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  • Personal bankruptcy filing behavior: the case of youth in the U.S. 
    BISSENBINA, ASSEMGUL (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017-05-29)
    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 ...
  • THE DETERMINANTS OF FIRM EXIT IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM KAZAKHSTAN 
    Karimov, Shyngys (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF MEAT CONSUMPTION: CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 
    Yergabulova, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • The Effect of Financial Literacy and Internal Migration on Financial Inclusion in Kazakhstan 
    Nurgaliyeva, Akerke (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • The Roles of Objective and Subjective Health Measures on Elderly Labor Supply Decisions 
    Issabekova, Dinara (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • TELECOMMUNICATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 
    Assylbek, Yerbolat (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • OIL PRICES AND REAL EXCHANGE RATES 
    Alpysbayeva, Dinara (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN KAZAKHSTAN 
    Muratbek, Dana (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • Informal Competition in Kazakhstan 
    Sarsenbayeva, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...
  • DO DIFFERENTIATED WAGES IMPROVE POLYCLINIC PERFORMANCE IN KAZAKHSTAN? 
    Yelzhas, Kadyr (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)
    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 ...