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Dutch Disease Scare in Kazakhstan: Is It Real?

Égert, Balázs; Leonard, Carol S. - 2007

In this paper we explore the evidence that would establish that Dutch disease is at work in, or poses a threat to, the Kazakh economy. Assessing the mechanism by which fluctuations in the price of oil can damage non-oil manufacturing -- and thus long-term growth prospects in an economy that...

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Is Kazakhstan a Market Economy Yet? Getting warmer….

Eicher, Sharon - 2004

Union have categorized Kazakhstan differently with regard to its degree of transition. The United States removed “non market … economy” status from Kazakhstan, whereas the EU gave Kazakhstan an intermediate status. The first question that this work asks …? By creating unique criteria sets from several papers, can one say that, according to any set, Kazakhstan is a market …

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Balancing Regulations and Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment: a Case Study of Mexico and Kazakhstan

Tynybekov, Dauren B. - 2006

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has a global character. As globalization grows, foreign direct investment grows. This research analyses the relationship between foreign direct investment and developing countries. The main contributors to foreign direct investment are multinational corporations...

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Effects of the oil export price increase on the economy : theoretical and empirical issues ; a CGE analysis of the case of Kazakhstan

Zhanna Kapsalyamova - 2010

on Kazakhstan using an economy-wide framework is limited as well. To the best of my knowledge there are no studies … prices have been soaring in the recent decade and since Kazakhstan has large oil resources. Third, although macro closure …

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Crop insurance market development in a transition economy: The case of Kazakhstan

Heidelbach, Olaf; Bokusheva, Raushan - 2009

country – namely, the crop insurance system in Kazakhstan. Three objectives will be pursued: First, factors influencing the …

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EX ANTE EVALUATION OF INDEX-BASED CROP INSURANCE EFFECTIVENESS

Bokusheva, Raushan; Breustedt, Gunnar - 2008

Kazakhstan indicate thatthe common ex post approach overestimates the riskreduction substantially for most index insuranceschemes …

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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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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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