2024-03-29T06:20:47Zhttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/oai/requestoai:nur.nu.edu.kz:123456789/18842018-08-15T03:49:52Zcom_123456789_496com_123456789_86com_123456789_67col_123456789_1013
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Antidumping protection hurts exporters: firm-level evidence from france
Konings, Jozef
Vandenbussche, Hylke
extensive margin
firm-level exports
intensive margin
antidumping
dif-in dif and productivity
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper empirically evaluates the effects of antidumping measures on the
exports of protected firms. While antidumping protection raises the domestic
sales of the more “traditional” non-exporting firms on the protected market with
about 5%, it negatively affects the firm-level exports of similar products as the
protected ones. Export sales of protected firms fall by almost 8% compared to
a relevant control group of unprotected firms. The drop in firm-level exports
more than doubles for firms that are global, i.e. firms with foreign affiliates.
Measured at the product-level, extra-EU exports of goods protected by
antidumping fall by 36% while exports to target countries fall by as much as
66% following protection. Protection also affects the extensive margin of
exporters but to a lesser extent. Initial exporters face a marginally higher
probability to stop exporting during protection compared to unprotected firms.
Finally, we find that the productivity of exporters falls while that of nonexporters
rises during antidumping protection. We offer a number of plausible
explanations for our findings arising from the heterogeneous firm literature.
We also discuss the importance of our findings for policy.
2016-11-18T08:06:06Z
2016-11-18T08:06:06Z
2009-06
Working Paper
Konings Jozef, Vandenbussche Hylke, 2009, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Antidumping protection hurts exporters: firm-level evidence from france. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1884
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2016-11-18T08:27:10Z
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Did export promotion help firms weather the crisis?
Van Biesebroeck, Johannes
Konings, Jozef
Volpe Martincus, Christian
crisis
export performance
export promotion
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
In the global recession of 2009, exports declined precipitously in many countries. We
illustrate with firm‐level data for Belgium and Peru that the decline was very sudden and
almost entirely due to lower export sales by existing exporters. After the recession, exports rebounded almost equally quickly and we evaluate whether export promotion programs were an effective tool aiding this recovery. We show that firms taking advantage of this type of support did better during the crisis, controlling flexibly for systematic differences between supported and control firms. The primary mechanism we identify is that supported firms are generally more likely to survive on the export market and, in particular, are more likely to continue exporting to countries hit by the financial crisis.
2016-11-18T08:27:10Z
2016-11-18T08:27:10Z
2016-01-27
Working Paper
Van Biesebroeck Johannes, Konings Jozef, Volpe Martincus Christian, 2016, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Did export promotion help firms weather the crisis?. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1885
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1885
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2016-11-18T08:41:46Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1886
Do Multinational Enterprises Relocate Employment to Low Wage Regions? Evidence from European Multinationals
Konings, Jozef
Murphy, Alan
relocation
multinational enterprises
labour demand
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper analyses the employment behavior of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe.
To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,000 European multinational
parent enterprises and their affiliates. The affiliates are located either in the European Union
divided into (North, South), Central and Eastern Europe or both.
We find that for parent firms operating in the manufacturing sector the elasticity of parent
employment with respect to North EU affiliates’ labour costs is positive and statistically
significant, ranging from 0.03 to 0.08, depending on the specification considered. This implies
employment substitution between parents and their North EU based affiliates takes place in
response to wage cost differentials between the parent and its North EU based affiliates. This
substitution effect becomes stronger when affiliates are operating in a different sector than their
parent firm.
However, we find no evidence for such substitution effects between parent employment and
its affiliates that are located in low wage regions in the EU and in Central and Eastern Europe.
Furthermore, substitution effects are absent for parent firms operating in the non-manufacturing
sector.
Our results suggest that on average during the period of this study competition from low
wage countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the South of the EU did not contribute to a
relocation of domestic jobs to these low wage regions.
2016-11-18T08:41:46Z
2016-11-18T08:41:46Z
2005-03
Working Paper
Konings Jozef, Murphy Alan, 2005, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland; Do Multinational Enterprises Relocate Employment to Low Wage Regions? Evidence from European Multinationals. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1886
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2016-11-18T08:58:16Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1887
Do wages reflect labor productivity? The case of Belgian regions
Konings, Jozef
Marcolin, Luca
wages reflect
labor productivity
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
Classic economic theory applied to the labor market assumes that markets are
perfectly informed and able to allocate workers in open vacancies in equilibrium. These
workers are paid a salary equal to their marginal product of labor, since labor supply
and demand are both satisfied. In the real world, however, this condition might not
hold, as there exist many market frictions triggered by imperfect information and
institutional factors, such as employment protection, unemployment benefits, collective
bargaining, minimum wages and taxation. The persistently high unemployment rates
plaguing the Western World, and Europe in particular in the aftermath of the Great
Recession suggest that wage rigidity combined with falling productivity may be an
important channel causing increasing unemployment. Belgium is no exception, with
7.6% national unemployment rate in 2012 averaging over the 17.4% unemployment
rate of Brussels, the 4.5% rate of Flanders and the 10.0% rate of Wallonia (source:
Eurostat)...
2016-11-18T08:58:16Z
2016-11-18T08:58:16Z
2013-05
Working Paper
Konings Jozef, Marcolin Luca, 2013, K.U.LEUVEN, VIVES; Do wages reflect labor productivity? The case of Belgian regions. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1887
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2016-11-18T09:12:18Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1888
FDI spillovers in the chinese manufacturing sector: evidence of firm heterogeneity
Abraham, Filip
Konings, Jozef
Slootmaekers, Veerle
China
firm heterogeneity
productivity and spillovers
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
We use a new longitudinal data set of more than 15,000 Chinese
manufacturing plants to show that the direct and indirect effects of foreign
direct investment on measured firm level productivity depend on a number of
firm specific features and institutional factors. We find that domestic firms
engaged in a joint-venture with a foreign partner are on average more
productive, as well as exporting plants and plants located in special economic
zones. In addition, domestic firms benefit from horizontal spillovers from
foreign firms on average. However, these spillovers depend on the structure
and origin of ownership as well as on specific characteristics of the special
economic zones. First, spillovers are less likely to occur from fully foreign
owned firms than from joint-ventures. Second, spillovers from foreign direct
investment originating from oversees Chinese (Hong Kong, Macau and
Taiwan) are stronger than from the rest of the world. Third, spillovers are
higher in the special economic zone aimed at attracting foreign capital to
fasten the development of China’s own high tech industries.
2016-11-18T09:12:18Z
2016-11-18T09:12:18Z
2007-11
Working Paper
Abraham Filip, Konings Jozef, Slootmaekers Veerle, 2007, Centre for Economic Policy Research; FDI spillovers in the chinese manufacturing sector: evidence of firm heterogeneity. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1888
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1888
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2016-11-18T09:23:15Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1889
Heterogeneous responses of firms to trade protection
Konings, Jozef
Vandenbussche, Hylke
antidumping protection
firm heterogeneity
total factor productivity
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper uses EU firm-level panel data to estimate the effect of Antidumping
(AD) protection on the productivity of EU domestic firms in import-competing
industries. We find that firms with relatively low initial productivity - laggard
firms - have productivity gains during AD protection, while firms with high initial
productivity - frontier firms - experience productivity losses. While the
productivity of the average firm is moderately improved during AD protection,
productivity remains below that of firms never involved in AD cases, thus
questioning the desirability of protection. Our empirical results are consistent
with recent theoretical work supporting the view that trade policy can have a
differential effect on firms depending on their initial productivity.
2016-11-18T09:23:15Z
2016-11-18T09:23:15Z
2008-02
Working Paper
Konings Jozef, Vandenbussche Hylke, 2008, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Heterogeneous responses of firms to trade protection. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1889
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1889
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2016-11-18T09:35:26Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1890
How do exporters react to changes in cost competitiveness?
Decramer, Stefaan
Fuss, Catherine
Konings, Jozef
unit labor costs
exports
competitiveness
heterogeneity
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
Policy-making institutions such as the European Commission, the ECB and the OECD often use unit
labor costs as a measure of international competitiveness. The goal of this paper is to examine how well
this measure is related to international export performance at the firm level. To this end, we use Belgian
firm-level data for the period 1999-2010 to analyze the impact of unit labor costs on exports. We use exports
adjusted for their import content. We find a statistically significant negative effect of unit labor costs on
export performance of firms with an estimated elasticity of the intensive margin of exports ranging between
-0.2 and -0.4. This result is robust to various specifications, including firm, time and sector fixed effects
and estimation approaches. We find that this elasticity varies between sectors and between firms, with firms
that are more labor-intensive having a higher elasticity of exports with respect to unit labor costs. The micro
data also enable us to analyze the impact of unit labor costs on the extensive margin. Our results show that
higher unit labor costs reduce the probability of starting to export for non-exporters and increase the
probability of exporters stopping. While our results show that unit labor costs have an impact on the
intensive margin and extensive margin of firm-level exports, the effect is rather low, suggesting that passthrough
of costs into prices is limited or that demand for exported products is not elastic. The latter is
consistent with recent trade models emphasizing that not only relative costs, but also demand factors such
as quality and taste matter for explaining firm-level exports.
2016-11-18T09:35:26Z
2016-11-18T09:35:26Z
2014-12
Working Paper
Decramer Stefaan, Fuss Catherine, Konings Jozef, 2014, European Central Bank; How do exporters react to changes in cost competitiveness?. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1890
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1890
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2016-11-18T09:48:41Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1891
Importers, exporters, and exchange rate disconnect
Amiti, Mary
Itskhoki, Oleg
Konings, Jozef
importers
exporters
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
Large exporters are simultaneously large importers. In this paper, we show that this pattern is key
to understanding low aggregate exchange rate pass-through as well as the variation in pass-through
across exporters. First, we develop a theoretical framework that combines variable markups due to
strategic complementarities and endogenous choice to import intermediate inputs. The model predicts
that firms with high import shares and high market shares have low exchange rate pass-through. Second,
we test and quantify the theoretical mechanisms using Belgian firm-product-level data with information
on exports by destination and imports by source country. We confirm that import intensity and market
share are the prime determinants of pass-through in the cross-section of firms. A small exporter with
no imported inputs has a nearly complete pass-through, while a firm at the 95th percentile of both
import intensity and market share distributions has a pass-through of just above 50%, with the marginal
cost and markup channels playing roughly equal roles. The largest exporters are simultaneously highmarket-
share and high-import-intensity firms, which helps explain the low aggregate pass-through
and exchange rate disconnect observed in the data.
2016-11-18T09:48:41Z
2016-11-18T09:48:41Z
2012-12
Working Paper
Amiti Mary, Itskhoki Oleg, Konings Jozef, 2012, National bureau of economic research; Importers, exporters, and exchange rate disconnect. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1891
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1891
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2016-11-18T10:40:59Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1892
Creative Destruction and Productivity Growth in an Emerging Economy Evidence from Slovenian Manufacturing
De Loecker, Jan
Konings, Jozef
creative destruction
total factor productivity
reallocation
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
In most transition countries the aggregate level evidence suggests that most
industries are just destroying jobs, due to the legacy of communism where overmanning
levels of employment were the norm. This paper sheds light on whether the
transition process in Slovenian manufacturing has been one of just destruction or in
contrast one of creative destruction. To this end we start by documenting gross job
flows for the Slovenian manufacturing sector between 1994 and 2000. In contrast to
slowly reforming transition economies where the transition process in manufacturing
is characterized by little job creation and high job destruction, we find for Slovenian
manufacturing a process of both substantial job creation and destruction. This
indicates that restructuring in Slovenia involves a substantial reallocation process. We
find higher job reallocation in private and small firms where the contribution of entry
and exit to the job reallocation process is higher.
We further use the Olley-Pakes methodology to estimate total factor productivity
(TFP) and show that TFP has increased in most sectors. We find that this is mainly
driven by existing firms becoming more efficient and by the net entry process, i.e.
more efficient firms enter the industry.
2016-11-18T10:40:59Z
2016-11-18T10:40:59Z
2003-12
Working Paper
De Loecker Jan, Konings Jozef, 2003, LICOS Centre for Transition Economics; Creative Destruction and Productivity Growth in an Emerging Economy Evidence from Slovenian Manufacturing. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1892
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1892
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2016-11-18T10:59:32Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1893
Merger Review: How much of industry is affected in an international perspective?
Van Cayseele, Patrick
Konings, Jozef
De Loecker, Jan
merger control
international perspective
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
The ex ante merger control process that exists at the EC as well as in
many of the constituting member states is a particular type of government
intervention, namely one in the market for corporate control. As such, it
is supposed to correct for a market failure. Here in particular, merging
firms could gain market power and raise prices at the expense of
consumers in a way the welfare standard is reduced...
2016-11-18T10:59:32Z
2016-11-18T10:59:32Z
2003-12
Working Paper
Van Cayseele Patrick, Konings Jozef, De Loecker Jan, 2003, Center for Economic Studies; Merger Review: How much of industry is affected in an international perspective?. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1893
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1893
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Center for Economic Studies
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2016-11-18T11:17:58Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1894
Staying home or moving away? The effect of restructuring on employment in multinational enterprises
Abraham, Filip
Goesaert, Tim
Konings, Jozef
employment growth
multinational enterprises
headquarters
affiliates
vertical FDI
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper analyzes the geographic dispersion of employment restructuring in multinational
enterprises, where we distinguish between headquarters and geographically dispersed affili-
ates. To this end, we use data of 255 Belgian parents and 1,887 affiliates between 1996 and
2005. We show that for multinational enterprises that restructure headquarters have superior
employment performance than their affiliates. This effect seems to be stronger for vertically
integrated firms, which is consistent with theories of imperfect information and increased
agency costs. We also show that proximity matters: restructuring hurts the most the further
the affiliate is located from the headquarter. This effect is consistent with the monitoring
difficulties that are associated with vertical FDI firms and with the role of social network effects.
2016-11-18T11:17:58Z
2016-11-18T11:17:58Z
2012-01
Working Paper
Abraham Filip, Goesaert Tim, Konings Jozef, 2012, Algemeen secretariaat – Steunpunt beleidsrelevant Onderzoek Fiscaliteit & Begroting; Staying home or moving away? The effect of restructuring on employment in multinational enterprises. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1894
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1894
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2016-11-18T11:30:26Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1895
The effect of globalization on union bargaining and price-cost margins of firms
Abraham, Filip
Konings, Jozef
Vanormelingen, Stijn
mark-ups
trade unions
international trade
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
In recent years, Europe has witnessed an accelerated process of economic integration. Trade
barriers were removed, the euro was introduced and ten new member states have joined the European
Union. This paper analyzes how this process of increased economic integration has affected labor and
product markets. To this end, we use a panel of Belgian manufacturing firms to estimate price-cost
margins and union bargaining power and show how various measures of globalization affect them.
Our findings can be summarized as follows: On average, firms set prices about 30% above marginal
costs, but there is substantial variation across sectors, with the lowest mark-up around 19% and the
highest around 52%. In addition, we find evidence that unions bargain over both wages and
employment. We estimate an index of bargaining power, which reflects the fraction of profits that is
passed on to workers into higher wages. Depending on the sector, this fraction varies between 6% and
18% and it increases with the markups of firms. Finally, we find that globalization puts pressure on
both markups and union bargaining power, especially when there is increased competition from the low
wage countries. This suggests that increased globalization is associated with a moderation of wage
claims in unionized countries, which should be associated with positive effects on employment.
2016-11-18T11:30:26Z
2016-11-18T11:30:26Z
2007-01
Working Paper
Abraham Filip, Konings Jozef, Vanormelingen Stijn, 2007, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance; The effect of globalization on union bargaining and price-cost margins of firms. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1895
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1895
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LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
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2016-11-22T03:33:11Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1904
The firm size distribution and inter-industry diversification
Hutchinson, John
Konings, Jozef
Paul Walsh, Patrick
distribution
inter-industry diversification
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
We show that the stylized facts of the Firm Size Distribution (FSD) by age cohorts, as shown
in Cabral and Mata (2003), bind within 4-digit manufacturing industries in the UK and
Belgium. As in Klepper and Thompson (2006) and Sutton (1998), we explore whether time to
build a portfolio of products is a mechanism that relates age to firm size. While inter industry
diversification, to some extent, accounts for the role of age, we find that the presence of
economies of scope has a separate impact on firm size when controlling for age, amongst
other factors. Using the techniques in Cabral and Mata’s we show that the FSD by degrees of
product diversification shifts to the right, but more so in older age groups. This shows a role
for inter-industry diversification over and above an age effect.
2016-11-22T03:33:11Z
2016-11-22T03:33:11Z
2009-08
Working Paper
Hutchinson John, Konings Jozef, Paul Walsh Patrick, 2009, UCD GEARY INSTITUTE; The firm size distribution and inter-industry diversification. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1904
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1904
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2016-11-22T03:45:56Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1905
The impact of training on productivity and wages: firm level evidence
Konings, Jozef
Vanormelingen, Stijn
human capital
production functions and training
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper uses firm level panel data of firm provided training to estimate its
impact on productivity and wages. To this end the strategy proposed by
Ackerberg, Caves and Frazer (2006) for estimating production functions to
control for the endogeneity of input factors and training is applied. The
productivity premium for a trained worker is estimated at 23%, while the wage
premium of training is estimated at 12%. Our results give support to recent
theories that explain work related training by imperfect competition in the labor
market.
2016-11-22T03:45:56Z
2016-11-22T03:45:56Z
2009-09
Working Paper
Konings Jozef, Vanormelingen Stijn, 2009, Centre for Economic Policy Research; The impact of training on productivity and wages: firm level evidence. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1905
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1905
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2016-11-22T04:15:11Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1906
Trade liberalization, intermediate inputs and productivity: evidence from Indonesia
Amiti, Mary
Konings, Jozef
inputs
productivity and tariffs
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to those on intermediate inputs. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs can raise productivity via learning, variety or quality effects. We use Indonesian manufacturing census data from 1991 to 2001, which includes plant level information on imported inputs. The results show that the largest gains arise from reducing input tariffs. A 10 percentage point fall in output tariffs increases productivity by about 1%, whereas an equivalent fall in input tariffs leads to a 3% productivity gain for all firms and an 11% productivity gain for importing firms.
2016-11-22T04:15:11Z
2016-11-22T04:15:11Z
2005-06
Working Paper
Amiti Mary, Konings Jozef, 2005, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Trade liberalization, intermediate inputs and productivity: evidence from Indonesia. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1906
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1906
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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2016-11-22T04:27:44Z
urn:hdl:123456789/1907
Pass-on trade: Why do firms simultaneously engage in two-way trade in the same varieties?
P. Damijan, Jože
Konings, Jozef
Polanec, Sašo
pass-on trade
multi-product firms
two-way trade
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
This paper documents that a large fraction of trade flows at the firm level consists of simultaneous imports and exports in identical products, narrowly defined at the 8-digit product classification, which we call Pass-On Trade, POT. We use data on imports and exports at the firm–product level for Slovenian manufacturing firms in the period 1994-2008, to show that, on average, 70 percent of all exporting firms engage in POT. This corresponds to more than 50 percent of all exported products. Thus, imported products that are exported again by the same firm is a statistical regularity of trade of Slovenian manufacturing firms. We document that the use of POT is increasing in firm size, product diversification, multinational status as well as firm productivity and profitability. We offer and explore empirically a number of explanations for POT. Among possible explanations, we find evidence on the importance of firms’ multinational networks and demand complementarities between firms’ own and POT products. The latter confirms the theoretical explanations for ‘Carry-Along Trade’ (CAT) as developed by the recent work of Bernard et al (2010, 2012).
2016-11-22T04:27:44Z
2016-11-22T04:27:44Z
2012-05
Working Paper
P. Damijan Jože, Konings Jozef, Polanec Sašo, 2012, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance; Pass-on trade: Why do firms simultaneously engage in two-way trade in the same varieties?. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1907
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Eliminating useless portfolios in constrained financial economies
Aouani, Zaier
Cornet, Bernard
equivalent financial structures
financial exchange economy
redundant assets
restricted participation
useless portfolios
useless-free financial structure
werner useless portfolios
When financial investors’ portfolio holdings are unconstrained, financial economies are assumed, w.l.o.g., to have no redundant assets. Indeed, eliminating redundant assets allows to replace the initial financial structure by an equivalent one, i.e., one that has the same consumption equilibria. Moreover, at the end of the process, absence of redundant assets guarantees that the set of admissible portfolio allocations is bounded, a fundamental property for the existence of equilibria. In the presence of institutional (exogenous) portfolio constraints, eliminating redundant assets is not innocuous anymore since bounded arbitrage may persist at equilibrium, the law of one price does not hold, and some zero-income portfolios may not be free. The goal of the paper is to replace the elimination of redundant assets by the elimination of useless portfolios, a process that eliminates in particular Werner useless portfolios, but needs to go beyond to obtain the boundedness of the set of admissible portfolio allocations at the end of the purification process. Moreover, the elimination process is carried out without affecting the set of consumption equilibria, hence replacing at each step the financial structure by an equivalent one.
2017-01-06T04:02:33Z
2017-01-06T04:02:33Z
2016-10-21
Article
Aouani, Z., & Cornet, B. (2016). Eliminating useless portfolios in constrained financial economies. Economic Theory, 1-32. DOI: 10.1007/s00199-016-1000-5
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2017-06-13T05:25:53Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2377
DO DIFFERENTIATED WAGES IMPROVE POLYCLINIC PERFORMANCE IN KAZAKHSTAN?
Yelzhas, Kadyr
wage system
polyclinics performance in Kazakhstan
Data Envelopment Analysis
DEA bootstrapping method
efficiency scores
Tobit model
This paper evaluates the impacts of a differentiated wage system on polyclinics performance in Kazakhstan. The government introduced this new system in order to improve health care provided by polyclinics. I use data for 259 polyclinics for 2014 and based on their efficiency scores, comparing their performance with polyclinics that did not implement the differentiated payment system. The efficiencies of polyclinics are measured by using Data Envelopment. Analysis (DEA) with bootstrapping method. Inputs in the DEA method are number of physicians and number of nurses. DEA outputs are number of polyclinic visits and number of home visits. Using inputs and outputs I estimate efficiency scores for each polyclinic. After estimating the efficiency score, Tobit regression is used to determine which environmental factors may affect polyclinic performance. The results suggest that on average, wage differentiation has a negative effect on efficiency scores.
2017-06-13T05:25:53Z
2017-06-13T05:25:53Z
2017
Master's thesis
Yelzhas Kadyr (2017) DO DIFFERENTIATED WAGES IMPROVE POLYCLINIC PERFORMANCE IN KAZAKHSTAN? Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2017-06-13T05:35:30Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2378
Informal Competition in Kazakhstan
Sarsenbayeva, Aigerim
Informal Economy
Competition Against Informal Firms
Kazakhstan
The size of the informal economy in Kazakhstan declined from 42.6% in 1999 to 33.8%
in 2015. The informal economy can make an important contribution to solving the problem of fiscal deficit without forgoing economic growth and employment. In my thesis, I am evaluating the effect of competition stemming from informal firms on the of formal enterprises. I conduct fixed and changing structure analysis to understand the underlying factors behind the decline in the informal sector competition in Kazakhstan. In my research I use European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Business Environment and Enterprise Performance (BEEPs) 2008-2009 and 2012-2013 surveys. This is the period that covers financial crisis and enables the study of the structure of the informal competition faced by registered firms at the micro level. The present study utilises firm-specific variables, industry specific variables and business
environment. For corruption and taxes I use industry averages to address the issue of
endogeneity. My findings suggest that more than 90% of the decline in the informal competition can be attributed to the socio-economic changes. Focusing on the observed heterogeneity the main contributors to the decline in the rate of the informal competition are due to an educated workforce, access to finance, losses due to theft, transportation as an obstacle to current operations and the services sector. The changes in firm size, taxes and labour regulations have kept competition from decreasing even further.
2017-06-13T05:35:30Z
2017-06-13T05:35:30Z
2017
Master's thesis
Sarsenbayeva A. (2017) Informal Competition in Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences..
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2017-06-13T09:40:08Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2379
DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Muratbek, Dana
non-performing loans
banking sector
This paper examines the determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Kazakhstan’s
banking sector for aggregate volume of bad loans. In particular, it investigates the impact of macroeconomic and bank specific factors on the volume of NPLs. The sample comprises 29 banks over the period from 2007 to 2014. This study uses the dynamic panel data method based on the Generalized Method of Moments estimation proposed by Arellano and Bond (1991). It should be noted that macroeconomic factors together with bank specific characteristics have a substantial effect on the level of NPLs in a particular bank. More diversified and highly capitalized banks tend to have less NPLs. On the contrary, highly leveraged banks conditional on their size tend to have higher volume of NPLs. This is so far the first attempt to look at the determinants of NPLs in Kazakhstan using the novel data set on commercial banks.
2017-06-13T09:40:08Z
2017-06-13T09:40:08Z
2017
Master's thesis
Dana Muratbek (2017) DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN KAZAKHSTAN. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2379
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2017-06-15T03:53:07Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2381
OIL PRICES AND REAL EXCHANGE RATES
Alpysbayeva, Dinara
oil prices
Dutch Disease
threshold autoregressive model
Fluctuations in oil prices during the last decade have reignited the interest in the
\Dutch Disease" hypothesis. The paper aims at identifying the presence of the Dutch
Disease and at assessing the importance of choosing the exchange rate regime that is less vulnerable to the consequences of the Dutch Disease. Using threshold autoregressive (TAR) model, the paper tests the validity of the Dutch Disease hypothesis on the largest 19 oil-exporting countries. As a result two countries - Nigeria and Norway -
were identi ed as experiencing the disease. The hypothesis that countries operating
under a xed exchange rate regime experience the consequences of the Dutch Disease
severely was tested using the random e ects model, identifying government expenditure
(GE), the ow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), money supply (M2), GDP per
capita (lGDPcap), GDP growth (GDP), terms of trade (Terms), trade openness
(Openness), and oil rents (Rents) as additional determinants of the Dutch Disease.
The study used the value added of the manufacturing sector as a proxy measure to the
presence of the Dutch Disease. According to the results, countries operating under xed
exchange rate regime on average have 2.31% less value added from the manufacturing
sector, suggesting that those countries face more severe consequences.
2017-06-15T03:53:07Z
2017-06-15T03:53:07Z
2017
Master's thesis
Alpysbayeva Dinara (2017) OIL PRICES AND REAL EXCHANGE RATES. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2381
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2017-06-15T04:00:49Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2382
TELECOMMUNICATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Assylbek, Yerbolat
telecommunications
economic growth
The study examines the evidence of the impact of the telecommunication infrastructure
on economic growth. First, the paper investigates relationship between the mobile/land-line phones and the economic growth by using Arellano-Bond difference generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator. Like a few previous studies, this paper takes into account potential endogeneity between economic growth and telecommunications variables. At the same time, this study pays attention of varying degree of land-line penetration and mobile phones expansion. The marginal impact from using mobile phones is higher where the traditional fixed-phones phones are used less. The results show that mobile phones play an important role in economic development across 29 countries from 2002 to 2015. The results are consistent with previous studies.
2017-06-15T04:00:49Z
2017-06-15T04:00:49Z
2017
Master's thesis
Assylbek, Yerbolat (2017) TELECOMMUNICATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2382
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2017-06-15T04:07:41Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2383
The Roles of Objective and Subjective Health Measures on Elderly Labor Supply Decisions
Issabekova, Dinara
labor force participation rates
Health and Retirement Study
social security
The U.S. elderly labor force participation rates (LFPR) has been increasing during
the last two decades. Using the Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) survey,
this paper analyzes the e ects of subjective and various objective health measures on
elderly labor force participation decisions in the U.S. over the time period 2002-2012.
The results were obtained for two age groups: 50-61 (where almost no one is eligible
for Social Security (SS) and pensions) and 70-81 (where almost everyone is covered
by SS and/or pensions). The empirical ndings suggest that elderly Americans drop
out of the labor force only if they subjectively rate their health as poor.
2017-06-15T04:07:41Z
2017-06-15T04:07:41Z
2017
Master's thesis
Issabekova, Dinara (2017) The Roles of Objective and Subjective Health Measures on Elderly Labor Supply Decisions. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2017-06-15T04:13:46Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2384
The Effect of Financial Literacy and Internal Migration on Financial Inclusion in Kazakhstan
Nurgaliyeva, Akerke
financial literacy
financial inclusion
internal migration
Recently, fi nancial literacy has been an important issue to discuss all over the world.
By increasing the financial literacy level of a nation, we can improve the welfare level
of the country. Kazakhstan has not been a subject of research of this topic. Having
conducted an original survey throughout the whole country, I find that the financial
literacy level is relatively low at the moment. Because of that, nancial participation
of the population in general is weak. Adapting two probit models I estimate the ef-
fects of financial literacy and internal migration from rural to urban area on financial
inclusion.
2017-06-15T04:13:46Z
2017-06-15T04:13:46Z
2017
Master's thesis
Nurgaliyeva, Akerke (2017) The Effect of Financial Literacy and Internal Migration on Financial Inclusion in Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2384
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2017-06-15T04:20:00Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2385
ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF MEAT CONSUMPTION: CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Yergabulova, Aigerim
greenhouse gases
environmental tax
consumer preferences
demand analysis
Taxing meat consumption could be an important tool to mitigate negative effects of meat production on the environment (Wirsenius et al., 2011). Tax impact strongly depends on consumer preferences and household income. This paper is the first to predict the environmental implications of the introduction of meat consumption taxes in Eurasian Economic Union1 (EAEU) countries. Five meat products (beef, poultry, lamb, pork, and horse) and two greenhouse gases (methane and nitrous oxide) are included in this study that shows that the simultaneous introduction of taxes results in up to eleven percent of emissions reduction in livestock sector of EAEU countries.
2017-06-15T04:20:00Z
2017-06-15T04:20:00Z
2017
Master's thesis
Yergabulova, Aigerim (2017) ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF MEAT CONSUMPTION: CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2385
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2017-06-15T04:27:40Z
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THE DETERMINANTS OF FIRM EXIT IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM KAZAKHSTAN
Karimov, Shyngys
economy of Kazakhstan
emerging economy of Kazakhstan
legal entities
This paper examines the determinants of firm exit in emerging economy of Kazakhstan.
Using cross-sectional data of all legal entities in Kazakhstan, I show that mature firms (5-
10 years) are more likely to fail than young (0-5 years) and old firms (10 years and more).
I confirm for the case of Kazakhstan the widely-established results for developed and
most of the developing countries that bigger firms are less likely to exit. By controlling
for competition, I find that firms in the major cities of Kazakhstan are more likely to exit,
and by controlling for technology, I find that an old firm in the Mining or Agriculture
industries is equally likely to exit as the young firm. These higher risks of exit are
significantly dampened for partially or fully state-owned enterprises.
2017-06-15T04:27:40Z
2017-06-15T04:27:40Z
2017
Master's thesis
Karimov, Shyngys (2017) THE DETERMINANTS OF FIRM EXIT IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM KAZAKHSTAN. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2017-09-08T08:43:25Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2607
Personal bankruptcy filing behavior: the case of youth in the U.S.
BISSENBINA, ASSEMGUL
bankruptcy
bankruptcy behavior
The current study analyzes personal bankruptcy ling behavior of young Americans
born in the period from 1980 to 1984. Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997 (NLSY97), I nd the importance of demographic and socio-economic variables
in the context of consumer bankruptcy ling. First, I the analyze youth personal
bankruptcy behavior by ages 25 and 30 in a Logit model framework to discover the roles
of demographic and socio-economic characteristics in the personal bankruptcy ling
behavior. I fi nd that race/ethnicity has negatively significant cant effect and gender, marital
status, number of children, and work experience have positively significant cant effects on the decision to declare for bankruptcy by age 25. Level of education is negative signi significant and martial status, history of illnesses and injuries, and work experience are positive signi ficant determinants of the decision to declare for bankruptcy by age 30.
2017-09-08T08:43:25Z
2017-09-08T08:43:25Z
2017-05-29
Master's thesis
BISSENBINA, ASSEMGUL (2017) PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY FILING BEHAVIOR: THE CASE OF YOUTH IN THE U.S. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2017-12-15T03:12:37Z
urn:hdl:123456789/2909
Resale in second-price auctions with costly participation
Celik, Gorkem
Yilankaya, Okan
Second-price auctions
Resale
Participation cost
Endogenous entry
Endogenous valuations
Abstract We study sealed-bid second-price auctions with costly participation and resale. Each bidder chooses to participate in the auction if her valuation is higher than her optimally chosen participation cutoff. If resale is not allowed and the bidder valuations are drawn from a strictly convex distribution function, the symmetric equilibrium (where all bidders use the same cutoff) is less efficient than a class of two-cutoff asymmetric equilibria. Existence of these equilibria without resale is sufficient for existence of similarly constructed two-cutoff equilibria with resale. Moreover, the equilibria with resale are “more asymmetric” and (under a sufficient condition) more efficient than the corresponding equilibria without resale.
2017-12-15T03:12:37Z
2017-12-15T03:12:37Z
2017-09-01
Article
Gorkem Celik, Okan Yilankaya, Resale in second-price auctions with costly participation, In International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 54, 2017, Pages 148-174
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167718716302661
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International Journal of Industrial Organization
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
International Journal of Industrial Organization
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The effectiveness of screening program: The Case of Cardiovascular Diseases in Kazakhstan
Tabuldin, Ramazan
screening program
Cardiovascular diseases
CVDs
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are ones of the major death-causing
issues in Kazakhstan which are needed to be solved. Diferent pro-
grams have been implemented in order to reduce the incidence of
CVDs and the screening program is the one of them. The aim of
this research is to identify the e ectiveness of the screening program
through assessing the hospitalization of the patients. After adjust-
ing inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data obtained from polyclinic
#5 of Astana contained medical records of 12 191 people in the age
group of 41-59. Logit regression model analysis was used to nd the
signi cance of the independent variables and its efects. Addition-
ally, average marginal e ects were considered to represent the change
in probability of outcomes. The results show that in
uence of the screening participation is not high enough to conclude that hospital-
ization depends on it. On the other hand, patients that participated
twice in the program had lower chances of being hospitalized.
2017-12-15T03:54:10Z
2017-12-15T03:54:10Z
2017-12-11
Master's thesis
Ramazan Tabuldin (2017) The effectiveness of screening program: The Case of Cardiovascular Diseases in Kazakhstan. School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Nazarbayev University
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2018-05-02T09:19:04Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3164
What drives firm performance: Case of Kazakhstan
Tasbolatkyzy, Zhannur
Konings, Jozef
In, Kyung Kim
Kazakhstan, firm performance
This paper is the first to study the factors that affect a firm's performance in a developing country of Central Asia. We use profit margin as an indicator of a company's performance and consider the rate of profit as a function of the company's size, industry concentration, and ownership type. Our study focuses on more than 3000 Kazakhstani companies' accounting measures throughout 2011 - 2016 years. The potential conclusion of this paper is the existence of a positive relationship between profit margin and a firm's size. The relationship between profit margin and industry concentration is also investigated and two different concentration ratios show different results.
2018-05-02T09:19:04Z
2018-05-02T09:19:04Z
2018-04-13
Master's thesis
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2018-05-02T09:45:21Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3166
Power-Law Distributions in Economics: Empirical Evidence for an Emerging Economy, Kazakhstan
Matayev, Chingis
Konings, Jozef
Power-Law, firm size distribution
Heterogeneity between workers, firms or regions is an aspect in macroeconomics that has been largely overlooked. Typically, a representative agent approach is followed, like the respresentative firm or worker in an economy. However, this approach potentially misses a lot of what may be important drivers and transmission mechanisms in the economy at large. In other words, it misses the underlying granularity of the economy. Rather than taking the average firm or worker or region, it is therefore important to study the entire distribution. This allows a better assessment of how firm-specific idiosyncratic shocks may affect the overall economy. This is particurlarly relevant given that recent work has demonstrated that many economic variables, such as firm size and city size, follow a power law (with respect to the number of employees). This paper first documents power laws in economics and then estimates power laws for firms and cities in Kazakhstan.
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2018-05-02T09:45:21Z
2018-05-02T09:45:21Z
2018-04-13
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2018-05-02T09:47:59Z
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The determinants of SME development in the regions of Kazakhstan
Maratkyzy, Ulzhan
SME, regional development, productivity growth, Kazakhstan
This paper analyses the regional SME development and estimates SME productivity determinants using panel data. Productivity of SME was estimated as a ratio of SME output and employed in SME. As determinants of SME industry output, investment to industrial sectors, average monthly wages, exports and imports in regional terms were used in the empirical model. The results of analysis using panel data estimations showed that most significant effects to SME development, expressed in productivity were international trade indicators, investment to industries and wages.
2018-05-02T09:47:59Z
2018-05-02T09:47:59Z
2018-04-13
Master's thesis
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2018-05-02T09:49:12Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3170
The effect of star power on movie success: evidence from the Kazakh cinema industry
Almaganbetov, Assylbek
star power
movie
movie box-office competition
box office performance
This paper studies the relationship between "star power" and movie success using
the novel weekly box-office revenue data for Kazakhstan. We focus on an often
overlooked problem of competition between movie casts by employing a fixed-effect
model as the base model. Our main contribution consists of using a new measure
for star power of competing movies and analyzing its effect under different model
extensions. We also perform a robustness check of the main findings. The results
show that the star power of competing casts has a statistically significant negative
effect on box-office revenue of a movie. This paper contributes to existing research
on star power and competition.
2018-05-02T09:49:12Z
2018-05-02T09:49:12Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3170
en
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2018-05-02T09:49:55Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3171
The income elasticity of demand for healthcare in Kazakhstan
Juatova, Sandugash
Kapsalyamova, Zhanna
Kazakhstan, Out-of-pocket expenditures, healthcare, elasticity
The study aims to understand out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditures in Kazakhstan. Ac- cording to the World Health Organization database expenditures as a percentage of total expendi- tures was 45.1% in 2014. This means that OOP health expenditures may bear a significant financial burden on the households. As the result, this study sets objectives to predict healthcare utilization rate and estimate income elasticities of demand for healthcare in Kazakhstan.
The study implements two-part model as the main tool to construct income elasticities of demand for health goods and services. The results show that overall the healthcare is a necessity good for the entire population. Nevertheless, major subcategories of healthcare such as inpatient and out- patient services are more income sensitive rather than demand for pharmaceutical goods or dental services.
2018-05-02T09:49:55Z
2018-05-02T09:49:55Z
2018-04-19
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3171
en
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CC0 1.0 Universal
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2018-05-05T03:11:37Z
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Income - Happiness Relationship: “The More the Better?” Evolutionary Psychology Approach
Shakhizadayev, Abylay
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS
Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES
Happiness
Evolutionary psychology
Income - happiness relationship
Income
Evolution
Evolutionary psychology on happiness
Subjective Well-Being
The paper’s aim is to analyze the influence of absolute and relative income growth on happiness level of an individual. The paper uses the admixture of current Psychology science’s theoretical approaches and Economic science’s quantitative approach. Specifically, the paper used Lyubomirsky’s et al. (2005) Set Point theory and evolutionary psychology’s theoretical approach to conduct fundamental analysis of happiness and its influencing factors. Data are based on the individual data of “World Values Survey” waves three, four, five and six. The empirical methods used are OLS, Logit and OLS IV regressions.
The analysis demonstrates two findings. First, that predictions based on evolutionary psychology’s theoretical approach are fully confirmed by the models’ findings. Secondly, the paper demonstrates the positive correlation of relative and absolute income with happiness level. Relative income in terms of social status is economically more significant than absolute income in terms of the influence of GDP per capita and previous year’s GDP per capita growth rate. However, when considering the net effects of absolute income growth and discords that are connected with it, the positive influence of increased absolute income is not necessarily the case. Evolutionary psychology’s theoretical approach and the paper’s empirical findings based on it were demonstrated as the tool to better estimate the net influence of increased absolute income on happiness level of an individual.
2018-05-05T03:11:37Z
2018-05-05T03:11:37Z
2018-05-04
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3172
en_US
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2018-05-10T03:56:22Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3174
Entrepreneurship and education in the Russian Federation
Sanatova, Saltanat
Entrepreneurship, Education, Russia, Endogeneity, IVprobit
Successful establishment of business requires certain abilities and skills, which can be generated with the higher level of education. In this paper, I estimate the effect of education on the probability of enterprise establishment in Russia using Longitudinal Monitoring Survey DataVerse between 2005-2016. However, one of the challenges was the endogeneity of education, which is the correlation of education with variables in the error term. I addressed this issue by using parental education as an Instrumental Variable for individual’s education. As a result, by using IVprobit estimation, I obtain that additional year of education compared to the average year of education increases the likelihood of business establishment by 0.58 percent on average.
2018-05-10T03:56:22Z
2018-05-10T03:56:22Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3174
en
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2018-05-10T03:56:00Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3173
The effect of remittances on labor supply. Evidence from Tajikistan
Tursynov, Maksat
ECONOMICS. REMITTANCES.
This research analyzes the effect of remittances on the labor supply in the Republic of Tajikistan. In order to observe this impact we use IV-Tobit regression that alows to control for endogeneity and self-selection problem in the structural equation. Using micro-level data from the World Bank survey in 2013, our results support the previous findings of negative relationship among the amount of remittances and the number of working hours of the respondents. Our main contribution consists of using a new instrument, Essential skills in Russian, along with the most popular variable that identifies the migration network in the region.
2018-05-10T03:56:00Z
2018-05-10T03:56:00Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3173
en
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2018-05-10T03:57:46Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3175
Belief in god and altruism. Is there any effect?
Kuzenbayev, Nygmetzhan
altruism, charity, God, religiousity
The influence of individual’s belief in God and other factors, such as religiousity, education, perception of happiness, et cetera, on altruistic behavior was empirically examined during this study. It was discovered that “it is important to do something for the good of society” to people that believe in God. However, belief in God decreases the probability of participation in humanitarian and charitable organizations.
2018-05-10T03:57:46Z
2018-05-10T03:57:46Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3175
en
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2018-05-10T04:01:12Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3180
Attitudes towards immigrants in Germany
Idizova, Malika
Idizova, Malika
Idizova, Malika
Immigrants, Germany, immigration, attitudes
This research analyzes the attitudes towards immigrants in Germany from 2004 to
2016 and tries to uncover the determinants behind, using an ordered logit regression
model. My findings suggest that high income, university education, recent immigration flow, adherence to Islam, high religiosity, being employed, being from the Western
part of Germany, being widowed, and having never been married positively affect the
view about immigrants. Respondents with such characteristics believe that immigrants
positively affect the cultural life in Germany and make the country a better place to live
in. Moreover, while females believe that immigrants positively affect the cultural life
in Germany, elderly Germans and respondents whose parents were born in Germany
believe that immigrants make the country a worse place to live in even though they do
not undermine the cultural life.
2018-05-10T04:01:12Z
2018-05-10T04:01:12Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3180
en
Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities
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2019-05-13T09:58:46Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3876
THE IMPACT OF THE ALCOHOL MINIMUM UNIT PRICING POLICY ON THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIA
Mukasheva, Anel
This paper estimates the effect of minimum retail price policy imposed on vodka and other hard liquor on the consumption of five alcoholic beverages: beer, dry wine, fortified wine, moonshine, and vodka. Using the OLS with community fixed effect, it was found that men increased the consumption of fortified wine by 4.94 percent and it could become an alternative to beverages that became more expensive after the policy implementation. Moreover, the effect of policy differs across age groups and sample restriction.
In overall, policy increased the consumption of alcoholic beverages with lower alcohol content but failed to decrease the consumption of vodka, which was its primary goal.
2019-05-13T09:58:46Z
2019-05-13T09:58:46Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3876
en
Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities
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2018-05-28T04:49:08Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3184
The impact of the alcohol minimum unit pricing policy on the consumption of alcoholic beverages: evidence from Russia
Mukasheva, Anel
price policy
alcohol
Russia
This paper estimates the effect of minimum retail price policy imposed on vodka and other hard liquor on the consumption of five alcoholic beverages: beer, dry wine, fortified wine, moonshine, and vodka. Using the OLS with community fixed effect, it was found that men increased the consumption of fortified wine by 4.94 percent and it could become an alternative to beverages that became more expensive after the policy implementation. Moreover, the effect of policy differs across age groups and sample restriction. In overall, policy increased the consumption of alcoholic beverages with lower alcohol content but failed to decrease the consumption of vodka, which was its primary goal.
2018-05-28T04:49:08Z
2018-05-28T04:49:08Z
2018
Master's thesis
Mukasheva, Anel (2018) THE IMPACT OF THE ALCOHOL MINIMUM UNIT PRICING POLICY ON THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIA. School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Nazarbayev University
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3184
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2018-05-28T06:12:17Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3191
Understanding the economics of criminal activity in Kazakhstan
Zhumakanova, Aigerim
Regional Crime
crime
criminal activity in Kazakhstan
This paper investigates the effects of various macroeconomic and demographic factors on criminal activity in Kazakhstan. In my analysis I focus on average gravity and grave crimes in addition to total crimes over the 2008-2016 period. Employing a fixed effects model I show that share of women and age group of 15-19 years age positively correlated, and shares of age group 0-14 and 50-64 years are negatively correlated both with total and average grave crimes. In addition, share of age group of 65+ years has a significant positive effect only for average grave crimes. On the other hand, unemployment rate is very highly and negatively correlated with both total and average crime rates. GDP per capita is estimated to be the only important determinant which negatively affects grave crimes. Furthermore, a-weights by locality population are employed to obtain estimates generalized for Kazakhstan. The findings suggest that women share positively affects all types of crime, both inflation and GDP per capita are positively correlated with total crime rate, and net migration has a positive effect on grave crimes. At the same time GDP per capita has a negative correlation with grave crimes. Additionally, unemployment rate has negative impacts for total and average gravity crimes but a positive impact for grave crimes. Moreover, age groups 0-14 and 50-64 years indicate negative influences on total and average gravity crimes, age groups 15-19 and 65+ have negative impacts on grave crimes while share of age group 35-49 positively correlates with it. Controlled year dummies are economically and statistically significant both for locality and country level estimates which provides evidence for a structural effect behind the recent increase in the crime rates.
2018-05-28T06:12:17Z
2018-05-28T06:12:17Z
2018-05-10
Master's thesis
Zhumakanova, Aigerim. (2018) Understanding the economics of criminal activity in Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3191
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2018-05-28T06:35:55Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3192
Testing the pecking order theory of Capital structure: Kazakhstan Experience
Sultanov, Bernar
pecking order theory
the national fund “Samruk Kazyna”
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange
The aim of this work is to test whether publicly available companies from Kazakhstan follow the pecking order theory of capital structure in their financial decisions. We defined the importance of the financial leverage ratio as a key coefficient demonstrating financial stability of the company. The financial reports of the biggest companies were used to identify the independent variables which become the determinants of capital structure choice. Results of econometric analysis partially confirmed the predicted hypotheses of the relationship between leverage ratio and determinants. Overall, the outcomes of this work assist financial managers in terms of financial risk management and strategical decision making in defining the capital structure of the firm.
2018-05-28T06:35:55Z
2018-05-28T06:35:55Z
2018-05-10
Master's thesis
Sultanov, Bernar. (2018) Testing the pecking order theory of Capital structure: Kazakhstan Experience. Nazarbayev University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3192
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2018-05-28T08:22:46Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3193
Predictive powers of tests of risk and loss Aversion in a principal-agent context: an Experiment
Abken, Amre
risk-aversion
loss-aversion
The goal of this experimental study is to demonstrate that the test of loss-aversion has a superior predictive power than the standard test of risk-aversion over behavior in risky situations that involve potential losses, e.g. agent's decision in a principal-agent context. Since participant's loss-aversion and risk-aversion affect the results of the loss-aversion test in one direction, the results of that test contains combined information on agent's preferences regarding risks and losses. On the other hand, test of risk- aversion only reflects the attitude towards risks and becomes redundant for prediction of agent's behavior in principal-agent setting when test of loss-aversion is conducted. A three-stage experiment consisted of eliciting a proxy for the curvature of agent's utility curve over wealth, eliciting a proxy for the loss-aversion of an agent, and eliciting the willingness of an agent to take a costly action for an uncertain reward.
2018-05-28T08:22:46Z
2018-05-28T08:22:46Z
2018
Master's thesis
Abken, Amre. (2018) Predictive powers of tests of risk and loss Aversion in a principal-agent context: an Experiment. Nazarbayev University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3193
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2018-05-28T08:29:57Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3194
Three-years in expectation: the effect of “maternity capital” policy on housing and education expenditures
Mukanova, Leila
maternity capital
This paper assesses the effectiveness of the “maternity capital” subsidy by estimating the changes in consumption patterns of families with two children in the Russian Federation between 2000-2016. The main focus is on the housing and education expenditures as they represent two main ways of current usage of the subsidy. The research covers four different time periods of families with two children, which are expenditures in the first year after the second child’s birth and the three consecutive years. I found that the subsidy decreases the housing expenditures by 18.4 percent and increases the education expenditure by 63 percent at the year of the second child’s birth using the Difference-in-Difference method.
2018-05-28T08:29:57Z
2018-05-28T08:29:57Z
2018-05-10
Master's thesis
Mukanova, Leila . (2018) THREE-YEARS IN EXPECTATION: THE EFFECT OF “MATERNITY CAPITAL” POLICY ON HOUSING AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES. Nazarbayev University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3194
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2018-07-26T08:22:10Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3376
THE IMPACT OF SUBSIDIES ON FIRM SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Sapar, Aizhan
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
SUBSIDIES
The aim of the following study is to investigate the impact of subsidies on firm sales
in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. This study is based on the
fifth round of Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) that
is implemented by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in
partnership with the World Bank. In order to account for the possibility that subsidy is
jointly determined with the dependent variable lsales through an equilibrium mechanism,
I use simultaneous equations model. According to the estimation results, receiving a
subsidy does not have a significant positive impact on firms’ sales in CIS countries and
Russian Federation. In addition, the results show that larger firms are more likely to
receive a subsidy.
2018-07-26T08:22:10Z
2018-07-26T08:22:10Z
2018
Master's thesis
Sapar, Aizhan. (2018) THE IMPACT OF SUBSIDIES ON FIRM SALES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS). Nazarbayev University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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2019-05-14T04:11:36Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3882
AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF UNIDIMESIONALITY OF OPINIONS AND THE EFFECT OF HOMOPHILY
Maratova, Merey
homophily
The goal of the present paper is to experimentally test the unidimensionality
of opinions and the effect of homophily on unidimensionality in terms of speed
of convergence. The phenomenon of unidimensionality of opinions implies
the convergence of opinions in a multidimensional set of issues into one
dimension under the assumption that subjects weight the opinions of other
subjects symmetrically. But individuals may assign different weights to the
opinions of others. One of the reasons is the homophilous relation between the
subjects when they interact more with those who share similar characteristics.
In the experiment, two types of group are tested: subjects in the control groups
exchange with the signals without no information about their groupmates,
subjects in the treatment groups exchange with the signals knowing the gender
of their groupmates. As a result of the experiment, the opinions on two
independent issues of subjects become closer to each other and made an
alignment. This result is consistent with the theoretical prediction. Regarding
the homophily, subjects who observed characteristics of their groupmates
tended to converge in a higher degree than subjects who didn’t observe any
characteristics...
2019-05-14T04:11:36Z
2019-05-14T04:11:36Z
2019
Master's thesis
Maratova, Merey (2019) AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF UNIDIMESIONALITY OF OPINIONS AND THE EFFECT OF HOMOPHILY. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2019-05-14T04:23:50Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3883
THE IMPACT OF MOTHER’S VIOLENCE RATIONALIZATION ON THE SCHOOLING OF HER CHILDREN: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Koshkinova, Akerke
mother’s rationalization
intimate partner violence
gender
Nepal
school entry
This study explores whether a mother’s rationalization of intimate partner violence
against wives is associated with the school entry of her children. The study
uses the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey with the sample comprised of
4,012 children within the school-studying age born to young mothers aged 19-35.
It employs the bivariate probit model with an instrumental variable (IV) to analyze
data. The IV reflects the attitudes toward IPV of older women residing in the same
neighborhood. The results indicate that children born to mothers justifying abuse by
husbands are 8.7 percentage points more likely to enter primary school late, which
is 20% higher than the average level of late entrants. The probability of late entry
goes up by 10.8 percentage points when examining only girls corresponding to 25%
rise from the mean value. There is no statistically significant impact on schooling
outcome of sons. The evidence that only the schooling of daughters is affected implies
the presence of gender-based maltreatment related to cultural norms, which
requires more integrated research involving those risk factors.
2019-05-14T04:23:50Z
2019-05-14T04:23:50Z
2019
Master's thesis
Koshkinova, Akerke (2019) THE IMPACT OF MOTHER’S VIOLENCE RATIONALIZATION ON THE SCHOOLING OF HER CHILDREN: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY. Nazarbayev University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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2019-05-15T04:57:58Z
urn:hdl:123456789/3889
DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE 2015 FINANCIAL CRISIS: EVIDENCE FROM KAZAKHSTAN
Ibrayev, Muratkhan
This study aims to investigate the determinants of capital structure
in Kazakhstan and to analyze the e ects of the 2015 nancial crisis in
Kazakhstan on the determinants of the capital structure of large rms.
The sample used for This study aims to investigate the determinants of capital structure
in Kazakhstan and to analyze the e ects of the 2015 nancial crisis in
Kazakhstan on the determinants of the capital structure of large rms.
The sample used for the following study includes 4000 to 7000 rms
from 2009 to 2017. Results obtained show signi cance of tangibility,
growth, size and liquidity variables on the leverage and increase in the
signi cance of pro tability in the post-crisis period.the following study includes 4000 to 7000 rms from 2009 to 2017. Results obtained show signi cance of tangibility,
growth, size and liquidity variables on the leverage and increase in the
signi cance of pro tability in the post-crisis period.
2019-05-15T04:57:58Z
2019-05-15T04:57:58Z
2018
Master's thesis
http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3889
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urn:hdl:123456789/4380
Spatial electricity market data for the power system of Kazakhstan
Assembayeva, M.
Egerer, Jonas
Mendelevitch, Roman
Zhakiyev, Nurkhat
Electricity sector
Kazakhstan
Techno-economic modeling
Transmission network
Central Asia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340919301325
The data presented in this article are related to the research article “A spatial electricity market model for the power system: The Kazakhstan case study” (M. Assembayeva et al. 2018). This data article presents information on network topology and characteristics, demand variation and distribution, technical and economic parameters for conventional and renewable generation, as well as availability time series, and imports and exports. The dataset is made publically available to allow for more and independent analysis of this emerging energy market.
2019-12-11T09:01:14Z
2019-12-11T09:01:14Z
2019-04
Article
Assembayeva, M., Egerer, J., Mendelevitch, R., & Zhakiyev, N. (2019). Spatial electricity market data for the power system of Kazakhstan. Data in Brief, 23, 103781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.103781
10.1016/j.dib.2019.103781
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Return to the countryside: The return intentions of highly educated young people in the Akmola province of northern Kazakhstan
Sagyndykova, Galiya
Buchenrieder, Gertrud
Dufhues, Thomas
Möllers, Judith
Runschke, David
The rural out‐migration of young people leads to problems such as “brain drain” and the overageing of the rural population. The purpose of this paper is to study return migration motives among students originating from rural areas. The case study relates to the province of Akmola, northern Kazakhstan. Based on data collected from college and university students (n = 357), a binary logistic regression model is used to identify rural return motives. Noneconomic and economic motives are equally important in forming a return intention. Our findings do not suggest that particularly underperforming students intend to return. As expected, compared with those in major cities, students who study in a regional town intend to return more often. We also found a large difference in return intentions along ethnic lines. Students of non‐Kazakh decent are much more likely to return than ethnic Kazakhs, and the two ethnic groups have quite distinct motives indicating signs of ethnic discrimination against non‐Kazakhs in the job market.
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Article
Buchenrieder, G, Dufhues, T, Möllers, J, Runschke, D, Sagyndykova, G. Return to the countryside: The return intentions of highly educated young people in the Akmola province of northern Kazakhstan. Popul Space Place. 2020; 26:e2273. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2273
https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2273
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The Short-Term Wage Growth Rate After Unemployment: The Case of Unemployment in Russia
Issimbayeva, Gulmira
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
Issimbayeva, G. (2020). The Short-Term Wage Growth Rate After Unemployment: The Case of Unemployment in Russia (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4612
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2020-04-29
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Issimbayeva, G. (2020). The Short-Term Wage Growth Rate After Unemployment: The Case of Unemployment in Russia (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4612
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The Economic Impact of Public Investment and Russian Import Ban on Russian Economy: A CGE Analysis
Kazymov, Ramin
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
In this study, we estimate the impact of Russian import ban and change in public investment on
the economy of Russia, mainly on the sectoral production. We apply the recursive dynamic computable
general equilibrium model (CGE) that we developed for Russian economy. The model is calibrated for
2011 and provides scenario development up to 2030. We develop scenarios that tackle public
investment and Russian import ban to examine their effects on the economy of Russia. The results
suggest that increase in public investments positively affects production and total sales in all sectors of
the economy, but mostly in the capital-intensive ones. The imposition of import ban negatively affects
both exports and imports of Russia. Another finding is that GDP growth rises significantly as public
investment increases.
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2020-05-02
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Kazymov, R. (2020). The Economic Impact of Public Investment and Russian Import Ban on Russian Economy: A CGE Analysis (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4703
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An Assessment of Macroeconomic Performance Indicators in Kazakhstan Via Factor Models
Rashitov, Yelaman
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
We use factor models to assess accuracy of macroeconomic performance indicators in Kazakhstan over 2011-2018. Specifically, the annual GDP growth rate
and unemployment rate are analyzed based on the fundamental factors underlying the economy. The model is a version of dynamic factor models with exact
factor structure. We exploit a two-step estimator that provides consistent estimates of the factors when n ! 1 and T ! 1. The findings indicate that there
are two fundamental factors responsible for driving real and nominal variables
in the economy. These two factors are just vectors whose entries were estimated
via principal components and Kalman Filter. Although the growth rate of GDP
from public sources indicate that there has not been a recession in the country,
we find that the alternative GDP growth rate implied by the fundamental factors points to the recession in 2016. In addition, the finding is supported by the
backcasts of unemployment rate which shows us that the unemployment rate
started rising after the severe decline in oil prices that negatively affected the
Kazakhstani economy. We also find that the official unemployment rate was
below the backcasts of unemployment rate by 2 percentage points on average.
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2020-05-15
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Rashitov, Y. (2020). An Assessment of Macroeconomic Performance Indicators in Kazakhstan Via Factor Models (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4714
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The Impact of Remittances on Household Welfare: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Turarova, Naziya
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics
n this paper I study the impact of remittances on household welfare in Kyrgyzstan. I deploy
asset indices calculated using Principal Component Analysis and asset accumulation over four
years (2010-2013) to measure the average effect of remittances on household well-being. The
Propensity Score matching method is applied to address the self-selection to receive
remittances and the 2010 data on asset holdings is used to add the pre-treatment information on
assets. The study finds that remittances have a negative impact on consumer asset holdings and
the accumulation of productive assets over four year-period.
Keywords: remittances; Propensity Score Matching; Principal Component Analysis.
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2020-04-01
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Turarova, N. (2020). The Impact of Remittances on Household Welfare: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4729
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Water sharing in Fergana Valley
Akhmedyarova, Akbobek
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
This paper proposes a Social planner, Nash-Bargaining and Market-based allocations of water between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as the strategic interaction
of those countries under serial monopoly setting. It is the first attempt to analyze
water allocation from the part of the Syr-Darya river that flows through Uzbekistan
to Tajikistan and back to Uzbekistan. Such geographical feature makes Uzbekistan
both downstream and upstream country in relation to Tajikistan, which is uncommon for upstream-downstream problems. This work describes the equilibrium water
consumption, prices, and transfers between two countries under Social planner and
two decentralised water division mechanisms. Comparing solutions from the decentralised approaches, we can see that both market-based and Nash-Bargaining mechanisms allocate water in a Pareto optimal way. But these desired allocations are achieved
through different magnitudes of transfers. Under the market solution, Uzbekistan receives the whole gain from the trade, while Tajikistan gains nothing. In contrast,
Nash-Bargaining solution splits benefit from trade according to the bargaining power.
Finally, water allocation is no longer Pareto efficient under serial monopoly setting: at
least one county would set the price above the socially optimal level
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2020-05-19
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Akhmedyarova, A. (2020). Water sharing in Fergana Valley (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4748
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Is Eurasian Customs Union Trade Creating? Gravity Model Analysis
Smailova, Bayan
The paper presents a thorough analysis of the consequences of economic integration for
the countries of the Eurasian Customs Union. The main objective of the paper is to evaluate the
economic efficiency of the Union by measuring its trade creation and trade diversion effects. To
empirically estimate the effects of ECU the gravity model was applied to the data sample of 51
countries over the period of 2003-2018 years. The analysis of trade creation and trade diversion
effects of ECU as a whole showed that Union had been efficient in promoting internal trade and
increasing the net export of its members to non-union countries, which is certainly beneficial for
the economies of nations. Despite the presence of the import trade diversion, the scope of intrabloc trade creation effect is larger, so that the Union can be considered as a net trade creator.
Having examined the consequences of the membership in ECU for each country we can state that
while there are positive effects for some members, the advantages for Russia outweigh those for
other countries.
2020-06-04T04:08:41Z
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2020-05-01
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Smailova, B. (2020). Is Eurasian Customs Union Trade Creating? Gravity Model Analysis. (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4785
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Backward algorithm and abstract graphs in zero-sum games
Iklassov, Zangir
With the beginning of the computer age, solving many problems in game theory has
become easier. However, there is a whole class of well-known problems such as chess,
checkers, go and so on, the methods of solving which use brute force technique to find
solutions of the game. This technique requires analysis of all states of the game and it has
the exponential complexity of running the algorithm due to which many games cannot
be solved on modern computers. Considered class of games include zero-sum games with
perfect information described in discrete space. For such problems, there is no smooth
solution that would allow solving problems without going through all the states of the
game. This work proposes a new algorithm for finding solutions to such problems. The
algorithm uses a new data structure, called abstract graphs and backwards analysis to
find solutions. The algorithm still has the exponential complexity of the analysis, however,
finding a solution does not require going through all the possible states of the game, which
reduces the complexity of analysis. For a clear example, the algorithm was used on a
tic-tac-toe game, for which brute force technique requires analysis of around 15k states,
while the Backwards algorithm analyzed just 5 states to find all existing solutions. In the
future, this study can be continued for a deeper study of the mathematical properties of
the algorithm and to use it on games such as chess and go.
2020-06-04T04:13:48Z
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2020-05-01
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Iklassov, Z. (2020). Backward algorithm and abstract graphs in zero-sum games (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4786
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Pension reforms in Kazakhstan using an OLG model
Abdikarim, Uldana
The aim of this paper was to study the effects of recently introduced pension reform in Kazakhstan
on the welfare of the country. The effect of increase in mandatory retirement age for women from
58 to 63 was of primary interest of the paper. In order to achieve this goal, I proposed 4-period
OLG model with three main sectors of the economy and a fully-funded pension system.
2020-07-28T04:36:03Z
2020-07-28T04:36:03Z
2020-07-28
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Abdikarim, U. (2020). Pension reforms in Kazakhstan using an OLG model (Master’s thesis, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan). Retrieved from https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/4838
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The Effect of the Recent Anti-Tobacco Policies on Curbing Smoking in Kazakhstan
Bakbergenova, Meruyert
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
MICS
Global Adults Tobacco Survey
GATS
Propensity Score Matching
PSM
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
This paper analyzes the effects of recent tobacco control policies on smoking behavior in
Kazakhstan. Exploiting data on cigarette smoking from the Global Adults Tobacco Survey
(GATS) collected in 2014 and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) collected in 2011
and 2015, I examine the effectiveness of anti-tobacco policies using a two-part model. In
particular, I analyze smoking participation and intensity separately for men and women. Due
to differences in sample distributions across surveys, I implement Propensity Score Matching
(PSM) to balance the data. My findings suggest that the recent tobacco control policies indeed
reduced both smoking participation and intensity for men, but not for women.
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2020
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EDUCATION ACROSS THE RURAL-URBAN SPECTRUM IN NIGER
Zhakhina, Aiym
sub-Saharan Africa
Type of access: Gated Access
education
Africa
This paper investigates whether and how key education indicators for children of school-going age differ
across rural-urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Data from the World Inequality Database on Education
(WIDE) reveals that Niger has some of the most pronounced rural-urban gaps for chosen education
indicators. Drawing upon nationally representative data from the National Survey on Household Living
Conditions and Agriculture, this paper explores explanations for a systematic difference in education
outcomes between rural and urban areas in Niger. The study contributes to the existing literature by
taking into account the diversity among urban environments and further distinguishing between towns
and cities. This study establishes a correlation between three different measures of education outcomes
(enrolment, ability to read, and the highest grade obtained) and location and demonstrates how the rural urban gap can be explained by individual characteristics, household characteristics, and presence of a
school in a community. The findings suggest that a considerable part of the gap can be explained by
differences in household characteristics. The analysis further reveals that while there is a sizeable
difference in education outcomes between towns and cities, it seems to be explained completely by
selection
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2021-06-23
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Zhakhina, A. (2021). Education across the rural-urban spectrum in Niger (Unpublished master`s thesis). Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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TRADE VERSUS BANK CREDIT
Token, Aizat
trade
bank credit
Kazakhstan
Type of access: Open Access
This study analyzes the relationship between trade and bank credit, considering
them as jointly determined variables. The relative sizes of bank and trade credit to
sales are modeled in a two-equation system, allowing them to appear as explanatory
variables in each other’s equations. Utilizing the administrative panel data consisting
of large firms in Kazakhstan, I carry out my estimations employing the 2SLS method
treating exclusion restrictions as instruments. Short-term financial investments are
used as the exclusion restriction for the trade credit equation, whereas the size of
intangible assets and cash-on-hand are utilized as exclusion restrictions for the bank
loans equation. The results suggest a complementary relationship between trade and
bank credit. Additional analysis during the 2014-15 economic crisis period points out
to a decrease in the effect of the size of the labor cost on trade credit on the onset till
the middle of the 2014-15 economic crisis. I also find that the effect of the size of fixed
assets on bank loans weakened in 2015-16.
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2021-06
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Token, A. (2021). Trade versus bank credit (Unpublished master`s thesis). Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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EFFECT OF NEGATIVE INTEREST RATE POLICY (NIRP) ON BANK PROFITABILITY: CROSS-COUNTRY ECONOMETRIC STUDY
Kopbayev, Alim
bank
Negative Interest Rate Policy
Type of access: Open Access
The Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) introduction was dictated with an
expansionary motive of the central banks. Unconventional monetary policy is still not fully
analyzed, and there are no signs that in the future policy rates might become positive. This
essay investigates the impact of NIRP on bank profitability, Return on Assets (ROA). The
difference-in-difference estimation method showed a small and insignificant decrease of
ROA of banks in those countries where NIRP was conducted. Two effects contribute to this
result. First, net interest-related income dropped for the treatment group banks. Secondly,
banks offset a reduction of interest-related profits by an increase in non-interest income,
which includes commissions and fees.
2021-06-28T07:54:04Z
2021-06-28T07:54:04Z
2021-06
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Kopbayev, A. (2021). Effect of negative interest rate policy (NIRP) on bank profitability: cross-country econometric study (Unpublished master`s thesis). Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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EXCHANGE RATE DYNAMICS AND MONETARY POLICY IN A SMALL
OPEN ECONOMY: A DSGE MODEL FOR KAZAKHSTAN
Kabzhalyalova, Madina
Type of access: Open Access
economy
Kazakhstan
exchange rate
Shift to floating exchange rate regime is controversial decision to commodity
oriented economy of Kazakhstan. Increase in volatility of nominal exchange rate
is believed to bring deterioration of main macroeconomic variables and reduction
of welfare. This paper thus aims to define optimal monetary policy in estimated
small open economy of Kazakhstan. On a foundation of Taylor rule and under two
specifications of the model it is found that currently National Bank of Kazakhstan
reacts to movements in exchange rate on a limited extent. In addition, optimal
policy simulation based on posterior distribution of model parameters and welfare
loss minimization function is performed. This analysis shows that exchange rate
stabilization within 5% band delivers lowest welfare loss.
2021-06-29T07:36:55Z
2021-06-29T07:36:55Z
2021-06
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Kabzhalyalova, M. (2021). Exchange rate dynamics and monetary policy in a small open economy: a DSGE model for Kazakhstan (Unpublished master`s thesis). Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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RISKY INVESTMENT DECISIONS OF THE ELDERLY
Kaldarov, Sanzhar
Type of access: Open Access
risky investment decisions
United States
This paper analyzes the risky investment decisions of the elderly in the United
States. Utilizing the Health and Retirement Study data for 2002-2008, I first exam ine the effects of different factors on risky asset ownership employing the Heckman’s
two-step model. I then investigate the existence of a causal relationship between
health and wealth using the instrumental variable method. I discover that the in centives generated by the U.S. pension system are of paramount importance for the
risky asset investment behavior of the elderly. Those covered by private pension
plans, in particular a defined contribution plan, are found to be more prone to risk
taking. The effect of retirement on risky asset ownership varies by wealth with
the wealthy elderly investing more in risky assets when they retire. The bequest
motive, measured by number of kids, is found to decrease the investment in risky
assets at the intensive margin for both singles and couples. Yet the elderly couples
having kids are found to be more likely to invest in risky assets at the extensive
margin. I additionally find that wealth has a sizeable positive effect on the health
of the elderly.
2021-06-29T08:04:17Z
2021-06-29T08:04:17Z
2021-06
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Kaldarov, S. (2021). Risky investment decisions of the elderly (Unpublished master`s thesis). Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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WHY ENERGY ACCESS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR CHOOSING CLEAN COOKING FUELS? EVIDENCE FROM THE MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL
Kapsalyamova, Zhanna
Mishra, Ranjeeta
Kerimray, Aiymgul
Karymshakov, Kamalbek
Azhgaliyeva, Dina
Type of access: Open Access
Cooking fuel
Energy access
Fuel choices
Multiple fuel use
The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to clean fuel for switching from dirty fuels to clean fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels, such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it does not necessarily lead to a complete transition to the use of clean fuels. Households continue using traditional fuels in addition to the clean fuels. The main objective of this paper is to explain the choice of dirty cooking fuels even when access to electricity is provided. We use nationally representative household survey data to study the household energy use decisions in three middle-income countries, namely, India, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. The study discusses the role of access to natural gas, free fuel, convenience or multi-use of fuels featured by the heating system installed, built-in environment, and other socio-economic factors in household fuel choice for cooking. The results show that access to natural gas increases the likelihood of opting for clean fuel, while the availability of free fuel in rural areas and the coal-based heating system promote the use of solid fuels.
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2021-05-11
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Kapsalyamova, Z., Mishra, R., Kerimray, A., Karymshakov, K., & Azhgaliyeva, D. (2021). Why energy access is not enough for choosing clean cooking fuels? Evidence from the multinomial logit model. Journal of Environmental Management, 290, 112539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112539
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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING ON BOX-OFFICE REVENUE: EVIDENCE FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Kim, Kyung
Type of access: Open Access
COVID-19
Social distancing
Movie theater industry
Nested logit model
In this paper, I study the short-run effect of social distancing due to the COVID-19
outbreak on movie demand and box-office revenue. Using longitudinal data on the
Korean movie theater industry, I first estimate a nested logit model of movie demand,
and then quantify the revenue loss in the industry. Estimation results reveal that the
revenue loss due to the decrease in underlying movie demand is approximately 52
million dollars nationwide during the first five weeks after the outbreak, implying a
34 percent decrease in sales. The results also suggest an additional 42 million dollars
were lost as the delay of some major movies lowered the overall quality of available
movies in the market
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Kim, I. K. (2020). The impact of social distancing on box-office revenue: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 19(1), 93–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11129-020-09230-x
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THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19-RELATED DRIVING RESTRICTIONS ON AIR QUALITY IN AN INDUSTRIAL CITY
Assanov, Daulet
Kerimray, Aiymgul
Batkeyev, Birzhan
Kapsalyamova, Zhanna
Air pollution
COVID-19 restrictions
Transport
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Type of access: Open Access
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the state of emergency was announced in Kazakhstan on March 16, 2020. Ust-Kamenogorsk instituted COVID-19 lockdown measures on April 2, 2020. The restrictions reduced the flow of traffic in the city but did not have a major impact on the large industries and power plants. In the areas with a complex profile of emission sources, traffic restriction measures alone may hardly tackle serious air pollution. This natural experiment allowed us to test how the reduction in transport movement affects air quality in Ust-Kamenogorsk, as there is a tendency to hold transport as being a major cause of air pollution in Ust-Kamenogorsk. This study analyzes concentrations of four major air pollutants and meteorological parameters in Ust-Kamenogorsk from March 1 to May 15 in 2016–2020. Using the fixed effects model, we find that restrictions have decreased the levels of CO by 21–23 percent, increased the levels of TSP by 13–21 percent, and had no significant effect on SO2 and NO2 concentrations in the city. It implies that heavy pollution in the city with SO2, NO2, TSP are mainly caused by non-transportrelated sources.
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The Effects of COVID-19-related Driving Restrictions on Air Quality in an Industrial City
1680-8584
https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200663
https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-20-12-covid-0663
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Aerosol and Air Quality Research;Volume 21 | Issue 9 | 200663
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MATERNITY CAPITAL AND THE MOTHERHOOD WAGE PENALTY: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIA
Rustem, Kenzhetayev
Type of access: Open Access
maternity capital policy
Russia
motherhood
This paper analyzes the implications of the maternity capital policy on the earnings
of mothers with one or two children under 18 in Russia. The main goals of this paper are
to obtain the most recent estimates of the motherhood wage penalty in Russia and to
observe the impact of the maternity capital policy on the magnitude and the direction
of the motherhood wage gap. I use the Fixed-Effects model to control for the individual specific heterogeneity and I utilize propensity score matching to control for the self selection. The results suggest a presence of the motherhood wage gap in the order of
3-4% for one child under 18 and 6-10% for two children under 18 on average. Overall,
the maternity capital policy decreased the wage differentials between mothers with two
children and non-mothers. However, this decrease was not sufficient to eliminate the
motherhood wage penalty or turn it into the motherhood wage premium
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Kenzhetayev Rustem (2022). Maternity capital and the motherhood wage penalty: evidence from Russia. Nazarbayev University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
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DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN EARLY AND POST-GRADUATION WORK EXPERIENCE: THE EFFECT OF WORKING WHILE STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY ON FUTURE LABOR MARKET PRODUCTIVITY IN RUSSIA
Andrus, Yuliya
Type of access: Open Access
labor market
Russia
This study examines the effect of early work experience on future labor market outcomes in Russia,
taking into account the work intensity. The paper aims to identify the wage returns associated with working
while studying at university in recent years and analyze the effect of differentiating between early and post graduation work experiences on the returns to other wage determinants. The study relies on the Mincerian
specification for the earnings function and uses Heckman’s 2-step selection to account for possible selection
bias. The results suggest that having early work experience positively affects post-graduation labor market
outcomes. The regression output shows that working full-time while studying at university yields the highest
returns compared to the effects of part-time early work experience and working over breaks. Additionally,
including early work experience in the standard model for estimating the wage determinants may show that
the effects of education and experience may be overstated when the model does not control for having work
experience before graduation
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Yuliya Andrus (2022). Differentiating between early and post-graduation work experience: the effect of working while studying at university on future labor market productivity in Russia. Nazarbayev University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
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THE EFFECT OF ANTI-TOBACCO POLICIES IN RUSSIA ON FILTERED CIGARETTES CONSUMPTION
Dyussembayeva, Gulnar
Type of access: Open Access
anti-tobacco policy
cigarette consumption
Russian Federation
In 2013, the anti-tobacco policy in the Russian Federation was changed substantially as a result
of joining the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. This paper analyzes the
effect of these anti-tobacco measures on cigarette consumption in the Russian Federation using
the RLMS-HSE data. The results suggest that the average number of cigarettes, smoked daily
by men, is estimated to decrease by approximately 1 cigarette as a result of the policy changes
of 2013. However, the changes were less successful in decreasing the tobacco consumption of
women
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2022-05
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Gulnar Dyussembayeva (2022). The effect of anti-tobacco policies in Russia on filtered cigarettes consumption. Nazarbayev University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
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TRADE CREDIT AND FINANCIAL CRISES IN KAZAKHSTAN
Adilkhanova, Zarina
Nurlankul, Aruzhan
Token, Aizat
Yavuzoglu, Berk
Type of access: Open Access
Trade credit
Delinquency
Financial crisis
Large enterprises
SMEs
This paper studies the trade credit and delinquency behavior in Kazakhstan paying attention to
the effects of two recent crises using a unique dataset of large firms and SMEs from the year
2009 to 2016. Our estimates suggest that the relationship between trade and bank credit is
mainly substitutional except that it was complementary for large firms following the year 2014–
5 crisis. This new piece of evidence on the non-uniform relationship between trade and bank
credit during crisis might provide more insight into the mixed findings in the literature. We also
discern that trade credit demand is more prevalent among capital-intensive firms. Kazakhstani
firms pass along a sizeable portion of their delinquent receivable to their trade credit suppliers.
The transmission of trade credit delinquency, additionally, is amplified during the year 2014–5
economic crisis but the year 2009 global financial crisis.
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Adilkhanova, Z., Nurlankul, A., Token, A., & Yavuzoglu, B. (2022). Trade credit and financial crises in Kazakhstan. Journal of Asian Economics, 80, 101472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2022.101472
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OIL PRICE SHOCKS AND GREEN BONDS: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Azhgaliyeva, Dina
Kapsalyamova, Zhanna
Mishra, Ranjeeta
Type of access: Open Access
Green bonds
Sovereign bonds
Green finance
Oil shock
Crude oil price
This paper contributes to the existing literature by investigating the impacts of crude oil price shocks on financial
markets through an examination of the effect of oil price shocks on the issuance of corporate green bonds. Green
bond issuance has been growing fast over the past several years; despite this, the share of green bonds in the total
bonds remains less than 1%. Using the multilevel models, this study investigates the effect of flow oil-supply,
flow oil-demand, and speculative oil-demand shocks on (1) probability of the corporate green bond issuance
and (2) the share of corporate green bond issuance. We find that flow supply shocks, flow demand shocks and the
issuance of sovereign green bonds have a positive and significant effect on the probability of the issuance of
corporate green bonds, but shocks have no significant impact on the share of the corporate green bond issuance.
The results are robust to alternative specifications of our models.
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Koyanbayev, M., Wang, L., Wang, Y., & Hashmet, M. R. (2022). Advances in sour gas injection for enhanced oil recovery-an economical and environmental way for handling excessively produced H2S. Energy Reports, 8, 15296–15310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.11.121
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PROFIT SHARING AND INCENTIVES
Ozdenoren, Emre
Rubanov, Oleg
Type of access: Open Access
Team production
Moral hazard
Profit sharing
Partnerships
Incentives
We model a firm as a team production process subject to moral hazard and derive the optimal profit sharing scheme between productive workers and outside investors together with incentive contracts based on noisy performance signals. More productive agents with noisier performance signals are more likely to receive shares which can explain why man- agers are motivated by shares, and law or consulting firms form partnerships. A firm that grows by opening branches is held almost entirely by outside investors when its out- put noise grows faster than the number of branches. Otherwise, insiders hold substantial amount of a large firm’s shares.
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Ozdenoren, E., & Rubanov, O. (2022). Profit Sharing and Incentives. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 83, 102857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2022.102857
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DPRK AND THE CTBT: WHAT COULD COME NEXT AFTER THE MORATORIUM?
Mukatay, Zhaniya
Niu, Qiyang
Kim, Haeyoon
Type of access: Open Access
North Korea
CTBT
nuclear test moratorium
denuclearization
Semipalatinsk
confidence-building measure
At the 25th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), this paper seizes the opportunity of a self-imposed nuclear test moratorium by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), analyzes Kazakhstan’s experience in dismantling its nuclear test site, and proposes three policy recommendations as potential solutions to stir the DPRK to join the CTBT: First, the international community should count DPRK’s potential signing of the CTBT as a reason to consider relaxing sanctions against DPRK in the future; second, the international community should encourage the DPRK to vote in favor of UNGA resolutions on the CTBT as a first step forward towards the final signing; third, the international community and the CTBTO Preparatory Commission (CTBTO) should consider inviting the DPRK for CTBTO training and workshops to build trust. Together, these actions could not only push forward the CTBT with its coming into force but also melt the current stalemate of engaging with the DPRK positively.
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Niu, Q., Kim, H., & Mukatay, Z. (2022). DPRK and the CTBT: What Could Come Next after the Moratorium? Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 5(2), 487–495. https://doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2022.2133335
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RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, EMPLOYMENT CHOICES AND GENDER NORMS
Talapkerova, Lola
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Religious beliefs
employment choices
gender norms
Religious values do not disappear in modern society: they adapt and continue to shape
the consciousness of people worldwide. This paper studies how religious beliefs influence
people’s economic decisions and their gender attitudes in a religiously diverse South Korean
society. A literature review on the subject suggests that, in theory, Buddhism should display
a less ”worldly” orientation and ambiguous gender roles. At the same time, Christianity is
associated with higher materialism and a more strict gender division of labor. However, the
historical context reveals that Confucian patriarchal values heavily influenced both Catholicism
and Buddhism in South Korea, while Protestantism reflects a more materialistic and
less gender-discriminating worldview. We work with the data from the Korean General Social
Survey from 2003 up to 2021. Multinomial probabilistic model and instrumental variable
approach were used to examine the correlation between Korea’s three main religious denominations:
Protestantism, Catholicism and Buddhism and people’s employment choices,
income levels and gender division within families. Our findings align with the assumption
that religious people tend to work less and share more strict gender norms. Both male and
female practitioners are less likely to work full-time than atheists, and men are more likely
to work part-time. Women of all religions have lower probabilities of earning higher than
average income levels. Our results also reflect the Confucian influence on South Korean
Buddhism and Catholicism, which resulted in a more traditional worldview: women in Buddhist
and Catholic families are less likely to work than married Protestants and non-religious
women.
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Talapkerova, L. (2023). Religious beliefs, employment choices and gender norms. School of Sciences and Humanities
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THE OCCURRENCE OF LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES AND HEALTH INSURANCE CHOICE
Ramankulova, Gulnaz
Type of access: Restricted
life-threatening illnesses
insurance
This thesis studies the impact of life-threatening illnesses on individuals’ health insurance
choice. After experiencing health shock, an individual makes both immediate
and long-term adjustments to insurance decisions. The study uses the data from The
Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) conducted between 2006 and 2018.
The main empirical approach used in this thesis is the system GMM model, which
is a combination of differenced and level equations. The number of insurance plans,
the insurance premium, and total medical expenses are the main variables of interest.
This study finds that individuals diagnosed with life-threatening diseases increase
the number of private insurance options, experiencing a sharp increase in medical expenses.
In the long-term, the medical expenditures stabilize over time and the effect
of shock on the number of insurance plans and total premium gradually decreases.
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Ramankulova, G. (2023). The occurrence of life-threatening diseases and health Insurance choice. School of Sciences and Humanities
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