Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 110
Cover Image
Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union
Brainerd, Elizabeth; Cutler, David M. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
Male life expectancy at birth fell by over six years in Russia between 1989 and 1994. Many other countries of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784773
Cover Image
How Much Restructuring did the Transition Countries Experience? Evidence from Quality of their Exports
Kandogan, Yener - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004
The increase in exports to market economies is a good sign, but it is not conclusive about the extent of restructuring of production technologies experienced in transition countries. This paper explores the source of the increase with an analysis of their exports’ quality, interprets the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677718
Cover Image
Deindustrialisation. Lessons from the StructuralOutcomes of Post-Communist Transition
Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Zalewska, Anna - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002
Theoretical and empirical studies show that deindustrialisation, broadly observed in developed countries, is an inherent part of the economic development pattern. However, post-communist countries, while being only middle-income economies, have also experienced deindustrialisation. Building on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784647
Cover Image
SOFTWARE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS AND PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE VENTURES IN CHINA AND RUSSIA
BATJARGAL, BAT - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
network members on product development, and revenue growth of software ventures in China and Russia. The empirical data are … knowledge heterogeneity on product diversity and revenue growth over time are more salient in Russia due to the unique …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677662
Cover Image
The Response of Consumption in Russian Households to Economic Shocks
Stillman, Steven - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001
the time period studied in this paper (1994 - 1998), Russia experienced two major economic crises. Both featured extreme …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784663
Cover Image
Reassessing the Standard of Living in the Soviet Union: An Analysis Using Archival and Anthropometric Data
Brainerd, Elizabeth - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2006
Both Western and Soviet estimates of GNP growth in the USSR indicate that GNP per capita grew in every decade – sometimes rapidly – from 1928 to 1985. While this measure suggests that the standard of living improved in the USSR throughout this period, it is unclear whether this economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651487
Cover Image
Institutions and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: A Comparative Perspective
Estrin, Saul; Aidis, Ruta; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2007
entrepreneurial development in Russia. We utilize Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001 and 2002 to investigate … the effects of the weak institutional environment in Russia on entrepreneurship, comparing it first with all available GEM … country samples and second, in more detail, with Brazil and Poland. Our results provide strong evidence that Russia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677437
Cover Image
Labor Market Uncertainty and Private Sector Labor Supply in Russia
Stillman, Steven - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2000
The development of a vibrant private sector has been one of the key failures of the transitional period in Russia. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677492
Cover Image
Institutions, Networks and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: An Exploration
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2006
In this paper we explore the ways in which institutions and networks influence entrepreneurial development in Russia … institutional environment in Russia in terms of three dimensions: on the rate of productive entrepreneurial activity measured in … addition, the analysis explores the effectiveness of Russia’s informal networks for circumventing the weak institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677688
Cover Image
Internet Entrepreneurship: Networks and Performance of Internet Ventures In China
BATJARGAL, BAT - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
This article examines the contingent value of entrepreneurs' networks to survival likelihood of Internet ventures, and the dynamics of entrepreneurs' networks over time. The empirical data are composed of the longitudinal surveys of 94 Internet ventures in Beijing, China. The study found the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784620