Research
Refereed journal publications
2024
Rainfall Variability and Labor Allocation in Uzbekistan: The Role of Women's Empowerment (with Vladimir Otrachshenko and Nargiza Alimukhamedova), Post-Soviet Affairs 40(2), 119-138 [Download]
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IZA Discussion Paper no. 16421, September 2023 [Download]
2023
Double-Edged Sword: Persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences (with Milena Nikolova and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Journal of Population Economics 36(3), July 2023, 1139-1185 [Download]
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IZA Discussion Paper no. 14712, September 2021 [Download]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 927, September 2021 [Download]
Presentation at the ASSA Annual Meetings 2021 [Video] (starts at 1:30:10) and at the GLO/JOPE Global Conference 20203 [Video]
Does democracy protect the environment? The role of the Arctic Council (with Astghik Mavisakalyan and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Climatic Change 176(5), May 2023, Article 49 [Download]
This article is a part of the topical collection "Arctic Environmental Governance: Challenges of Sustainable Development" available here
Energy Efficiency, Market Competition, and Quality Certification: Lessons from Central Asia (with Christopher Hartwell and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Energy Policy 177, June 2023, Article 113539 [Download]
Media coverage: Eurasianet
Children of Communism: The Former Party Membership and Demand for Redistribution (with Alexander Libman), Eastern European Economics 61(3), 199-237 [Download] (lead article of the issue)
2022
COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Entry and Exit: Opportunity Amidst Adversity (with Vladimir Otrachshenko, Milena Nikolova, and Elena Tyurina), Technology in Society 71, November 2022, Article 102093 [Download]
Earlier versions:
IZA Discussion Paper no. 15526 [Download]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 1153 [Download]
Stalin and the Origins of Mistrust (with Milena Nikolova and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Journal of Public Economics 208, April 2022, Article 104629 [Download]
Media coverage: The Brookings Institution Blog
The paper is featured as a GLO discussion paper of the month April 2019
Presentation at ASSA Annual Meeting 2021 [Video] (starts at 27:54)
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GLO Discussion Paper no. 344, April 2019 [Download]
IZA Discussion Paper no. 12326, April 2019 [Download]
Does Weather Sharpen Income Inequality in Russia? (with Vladimir Otrachshenko), Review of Income and Wealth 68(S1), April 2022, S193-S223 [Download]
Media coverage: Kommersant, Rossiyskaya gazeta
Research seminar at Global Labor Organization (GLO) [Video]
Natural Resources and Income Inequality in Developed Countries: Synthetic Control Method Evidence (with Christopher Hartwell, Roman Horvath, and Eva Horvathova), Empirical Economics 62(2), February 2022, 297-338 [Download] (the lead article of the issue)
Media coverage: Kommersant, Greenreport
Earlier version:
IOS Working Paper no. 381, April 2019 [Download]
2021
1. Former Communist Party Membership and Present-Day Entrepreneurship (with Artjoms Ivlevs and Milena Nikolova), Small Business Economics 57(4), December 2021, 1783-1800 [Download]
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IZA Discussion Paper no. 12761, November 2019 [Download]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 423, November 2019 [Download]
IOS Working Paper no. 384, November 2019 [Download]
The paper is featured as a GLO discussion paper of the month November 2019
Media coverage: VoxEU, World Economic Forum
2. Can Bribery Buy Health? Evidence from Post-Communist Countries (with Astghik Mavisakalyan and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Journal of Comparative Economics 49(4), December 2021, 991-1007 [Download]
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Working Paper series WP1905, December 2019 [Download]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 432, December 2019 [Download]
3. The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment (with Milena Nikolova and Boris Nikolaev), Small Business Economics 57(4), December 2021, 1819-1836 [Download]
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IZA Discussion Paper no. 13187, April 2020 [Download]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 527, May 2020 [Download]
IOS Working Paper no. 386, May 2020 [Download]
Media coverage: The Brookings Institution Blog
4. Waxing Power, Waning Pollution: The Effect of COVID-19 on Russian Environmental Policymaking (with Christopher Hartwell and Vladimir Otrachshenko), Ecological Economics 184, June 2021, 107003 [Download]
Media coverage: Expert-Ural, Indicator
5. Extreme Temperature and Extreme Violence: Evidence from Russia (with Vladimir Otrachshenko and Jose Tavares), Economic Inquiry 59(1), January 2021, 243-262 [Download]
Media coverage: VoxEU, GEO, Berliner Morgenpost, ECONS, Pravda, Russian Climate Science Blog, Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, Leibniz Gemeinschaft Nachrichten, Wochenblatt, RG.ru, Uralinform, E1, Kommersant, Indicator, Mail.ru
Research seminar at the Economics Institute, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences [Video]
5-Minutes at Birkbeck University of London [Video]
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CEPR Discussion Paper no. 13989, September 2019 [Download]
Research seminar at HSE Moscow: [Video]
GLO Discussion Paper no. 382, August 2019 [Download]
Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) Working Paper no. 315, September 2019 [Download]
Tweeted by the International Security and Development Center (Berlin)
6. Sometimes Your Best Ain't Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-Being Efficiency (with Milena Nikolova), B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 21(1), January 2021, 83-114 [Download]
Earlier versions:
GLO Discussion Paper no. 596, July 2020 [Download]
IZA Discussion Paper no. 10774, May 2017 [Download]
2019
Democratic Institutions, Natural Resources, and Income Inequality (with Christopher Hartwell, Roman Horvath, and Eva Horvathova), Comparative Economic Studies 61(4), December 2019, 531-550 [Download]
2018
Misfortunes Never Come Singly: Consecutive Weather Shocks and Mortality in Russia (with Vladimir Otrachshenko and Pavel Solomin), Economics & Human Biology 31, September 2018, 249-258 [Download]
2017
Health Consequences of the Russian Weather (with Vladimir Otrachshenko and Pavel Solomin), Ecological Economics 132, February 2017, 290-306. [Download]
2016
Psychological Costs of Currency Transition: Evidence from the Euro Adoption (with Vladimir Otrachshenko and Jose Tavares), European Journal of Political Economy 45, December 2016, 89-100. [Download]
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CEPR Discussion Paper Nr. DP11071 [Download]
Research seminar at the Masaryk University of Brno, April 1, 2016. [Listen]
2014
Can Religion Insure against Aggregate Shocks to Happiness? The Case of Transition Countries, Journal of Comparative Economics 42(3), August 2014, 804-818. [Download]
Earlier versions:
CERGE-EI Working Paper Nr. 425 [Available at SSRN]
The paper is featured by Economic Logician in Economic Logic blog and cited by Forbes
Life (Dis)satisfaction and the Intention to Migrate: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe (with Vladimir Otrachshenko), Journal of Socio-Economics 48, February 2014, 40-49. [Download]
Earlier versions:
CERGE-EI Working Paper Nr. 460 [Available at SSRN]
OEI Working Paper Nr. 306 [Available at SSRN]
FEUNL Working Paper Nr. 570 [Available at SSRN]
Analytical and policy papers
1. Can Russia Afford Climate Change? (with Vladimir Otrachshenko) Russian Analytical Digest Nr. 243, 11.12.2019, pp. 2-8 [Download here or here]
The German version of this paper is published as: Kann sich Russland den Klimawandel leisten? (mit Vladimir Otrachshenko) Russland-Analysen Nr. 377 vom 06.11.2019, S. 2–5 [Download]
Media coverage: Russian Climate Science Blog
2. Does Religiosity Explain Economic Outcomes? IZA World of Labor 335, February 2017 [Download]
3. Religiosity and Economic Policies in Transition Countries, IOS Policy Issue Nr. 7 [Download]
Working papers
Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values (with Milena Nikolova), IZA Discussion Paper no. 16657, December 2023 [Download]
The Societal Costs of Inflation and Unemployment (with Sarah See, Milena Nikolova, and Vladimir Otrachshenko), IZA Discussion Paper no. 16541 , October 2023 [Download]
Suffer for the Faith? Parental Religiosity and Children's Health, IOS Working Paper no. 356, April 2016 [Download]
Corruption, Voting and Employment Status: Evidence from Russian Parliamentary Elections, CERGE-EI Working Paper no. 428, December 2010 [Available at SSRN]
Other publications
1. Essays on Individual Perceptions of Economic Reforms, CERGE-EI Ph.D. Thesis, 2012 [Download]
2. Religiosity and Economic Reforms in Transition Countries. In: Religiose Pluralitat als Faktor des Politischen in der Ukraine. Eds. Boeckh, K. and O. Turij. Munchen, Berlin, Leipzig, Washington/D.C. 2015 = DigiOst 3, pp. 139-152. [Download]
3. Religion and Happiness. In: K. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook “Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics”, 2021, Springer (with Vladimir Otrachshenko) [Download]
4. Command Economy. In: B.M. Haddad and B.D. Solomon (eds.), Dictionary of Ecological Economics, 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing [Download]