Horváth, Balázs; Ivanov, Andrey; Peleah, Mihail - In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 13 (2012) 2, pp. 197-225
This paper examines the observed impact of past economic downturns on human development indicators in 29 countries of the region. We estimate empirical elasticities of key human development indicators covering demographics, crime, epidemiology, unemployment, and poverty with respect to changes...