Context of Global Digitalization

The World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the relationship between trade sophistication and economic development stages, including in the context of digitalization. We employ nonparametric, semiparametric, and parametric methods, covering the period from 2003 to 2024 across 119 countries, categorized into three income groups.
Kim Hanh Nguyen, Anna Strutt, Mark J. Holmes, Steven Lim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection Bias in Aid Effectiveness: Evidence From Aid for Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

The World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether Aid for Trade promotes foreign direct investment using bilateral panel data over 2005–2019. Conventional estimators show mixed results across donors, with no significant effects for Japanese aid. To address potential selection bias, we employ a Bartik‐style instrumental variable exploiting donor sectoral ...
Wonjun Choi
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 984-1004, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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China‐Europe Railway Express and Innovation by Chinese Manufacturing Firms: An Analysis Based on Technology Spillovers From Differentiated Products

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Amid global supply chain restructuring, this study examines how the China‐Europe Railway Express transitions from logistics connectivity to innovation empowerment. Using its launch as a quasi‐natural experiment, we find that the China‐Europe Railway Express significantly accelerates innovation in Chinese manufacturing firms, especially for ...
Lin Song, Yi Xue, Qiang Gao
wiley   +1 more source

International Graduates' Stay Rate, Country‐Level Economic Differences and Social Networks: Evidence From 25 European Countries

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between the stay rate of international university graduates, economic characteristics of their origin and destination countries, and proxies of their social networks. It contributes to the literature by jointly testing predictions of the neoclassical and migration network theories using regression ...
Filip Němeček
wiley   +1 more source