A5000369931- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Economic Policies and Impacts
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Ombudsman and Human Rights
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Economy and Marxism
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- European Politics and Security
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Global trade and economics
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Media Influence and Politics
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
National Research University Higher School of Economics
2013-2021
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
2021
Columbia University
2021
Abstract Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving sufficient immunization coverage to end the global pandemic, yet few studies have investigated vaccination attitudes in lower-income countries, where large-scale just beginning. We analyze vaccine across 15 survey samples covering 10 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Asia, Africa South America, Russia (an upper-middle-income country) United States, including a total 44,260 individuals. find considerably...
Abstract We analyze COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 15 survey samples covering ten low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia, Africa, South America, Russia (an upper-middle-income country), the United States, using responses from 44,260 individuals. find considerably higher willingness to take a LMIC (80% on average) compared States (65%) (30%). Vaccine was primarily explained by an interest personal protection against COVID-19, while concern about side effects most commonly...
Abstract Classic arguments about federalist governance emphasize an informational or learning role for decentralizing policy authority, but in practice, ideological outcomes frequently motivate this choice. We examine the of ideology allocation policy-making power by modeling a two-period interaction between elected central executive and two local governments. Decentralization reduces executive’s ability to set control externalities potentially insures against future reversals. In...
The paper explores various measures of institutional quality in Russian regions, and compares those to each other. Such analysis leads the conclusion that regional institutions are essentially multidimensional, therefore comparisons regions terms their overall could be problematic. New indices derived from enterprise surveys held under BEEPS project European Bank Reconstruction Development. yield a typology efficacy administrations' control over economy bureaucracy regions. Dynamics is...
The paper explores various measures of institutional quality in Russian regions, and compares those to each other. Such analysis leads the conclusion that regional institutions are essentially multidimensional, therefore comparisons regions terms their overall could be problematic. New indexes derived from enterprise surveys held under BEEPS project European Bank Reconstruction Development. yield a typology efficacy administrations’ control over economy bureaucracy regions. Dynamics is...
We study the impact of Russian regional governors’ rotation and their affiliation with private sector firms for quality investment climate in regions. A theoretical model presented paper predicts that these factors taken together improve “endogenous” property rights under authoritarian regimes. This conclusion is confirmed empirically by using data 2002—2010; early period gubernatorial elections had been canceled replaced federal government’s appointments. an indication certain conditions...
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU and its member states allocated over €33 billion in military aid to sparking widespread debates about appropriate level support. Do these affect how Ukrainian refugees Europe perceive their host countries? To investigate this question, we conducted a survey experiment among Germany. We exposed participants authentic statements from German politicians either supporting or opposing increased Ukraine. Although exposure opposition shifted...
We provide a theory and empirical evidence showing that the rotation of ruling elites in combination with elites' asset ownership could improve property rights protection, such association holds for non-democratic political regimes when it is based on concerns about security their own event they lose power. Such incentives solution to credible commitment problem maintaining secure institutional restrictions expropriation are weak or absent.