The aim of this paper is to establish the effect of on-the-job-training and university education on the firm’s innovation decision in transition economies of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The authors use the 2002 and 2005 waves of the Business Environment and Enterprise...

This paper assesses the impact of the quality of governance on economic performance in Russia’s 83 regions (Oblasts, Republics, Krais and Okrugs) from 2000 to 2008, a period of rapid economic advancement. Defining governance broadly as how authority is exercised, and using as a proxy a measure...

This paper assesses the impact of the quality of governance on economic performance in Russia's 81 regions (Oblasts, Republics, Krais and Okrugs) from 2000 to 2008, a period of rapid economic advancement. Defining governance broadly as how authority is exercised, and using as a proxy a measure...

This article investigates regional income convergence in Russia during 2000--2008. We test the hypothesis in which income divergence across regions of the country should give place to income convergence as the country moves toward free market economy with strong market institutions. The study...

This article investigates regional income convergence in Russia during 2000--2008. We test the hypothesis in which income divergence across regions of the country should give place to income convergence as the country moves toward free market economy with strong market institutions. The study...

This paper tests for price convergence in Russian energy markets from January 2003 to October 2010. Monthly energy prices for four energy products (diesel, gasoline, electricity and coal) for 83 Russian regions are drawn from Russia's statistical agency Rosstat. The study contributes to the...

This paper studies gender wage differentials between men and women in Turkey. I find that the estimated wage gap between men and women in Turkey is almost entirely explained by labor market discrimination toward women.