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Lost in Transition? The Returns to Education Acquired Under Communism 15 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Brunello, Giorgio - 2011
Using data for 22 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is … Republic. We also find that post-secondary education acquired under communism yields higher, not lower, payoffs than similar …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131924
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A Different Look at Lenin's Legacy : Trust, Risk, Fairness and Cooperativeness in the Two Germanies
Heineck, Guido - 2010
What are the long-term effects of Communism on economically relevant notions such as social trust? To answer this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137530
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The Separation and Reunification of Germany : Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communism
Becker, Sascha O. - 2020
described as a natural experiment to study the enduring effects of communism. We show in three steps that the populations in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839058
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Children of Communism : The Former Party Membership and Demand for Redistribution
Libman, Alexander; Popova, Olga - 2022
The paper looks at the persistence of egalitarian norms in post-Communist societies by focusing on the former members of the Communist parties in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia and their children. Using the individual-level survey data, we show that there are striking differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014264941
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Double-Edged Sword : Persistent Effects of Communism on Life Satisfaction
Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2022
Communism was a two-edged sword for the trustees of the former regime. Communist party members and their relatives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087385
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Comrades in the Family? Soviet Communism and Informal Family Insurance
Costa-Font, Joan; Nicinska, Anna - 2021
We study the effect of exposure to communism (EC), a political-economic regime based on collectivist planning, on … variation in EC in a large sample of Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC). Against the backdrop that 'communism gives …, suggesting that (raising uncertainty and adversity during) communism increased the demand for all types of available insurance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013227319
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Warrant Economics, Call-Put Policy Options and the Fallacies of Economic Theory
Hatgioannides, John - 2012
In this paper we aim to trace the roots of the ongoing economic mayhem and to unmask the chorus of the tragedy which plays on the world stage. The main thesis of our work is that, despite the triumphant rhetoric praising the merits of perfect competition, the global fields of the dysfunctional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112775
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Financial Liberalization and Democracy : The Role of Reform Reversals
Campos, Nauro F. - 2009
The relationship between economic and political liberalization has received a great deal of attention lately, yet the possibility of a nonlinear relationship and the role of reversals remain largely neglected. Focusing on democratization and financial reform, this paper offers evidence for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157255
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Creativity over Time and Space
Serafinelli, Michel - 2019
Creativity is often highly concentrated in time and space, and across different domains. What explains the formation and decay of clusters of creativity? In this paper we match data on thousands of notable individuals born in Europe between the XIth and the XIXth century with historical data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861308
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Neoliberalization and the Changing Roles of Stakeholders in State-Led Shantytown Redevelopment in Shenyang City, China
Li, Xin - 2016
Neoliberal politics in China have changed the roles of, and the interrelationships between, the state, the market and society in urban restructuring. Since 2008, the central state has initiated the Shantytown Redevelopment Projects (SRPs) to improve the living conditions of low-income residents....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984848