Public Health Communication Challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Lim L +5 more
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Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia
Abstract This article presents the results of opinion polls conducted in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, focusing on attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism. The polls first asked six questions about the market economy without explicitly referencing ‘capitalism’.
Rainer Zitelmann
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The vampire in late communist cinema: from internal enemy to foreign threat. [PDF]
Martin AS.
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Control of foot-and-mouth disease in a closed society: A case study of Soviet Estonia. [PDF]
Kass M +4 more
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How religion mediates the fertility response to maternity benefits
Abstract Do religious beliefs affect responses to fertility incentives? We examine a 1982 maternity benefits expansion in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a difference‐in‐differences framework with similar East European countries as comparisons. To isolate the importance of religion, we compare women who did and did not grow up in religious households ...
Elizabeth Brainerd, Olga Malkova
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Nutrient asymmetry challenges the sustainability of Ukrainian agriculture. [PDF]
Medinets S +8 more
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Russia's Downfall: The Worst Economic Crisis since the Collapse of the Ussr [PDF]
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Evidence-based medicine and private clinics in Russia: Unlikely co-production of good care and profit-making. [PDF]
Denisova M, Zvonareva O, Horstman K.
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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