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Former Communist Party Membership and Present-Day Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2019
After the collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, former party members were particularly likely to start businesses and become entrepreneurs. However, it remains unclear whether this entrepreneurial activity was driven by the resources, information and opportunities provided by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859290
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The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround
Kanbur, Ravi - 2017
This paper argues that after a quarter century of sharp and sustained increase, Chinese inequality is now plateauing and even turning down. The argument is made using a range of data sources and a range of measures and perspectives on inequality. The evolution of inequality is further examined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960254
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Romanian Migrants During Transition and Enlargements
Andren, Daniela - 2014
, the aim of this paper is to analyze to what extent Romania's accession to the EU in 2007 has added new features to the … develop adjustment strategies in their destination countries. Romania's accession to the EU in 2007 did not generally change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039607
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Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania
Nikolova, Milena - 2016
We examine the effect of joining the European Union on individual life satisfaction in Bulgaria and Romania in the … context of the 2007 EU enlargement. Although EU membership is among the most important events in Bulgaria and Romania's modern … life satisfaction in Bulgaria and had a positive but statistically insignificant effect in Romania. One explanation is that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001327
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Determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure : Evidence from Romania
Sova, Anamaria; Sova, Robert; Rault, Christophe; … - 2021
(PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324884
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Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Romania : From Planned Equality to Market Inequality?
Andrén, Thomas; Andren, Daniela - 2021
In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal … affected gender equality. This paper analyzes both gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania before and during the first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316716
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Labor Market Dynamics in Romania During a Period of Economic Liberalization
Dostie, Benoit; Sahn, David E. - 2021
In this paper, we estimate a model of labor market dynamics among individuals in Romania using panel data for three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317282
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The Wage Premium of Communist Party Membership : Evidence from China
Wang, Hongjian - 2020
Social status and political connections may confer large economic benefits on an individual. Previous studies focused on China have examined the relationship between Communist Party membership and earnings and found a positive correlation. However, the correlation could be partly or totally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843716
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Backlash in Attitudes after the Election of Extreme Political Parties
Carlsson, Magnus - 2018
Far-right and far-left parties by definition occupy the fringes of politics, with policy proposals outside the mainstream. This paper asks how public attitudes about such policies respond once an extreme party increases their political representation at the local level. We study attitudes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911202
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Former Communist Party Membership and Bribery in the Post-Socialist Countries
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2018
We study the effect of former Communist party membership on paying bribes to public officials and motivations for bribery, 25 years after the fall of communist rule. Data come from a large representative survey, conducted in post-socialist countries in 2015/16. To deal with endogeneity, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915719