Development of self-employment becomes increasingly important issue for the transitional economy of Belarus. However … question of whether the direction of its’ impact is different for men and women in Belarus. The paper investigates that …

research, the author carries out a qualitative comparative analysis of the economies of Russia and Belarus and identify the …

The study deals with a specific form of financial repression peculiar to Belarus – a mechanism of directed loans. Under …. Finally, we show that in Belarus the mechanism of directed lending may result in the decline of growth rates of the economy in …

inequality, with the notable exception of Belarus, one of the least reformed ex-Soviet republics, that nevertheless has … evolution of inequality in Belarus in 1995-2007, decomposes inequality by sources of income, and provides a comparison of … Belarus and Ukraine, which suggests that the large difference in inequality is due to different income policies of the two …

“second agriculture” in Belarus and Ukraine, two countries that differ significantly in the coverage of their social safety nets. I  ……find that while in Belarus small land plots do help smooth consumption of the poorest households (during the 1998 crisis …

This study analyzes the effects of directed lending upon total factor productivity and GDP growth in Belarus over the …

Belarus experienced rapid economic growth in the 2000's, which abruptly came to halt after 2008. The authors found that …. Lack of productivity growth led to the loss of competitiveness on the international markets. Comparisons of TFP in Belarus … with the Czech Republic and Sweden shows that comparative advantages of Belarus are concentrated in the natural …

This paper examines the determinants of births in Belarus in 1996-2007 by using detailed micro data from the Belarusian … Household Budget Surveys (BHBS). The literature offered several explanations of the recent trends in fertility in Belarus and in … incorporated in the future demographic policies in Belarus and other countries with similar experiences. …

survey from Belarus, we estimate the effect of the number of cigarettes smoked per day on individuals’ body mass index (BMI …