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Income Distribution and Price Controls: Targeting a Social Safety Net During Economic Transition

Alexeev, Michael; Leitzel, James - 1999

During the ongoing post-communist economic transitions, the relative well-being of many people is changing rapidly, and governments are not well positioned to accurately measure individual living standards. Under such circumstances, continued price controls over basic consumer goods within the...

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An Analysis of Gender Wage Differentials in Russia from 1996-2002

Hansberry, Rita - 2004

This paper examined the male-female differentials in hourly earnings in Russia from 1996 to 2002. The gender wage gap did not alter significantly in the earlier years, a period characterized by economic instability, but as the economy recovered, the differential in earnings increased initially....

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Entrepreneurship and Post-Socialist Growth

Berkowitz, Daniel; DeJong, David N. - 2001

A growing body of national-level survey evidence indicates that small-scale entrepreneurial activity has been an important engine of growth in post-socialist economies. Here we use a rich regional data set to obtain a statistical characterization of the relationship between entrepreneurial...

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Economic transition and commercial property markets : China and Poland

Wu, Hao; Reed, Richard - 2008

This paper discusses the economic transition and the property market emergence in transition economies. It compares the Chinese property market with the Polish market. It preliminarily examines market emergence and maturity in the context of economic transition, comparing the transitions with...

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Labor Market Dynamics in Russia

Foley, Mark C. - 1997

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, Russia experienced a series of economic shocks, resulting in large decreases in output but limited change in employment. Using information contained in a nationally representative longitudinal survey of Russian citizens, this...

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Determinants of Unemployment Duration in Russia

Foley, Mark C. - 1997

Using information contained in a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of Russian citizens, this research analyzes the determinants of unemployment duration during the early stages of economic transition. A competing-risks, discrete-time waiting model, augmented to incorporate...

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Changes in Food, Alcohol and Cigarettes Consumption during Transition: Evidence from Russia

Herzfeld, Thomas; Huffman, Sonya Kostova; Oskam, Arie J.; … - 2009

This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004. We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on...

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Bildungspolitik und Systemtransformation in Zentraleuropa

Slodowicz, Jan - 2005

Es wird untersucht, auf welche Weise die Länder Litauen, Polen und Ungarn ihre Bildungssysteme vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und ökonomischen Transformation reformiert haben. Hierbei wird auf die unterschiedlichen Ausgangssituationen und Ziele eingegangen und untersucht, ob die gesetzten...

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Multinationale Unternehmen und organisationales Lernen im osteurop?ischen Transformationsprozess - Das Beispiel Russland

N?gele, Joakim - 2003

zentrale Begriffe aus der Theorie organisationalen Lernens erl?utert und eine Arbeitsdefinition organisationalen Lernens … Wissenspotentialen bzw. -defiziten sowie von Normen hinsichtlich des Umgangs mit Wissen pr?gt. Zudem wird in der Theorie der Mikropolitik … management theory. Subsidiaries of multinational companies (MNCs) can adapt successfully to this transformation environment only …

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Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe : A Comparison of Labour Market Attitudes, Educational Achievement and Poverty between East and West

Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2005

Die Systemtransformation von der Plan- zur Marktwirtschaft in Mittel- und Osteuropa hat zu einem dramatischen Fall des … Auffassung, daß die Bürden der Systemtransformation nicht gleichmäßig verteilt worden sind und damit Frauen einen größeren Teil …

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