Working papers - academic research on economy aimed at enhancing the knowledge about economic processes, problems and trends through development of new theories and concepts. The results of these studies are published in leading international journals, as for example SAGE Knowledge, Journal of Economic Development, Research Policy (Science Direct), Baltic Journal of Economics, Eastern Economic Journal and etc.
Kiryl Haiduk| 11.03.2013
The Outcome of Directed Lending in Belarus: Mitigating Recession or Dampening Long-Run Growth?
This study analyzes the effects of directed lending upon total factor productivity and GDP growth in Belarus over the period of 2000–2012.
11.12.2012
Multiple Structural Breaks and Inflation Persistence in Belarus
This paper address the issue of assessing inflation persistence in Belarus using quarterly seasonally adjusted data over 1996–2011.
| 11.10.2012
Choice of Becoming Self-Employed in Belarus: Impact of Monetary Gains
The paper investigates that question using 2006-2010 Belarusian Household Survey on Incomes and Expenditures and is based on the multinomial logit choice model.
Smoking and Obesity Revisited: Evidence from Belarus
Using a large nationally representative survey from Belarus, the authors estimate the effect of the number of cigarettes smoked per day on individuals’ body mass index (BMI) and on the probability of being overweight and obese.
Convergence Analysis of Russia and Belarus Economies in Conditions of Monetary Integration
In this paper, the author distinguish the main ideas of the theory of Optimal Currency Area (OCA).
Alexander Gedranovich|Mykhaylo Salnykov| 11.07.2012
Productivity Analysis of Belarusian Higher Education System
In this paper the authors explore the issue of the measurement of productivity in the context of higher education.