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  • A Study of Household Coal Demand and its Implications for Rural Energy Policies 
    Atakhanova, Zauresh; Howie, Peter (Resources Policy, 2016-03-29)
    Household use of coal creates high levels of indoor and outdoor pollution affecting human health and the environment. However, millions of people across northern Asia and some parts of Europe continue using coal for space ...
  • Problems of Employment for physically disabled people in Astana 
    Abdisheva, Alina; Yerbolatova, Marzhan; Howie, Peter (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2018-04-20)
    The problem of low employment rate of physically disabled people (PWDs) is present in Kazakhstan, particularly in Astana, and requires changes. Despite the existing national and international legislations, the level of ...
  • Research ethics committees: their importance in building a vibrant research community in Kazakhstan 
    Howie, Peter (KAZGUU University, Nazarbayev University, 2018-05-18)
    The functions and benefits of research ethics committees in developing and transition economies go much further than those in developed countries. Firstly, a fundamental objective of a research ethics committee in both ...
  • Resource boom and inequality: Kazakhstan as a case study 
    Howie, Peter; Atakhanova, Zauresh (Resources Policy, 2014-03)
    Our research investigates the impact of a major resource boom on income inequality within Kazakhstan's regions using household-level data across the entire income distribution and within the top and bottom halves of the ...