2013 01 wiiw bo wp 107 Laetitia Duval and François-Charles Wolff The consumption-enhancing effect of remittances: Evidence from Kosovo (PDF) Abstract In this paper, we study the effect of remittances on the living standard of families living in Kosovo using detailed data conducted in 2010 on a sample of 4,000 households. Specifically, we focus on […]

2012 12 wiiw bo wp 106 Valentina Lapo The spatial structure of the Russian economy and the multipolar world (PDF) Abstract There have been several poles of development: USA, Europe, and China are formatted in the world economy. How does the multipolar world economy influence the Russian region‘s development? How does the spatial structure of […]

2012 12 wiiw bo wp 105 Marat Ibragimov, Rustam Ibragimov, Jovlon Karimov and Galiya Yuldasheva Robust Analysis of Income Inequality Dynamics in Russia: t-Statistic Based Approaches (PDF) Abstract Empirical analyses on inequality measurement and those in other fields in economics and finance often face the difficulty that the data is correlated, heterogeneous or heavy-tailed in some […]

2012 12 wiiw bo wp 104 Branimir Jovanović and Marjan Petreski Hemlock for policy response: Monetary policy, exchange rates and labour unions in SEE and CIS during the crisis (PDF) Abstract The objective of this paper is to assess how the level of unionisation and the rigidity of the exchange rate affects wages and monetary […]

2012 12 wiiw bo wp 103 Tamara Podvysotskaya, Larysa Krasnikova, Yuriy Podvysotskiyand Olena Osinkina Social Aspects of Crisis Effects on Households: The Case of Ukraine (PDF) Abstract The paper investigates the effect of crisis on households’ welfare and severity of poverty in Ukraine. We use Ukrainian Household Survey for three years – 2006, 2009, and […]

2012 12 wiiw bo wp 102 Alma Kudebayeva Effects of Crisis on Income and Poverty: The Case of Kazakhstan (PDF) Abstract This study investigates the effects of growth and crisis on poverty and distribution of consumption expenditures in Kazakhstan. Considerations include application and estimation of decomposed changes in poverty on components of growth and distribution. […]

2012 11 wiiw bo wp 101 Dimitar Nikoloski, Ljupcho Pechijareski and Goran Pechijareski The role of the alternative labour market adjustment mechanisms in Macedonia during the economic crisis (PDF) Abstract In this paper we address three research issues. First, we are interested in assessing the impact of the recent economic recession on the general labour […]

2012 11 wiiw bo wp 100 Ivana Herceg and Danijel Nestić A New Cluster-Based Financial Vulnerability Indicator: The Analytical Concept and its Application for Stress Testing in a Post-Socialist Economy (PDF) Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to household financial vulnerability analysis by employing cluster analysis techniques in the identification of potentially vulnerable households. […]

2012 11 wiiw bo wp 099 Goran Vukšić Sectoral wage dynamics and intersectoral linkages in thecontext of export competitiveness: the case of Croatia (PDF) Abstract This study explores the determinants of sectoral wage dynamics in Croatia, including intersectoral wage linkages. Wage formation in the exporting sectors receives particular focus. Exporters are found to be wage […]