This paper investigates the effect of economic sanctions on employment. We exploit the imposition of a series of … unexpected and unprecedented international economic sanctions on Iran in 2012 and estimate the short-run effects of the change in … import exposure on manufacturing employment at the industry level. Our estimates indicate that the sanctions led to an …

regional variation in the exposure to tariff cuts resulting from WTO entry. Regions that initially specialized in industries …

likely to cause variation in performance. This paper looks at Russia in particular. The main idea of this paper is to analize …

Political and economic transition is often blamed for Russia's 40% surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994 (the "Russian … explains a large share of the mortality crisis, suggesting that Russia's transition to capitalism and democracy was not as …

In 2009, Russia introduced a reform that changed the admissions process in all universities. Before 2009, admission …

, on the elderly mortality in Russia. According to our study, crises have led to an increase in mortality with …

companies in Russia and using the difference-in-difference estimator, the study finds a statistically and economically …

Russia in comparative light as well as the factors associated with differences in educational outcomes in Russia. Despite the … looking at within-country variation in Russia. We find – both in the cross-country estimates as also those using just Russia …