Search Results - "Sanfey, Peter"

Scarring: The Psychological Impact of Past Unemployment by Clark, Andrew, Georgellis, Yannis, Sanfey, Peter

“…This paper considers the psychological impact of past unemployment. Using 11 waves of German panel data, we show that life satisfaction is lower not only for…”
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Can Consumer Confidence Data Predict Real Variables? Evidence from Croatia by Kuzmanovic, Marija, Sanfey, Peter

“…This paper uses monthly data to examine the links between consumer confidence and real economic variables in Croatia, and it tests whether movements in the…”
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Defying the Odds: Initial Conditions, Reforms, and Growth in the First Decade of Transition by Falcetti, Elisabetta, Raiser, Martin, Sanfey, Peter

“…This paper asks whether countries that defied the odds and reformed more extensively than predicted by their initial conditions and the typical time pattern of…”
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How much should we trust life satisfaction data? Evidence from the Life in Transition Survey by Nikolova, Elena, Sanfey, Peter

“…•We analyse responses to two similar life satisfaction questions in a major survey.•Answers are broadly consistent but for 14% of people they differ…”
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Emigration and the Optimal Speed of Transition by Papapanagos, Harry, Sanfey, Peter

“…The paper presents a model of labor reallocation in a transition economy and analyzes the determinants of the optimal speed of transition. The model is…”
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Bargaining, efficiency wages, and the price–cost markup by Sanfey, Peter J

“…The size of the negative effect of unions on the price–cost markup in efficient bargain models depends on the extent to which the union cares about employment…”
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South-eastern Europe: lessons learned from the global economic crisis in 2008-10 by Sanfey, Peter

“…This paper shows how the crisis has evolved in south-eastern Europe (SEE) and why this region was affected by developments that originated elsewhere. It argues…”
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Reforms and growth in transition: Re-examining the evidence by Falcetti, Elisabetta, Lysenko, Tatiana, Sanfey, Peter

“…During transition, a positive correlation between progress in market-oriented reforms and cumulative growth is observed for most countries. However, some less…”
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Happiness and Transition: the Case of Kyrgyzstan by Namazie, Ceema, Sanfey, Peter

“…The paper analyzes self‐reported measures of satisfaction with life in a transition country, Kyrgyzstan, using 1993 household survey data. The authors test…”
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Transition economics meets new structural economics by Berglof, Erik, Foray, Dominique, Landesmann, Michael, Lin, Justin Yifu, Campos, Mario Nauro, Sanfey, Peter, Radosevic, Slavo, Volchkova, Natalya

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Does transition make you happy? by Sanfey, Peter, Teksoz, Utku

“…This paper analyses life satisfaction in transition countries using evidence from the World Values Survey. The paper demonstrates that individuals in…”
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Mobility, poverty and well-being among the informally employed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Krstić, Gorana, Sanfey, Peter

“…We analyse informal sector employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), using panel data from the living standards measurement studies. We derive four main…”
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Wages, Profits, and Rent-Sharing by Blanchflower, David G., Oswald, Andrew J., Sanfey, Peter

“…The paper suggests a new test for rent-sharing in the U. S. labor market. Using an unbalanced panel from the manufacturing sector, it shows that a rise in a…”
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Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, Albania in Crisis: The Predictable Fall of the Shining Star by Sanfey, Peter

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Intention to Emigrate in Transition Countries: The Case of Albania by Papapanagos, Harry, Sanfey, Peter

“…We analyse the profile of potential emigrants from Albania using data from the Central and Eastern Europe Eurobarometer in 1992. Respondents were asked to rate…”
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Earnings inequality and the informal economy: Earnings Inequalityand Informal Economyin Serbia by Krstić, Gorana, Sanfey, Peter

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Earnings inequality and the informal economy by Krstić, Gorana, Sanfey, Peter

“…We analyse the extent and evolution of informality and inequality in the Serbian labour market between 2002 and 2007, using data from the Living Standard…”
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The Causes and Consequences of Albanian Emigration during Transition: Evidence from Micro Data by Kule, Dhori, Mançellari, Ahmet, Papapanagos, Harry, Qirici, Stefan, Sanfey, Peter

“…This note reports the results of a field survey of individuals and firms in Albania, carried out during 1998. The surveys were designed to analyze the size,…”
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Labor Market Developments in Albania: An Analytical Overview by Çuka, Elida, Papapanagos, Harry, Polo, Natasha, Sanfey, Peter

“…Rising unemployment and falling living standards are two of the main problems facing policymakers in economies in transition. The case of Albania is…”
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In memoriam Chris (Krsto) Cviić (1930-2010) - Remaking the Balkans by Sanfey, Peter

“…Chris (Krsto) Cviić (1930-2010) had a long and distinguished career as a writer, broadcaster, journalist and political adviser. Born in Croatia in 1930, Chris…”
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