Do sanctions strengthen the targeted regime? I analyze the 2014 imposition of Western sanctions on Russia and its impact on voting. The United States and the European Union introduced targeted measures against Russian entities and individuals related to President Putin’s regime. Using polling...

Decades of investment decisions by central planners left communist societies with structures of production ill-prepared for competitive markets. Their vulnerability to liberalization, however, varied across space. Similar to the effects identified in the "China shock'' literature, we hypothesize...

How important is a relationship with a bank to a firm’s performance and survival? If firms can easily switch among different sources of credit supply, then the loss of any one source may have little implication for the firms that have borrowed from that source. However, to the extent that...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. Topics of interest related to aging and retirement are: - Wellbeing and Welfare of Older age groups - Communication and choice - Labor market performance of older age...

The Netspar Pension day offers new insights that are presented from a large number of Netspar related research projects. This will not only be presented by senior researchers but also young researchers will get a chance to present their project to the attendees. Program: Wellbeing and Welfare;...

Neugierde ist nicht nur in der Wissenschaft eine ganz wesentliche Voraussetzung für Erfolg, sondern auch für erfolgreiche Organisationen und jeden einzelnen von uns. Welche technischen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen bringen uns die kommenden Jahre, welche Chancen ergeben sich daraus für...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. For the Netspar International Pension Workshop Netspar invites contributions from all areas of Netspar’s research program. Topics of interest related to aging and...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. Topics of interest related to aging and retirement are: - Wellbeing and Welfare of Older People, - Communication and choice, - Work, Retirement, Housing, and Healthcare, -...

Netspar, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, is a thinktank and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement in the Netherlands and Europa. Attendance at the International...

Program: Wellbeing and Welfare; Communications & Choice; Work, Retirement, Housing and Healthcare; Savings, Investments & Insurance; Institutions, Governance & Solidarity. Only employees of Netspar-partners and Netspar fellows are invited to attend this Pension Day.