Politico-Economic Regimes and Attitudes: Female Workers under State Socialism

Politico - Economic Equilibrium Andeconomic

Elections , Capital Flows , and Politico Economic Equilibria

We study an open economy where a pro labor and a pro business candidate compete in an election. The winner chooses taxes, which affect investment returns. Electoral outcomes depend on the size of the foreign debt, but the debt itself reflects expectations about the election. The resulting interaction is novel and has several implications. Elections are associated with increased volatility. Poli...

Portfolio Optimization under Time-Varying Economic Regimes

Our paper aims to answer the question: Can the macroeconomic condition be used to better allocate investments among different sectors of a market? Motivated by classical Markowitz portfolio theory, and prior work in attempting to incorporate exogenous economic factors in portfolio optimization [1][2][3][4], we explore three approaches to dynamically rebalance a portfolio as market or economic r...

Economic Development Under Dominant-Party Regimes

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Contraception, Abortion and State Socialism

The paper explores the politics of birth control in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with Russia, Poland and Romania as main cases. By looking at abortion and contraception policies and discourses during and after state socialism, I will discuss to what extent the transition has affected birth control policies. Furthermore, constructions of birth control under and after state socialism are use...