Policy Papers


Policy papers - applied research on economics that is practically oriented to form a strategy for promoting economic growth and improving the quality of economic policy in Belarus.
Yauheniya Shershunovich|Nadzeya Batava|Petr Sachek|Irina Tochitskaya| 24.12.2019
Circular Economy in Belarusian Agriculture
The paper presents results of the survey of agricultural producers on waste management and factors affecting a reuse of their waste.
Nadzeya Batava|Petr Sachek|Yauheniya Shershunovich|Irina Tochitskaya| 24.12.2019
Circular Economy in Belarusian Agriculture
The paper presents results of the survey of agricultural producers on waste management and factors affecting a reuse of their waste.
Yauheniya Shershunovich|Irina Tochitskaya| 24.12.2019
Waste Management in Industrial Enterprises of Belarus: When the Amount Matters
This paper presents the results of the survey on waste management and third-party secondary raw materials usage at Belarusian industrial enterprises.
Radzivon Marozau|Maribel Guerrero| 12.11.2019
Development of the entrepreneurial university (University 3.0) in Belarus: An overview of determinants and challenges
This policy paper discusses the terminologies, the determinants of the entrepreneurial and innovative university (University 3.0) evolution in Belarus. Authors highlight the crucial role of institutions (formal/informal) in the configuration of this type of university in Belarus and provide recommendations on the development of a University 3.0 as a new, private institution with a high degree of autonomy.
|Yuliya Yafimenka| 06.11.2019
The potential of business support centers from the perspective of social entrepreneurship development in Belarus
This study allowed us to conduct a preliminary assessment of the needs of social entrepreneurs in Belarus in the context of information and consulting services and to determine the capabilities of existing business support centers in meeting such needs.
31.10.2019
Belarus tends to face a ‘systemic fragility’
From a short-term perspective and ‘local’ view, this does not seem to change the environment considerably. According to such view, given the commitment of the authorities to monetary and financial stability (since 2015 it seems to be rather firm) the decay of the ‘recovery growth mark-up’ does not mean anything except weaker growth of incomes. However, from a longer-term perspective and a ‘big picture’ view, one can detect such kind of threats.