COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity

V Otrachshenko, O Popova, M Nikolova, E Tyurina - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
We theoretically and empirically examine how acquiring new skills and increased financial
worries influenced entrepreneurship entry and exit intentions during the pandemic. To that …

The economic value of the Glass Beach: Contingent valuation and life satisfaction approaches

V Otrachshenko, E Tyurina, A Nagapetyan - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates whether people value the environmental goods created as a result
of the human-nature interaction. Using the novel face-to-face survey data collected in …

[HTML][HTML] Does democracy protect the environment? The role of the Arctic Council

A Mavisakalyan, V Otrachshenko, O Popova - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
This paper examines the influence of democratic institutions on environmental policy
stringency and the degree to which it is affected by membership in the Arctic Council. We …

[HTML][HTML] Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences

V Otrachshenko, M Nikolova, O Popova - Journal of Population Economics, 2023 - Springer
During Communism, party members and their relatives were typically privileged elites in
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). At the same time …

Informal Network as a Coping Strategy in the Climate–Livestock Relationship

V Otrachshenko, S Iliyas… - Communist and Post …, 2024 - online.ucpress.edu
Traditions and culture affect decisions in many daily life aspects, including family, labor
market, business, and social life activities. The focus of this article is on Uzbekistan, a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of corruption control on the number of undernourished people in developing countries

AD Nugroho, JP Cubillos Tovar, ST Bopushev… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developing countries will be home to 85% of the world's population by 2030. Hence, it is
important to ensure food security for them. This effort is not easy, as the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Corruption and population health in the European Union countries—An institutionalist perspective

OR Socoliuc, N Sîrghi, DV Jemna, M David - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Even though the European Union (EU) is considered one of the best performers in the world
in fighting corruption, the situation changes when the analysis is shifted to the national …

A “leaner” government? The effect of China's anti-corruption campaign on the body weight and health of public sector employees

X Li, W Pan, G Xu - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024 - Elsevier
Health is fundamental for bureaucrats to properly perform duties so as to deliver the function
of the state. Based on a nationally representative longitudinal survey and using a difference …

Children of Communism: Former Party Membership and the Demand for Redistribution

A Libman, O Popova - Eastern European Economics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The paper looks at the persistence of egalitarian norms in post-Communist societies by
focusing on the former members of the Communist parties in Central and Eastern Europe …

Motives underlying the intentions of youth to get involved in bribery: evidence from Lithuania

M Morkūnas, J Janavicius, A Volkov - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
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