Gleb Shymanovich
PDP/13/01 Labour Supply in Belarus: Challenges for Economic Policy
The paper discusses economic policy challenges stemming from long-term demographic trends and risks faced by the labor market of Belarus.
PP/04/12 Estimating Belarus’ Structural Fiscal Balance
The policy paper is devoted to the estimation of the structural fiscal balance for Belarus during the period 1995–2011, contributing to better understanding of the fiscal stance of the country and its impact on the overall macroeconomic situation.
WP/12/03 Medium Term Perspectives for the Economy of Belarus after the Balance of Payments Crisis
The crisis of 2011 eliminated the imbalance that existed in the economy, but a large degree of uncertainty associated with the choice of the further economic policy still remains.
DP/12/01 External Debt Growth Factors: Need for Stringent Monetary and Fiscal Policies
The external debt issue has moved up the global agenda since the world economic crisis, which many countries tried to tackle while increasing their external debts.
WP/12/01 Assessment of Equivalence Scales for Belarusian Households and their Impact on the Determination of Socially Vulnerable Groups of the Population
This paper assesses equivalence scales for households in Belarus. The calculations are based on the data from the Sample Survey of Households in 2010.
PP/04/11 Sustainability of External Debt in Belarus: Analysis and Policy Recommendations
Faced with persistent external imbalances over the last couple of years, Belarus responded to these developments with a rapid build-up of its external debt stock. It grew in USD terms by more than 4 times over 2007-2010, from USD 6.8 bn in the beginning of 2007 to 28.4 bn in the end of 2010.
WP/10/11 National Competitiveness: Key Features
This paper attempts to analyze how the basic factors of the concept of competitiveness influence the development of the competitive advantages of Belarus.
WP/10/09 Labor Market in Belarus: Key Challenges
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of policy tools and policy challenges associated with their use.
WP/10/08 Social Policy in Belarus: Efficiency, Channels of Influence on Poverty, and Development Prospects
The economic policy in Belarus is often referred to as socially-oriented. It has resulted in the preservation of a high degree of equality of income of the population, comparable with the EU. However, the level of income in Belarus is far below the level of income in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, more than one third of the population was below the official poverty line in the country. Over the past decade, the poverty rate fell substantially to 5.4%. Accordingly, the aim of this paper is to determine what factors accounted for this decline and the role of the social policy in it.
WP/10/02 National Competitiveness of Belarus: Problem Setting
This paper reviews the concept of the economy competitiveness and the method of its assessment, and studies factors of competitiveness of Belarus.