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Russia during transition
Because of increased globalisation in recent decades, many less-developed countries have become more integrated into world markets. This integration has brought a higher risk of exposure to economic fluctuations and, in some cases, dramatic economic crises. The economies of the former Soviet bloc have been especially volatile since the transition to market-based economies which began in the early 1990s. This research programme examines the impact of this economic transition on the well-being of the Russian population along a number of dimensions, and the coping strategies used by individuals and households to manage economic uncertainty.
- Maré, David C.; Richard Fabling and Steven Stillman. 2011. "The Impact of Immigration and Local Workforce Characteristics on Innovation," Economic Impacts of Immigration Working Paper , New Zealand Department of Labour, Wellington. Available online at http://www.dol.govt.nz/publications/research/local-workforce-characteristics-innovation/
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Moving to Opportunity, Leaving Behind What? Evaluating the Initial Effects of a Migration Policy on Incomes and Poverty in Source Areas," New Zealand Economic Papers, 41:2, pp. 197-223.
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Moving to Opportunity, Leaving Behind What? Evaluating the Initial Effects of a Migration Policy on Incomes and Poverty in Source Areas," University of Waikato Working Papers in Economics 07/23.
- Gibson, John; Steven Stillman and Trinh Le. 2007. "CPI Bias and Real Living Standards in Russia During the Transition," Journal of Development Economics, 87:1, pp. 140-60.
- McKenzie, David; John Gibson and Steven Stillman. 2007. "A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?" IZA Discussion Paper 2788 (May).
- Stillman, Steven. 2006. "Employment Decisions during the First Decade of Transition in Russia," Applied Economics Quarterly, 52:2, pp. 153-189.
- Stillman, Steven. 2006. "Health and Nutrition in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union during the Decade of Transition: A Review of the Literature," Economics and Human Biology, 4:1, pp. 104-46.
- Kuhn, Randall and Steven Stillman. 2004. "Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, 53:1, pp. 131-156.
- Stillman, Steven. 2001. “The Response of Consumption in Russian Households to Economic Shocks,” IZA Discussion Paper 411 (December).
- Stillman, Steven. 2000. “The Determinants of Private and Government Sector Earnings in Russia,” RAND Labor and Population Working Paper 00-17 (November).
- Stillman, Steven. 2000. “Labor Market Uncertainty and Private Sector Labor Supply in Russia,” William Davidson Institute Working Paper 359.