Gleb Shymanovich
Access to external finance for small and medium-sized enterprises
The study mainly aims to analyze the demand of SMEs for external financing, study the barriers that limit access to external financing, evaluate the effectiveness of existing alternatives to bank lending and government policies aimed at improve access to external financing for SMEs.
Agri-food sector of Belarus: trends, policies, and development perspectives
Belarus country report prepared within the AGRICISTRADE project, aimed at analyzing the current and potential developments for agricultural and biomass trade between the EU and its eastern neighbor-countries.
Monitoring of agri-food trade developments between Belarus and Russia in 2014
The report is prepared within AGRICISTRADE research project. It aims at analyzing recent trends in Belarus export to Russia in relation to the embargo that Russia imposed on food products of EU origin in August, 2014.
The role of fiscal transparency in raising the efficiency of public expenditure
The current system of Public Financial Management (PFM) is only partially prepared to deal with the economic challenges Belarus faces, as different assessments in the recent past suggest.
Improving the Management of State-Owned Enterprises in Belarus
Based on a thorough assessment of the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the economy of Belarus, we describe the different ways the public sector supports such companies, discuss the efficiency of this support, and propose a decision tree for the process of the restructuring of the state-owned enterprises.
WP/13/04 Effect of Certain Social Policy Measures on Welfare of Socially Vulnerable Groups
The paper estimates the effects of possible reforms in social policy on the welfare of socially vulnerable groups and the population of Belarus as a whole. Based on data from households budget surveys for 2007-2012, possible changes in the disposal resources of the population due to the parametric reforms of the pension system, increase of tariffs for utilities and repeal of benefits have been modeled.
PDP/13/08 Social Effects of Accession of Belarus to the WTO
This paper aimed at provision of quantitative assessment of consumption effect for separate groups of Belarus population, stemming from reduction of import duties.
PP/02/13 Recent Trends and Challenges in the Labour Market in Belarus
The labour market plays an important role in the Belarusian economy, and its sustainability is at stake due to long-term negative demographic factors and challenges and threats arising from labour migration.
DP/13/01 Economic Policy Challenges Stemming from Ageing Population of Belarus
Demographic trends form one of the key long-term challenges for social-economic policy in Belarus, stressing need for labour market and social policy reforms.
WP/13/02 Returns to Education and Assessment of Human Capital in Belarus
Belarusian authors frequently refer to human capital as a competitive advantage and potential driver of economic growth. However, not a single research paper by Belarusian authors has so far focused on a quantitative estimation of human capital.