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  • DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE 2015 FINANCIAL CRISIS: EVIDENCE FROM KAZAKHSTAN 
    Ibrayev, Muratkhan (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)
    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 ...
  • The determinants of SME development in the regions of Kazakhstan 
    Maratkyzy, Ulzhan (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-04-13)
    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 ...
  • What drives firm performance: Case of Kazakhstan 
    Tasbolatkyzy, Zhannur (N/ANazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-04-13)
    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 ...
  • Power-Law Distributions in Economics: Empirical Evidence for an Emerging Economy, Kazakhstan 
    Matayev, Chingis (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-04-13)
    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. ...
  • The income elasticity of demand for healthcare in Kazakhstan 
    Juatova, Sandugash (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-04-19)
    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 ...
  • Income - Happiness Relationship: “The More the Better?” Evolutionary Psychology Approach 
    Shakhizadayev, Abylay (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-05-04)
    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 ...
  • Three-years in expectation: the effect of “maternity capital” policy on housing and education expenditures 
    Mukanova, Leila (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-05-10)
    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 ...
  • Testing the pecking order theory of Capital structure: Kazakhstan Experience 
    Sultanov, Bernar (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-05-10)
    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 ...
  • Understanding the economics of criminal activity in Kazakhstan 
    Zhumakanova, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018-05-10)
    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 ...
  • AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF UNIDIMESIONALITY OF OPINIONS AND THE EFFECT OF HOMOPHILY 
    Maratova, Merey (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2019)
    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 ...
  • THE IMPACT OF MOTHER’S VIOLENCE RATIONALIZATION ON THE SCHOOLING OF HER CHILDREN: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY 
    Koshkinova, Akerke (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2019)
    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 ...
  • The Effect of the Recent Anti-Tobacco Policies on Curbing Smoking in Kazakhstan 
    Bakbergenova, Meruyert (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)
    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 ...
  • The Impact of Remittances on Household Welfare: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan 
    Turarova, Naziya (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-04-01)
    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 ...
  • The Short-Term Wage Growth Rate After Unemployment: The Case of Unemployment in Russia 
    Issimbayeva, Gulmira (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-04-29)
    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 ...
  • Is Eurasian Customs Union Trade Creating? Gravity Model Analysis 
    Smailova, Bayan (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-01)
    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 ...
  • Backward algorithm and abstract graphs in zero-sum games 
    Iklassov, Zangir (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-01)
    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 ...
  • The Economic Impact of Public Investment and Russian Import Ban on Russian Economy: A CGE Analysis 
    Kazymov, Ramin (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-02)
    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 ...
  • An Assessment of Macroeconomic Performance Indicators in Kazakhstan Via Factor Models 
    Rashitov, Yelaman (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-15)
    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 ...
  • Water sharing in Fergana Valley 
    Akhmedyarova, Akbobek (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-19)
    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 ...
  • Pension reforms in Kazakhstan using an OLG model 
    Abdikarim, Uldana (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-07-28)
    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 ...