Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition [PDF]
We analyze the pace and patterns of job reallocation in Ukraine using 1992-2000 panel data on nearly the surviving universe of manufacturing firms inherited from the Soviet Union.
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
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Health of refugees and migrants from former Soviet Union countries in the Russian Federation: a narrative review. [PDF]
Int J Equity Health, 2020 Bakunina N +7 more
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Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past decade, industrial policy has had a resurgence across Africa as countries pursue catch‐up development, partly inspired by East Asia's state‐led transformation. With increased attention in the discussion given to learning by doing and learning by emulation at the government level, policy learning has invariably been advocated with
Jing Zhang
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Substance Use and Misuse among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Living in Former Soviet Union Countries: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Int J Sex HealthMammadli T, Hong C.
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How religion mediates the fertility response to maternity benefits
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.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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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi +1 more
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Prevalence and spatiotemporal dynamics of HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form 03_AB (CRF03_AB) in the Former Soviet Union countries. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Lebedev A +9 more
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.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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Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
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