BLOGS

I frequently write blogs based on my (co-authored) work and expertise. Here are some examples:

Inequality and emigration intentions (September 27, 2022). GI-NI Project Consortium Blog.

Can working solo be good for entrepreneurs? (July 13, 2022). Bruegel.

Past political repression creates long-lasting mistrust. (March 2, 2022). The Brookings Institution’s UP Front Blog (with O. Popova and V. Otrachshenko)

Self-employment, COVID-19, and the future of work for knowledge workers. (March 8, 2021). Bruegel.

Losing your own business is worse than losing a salaried job. (May 7, 2020). The Brooking Institution’s UP Front Blog (with B. Nikolaev and O. Popova)

What makes a job meaningful? (April 8, 2020) The Brookings Institution’s UP Front Blog (w. F. Cnossen).

Former Communist Party membership and present-day entrepreneurship. (February 21, 2020). VOX (w. A. Ivlevs and O. Popova).

Self-employment can be good for your health (May 29, 2019). The Brookings Institution’s UP FRONT blog.

International migration: What happens to those left behind? (September 13, 2018). The Brookings Institution’s Future Development blog. (with C. Graham and A. Ivlevs)

How having unemployed parents affects children’s future well-being. (July 13, 2018). The Brookings Institution’s UP FRONT blog. (with B. Nikolaev)

How much will your spouse suffer if you become unemployed? (March 14, 2018) The Brookings Institution’s Future Development blog. (with S. Ayhan)

Can European integration increase people’s life satisfaction? (October 7, 2016) The Brookings Institution’s UP FRONT blog. (with B. Nikolaev)

Two solutions to the challenges of population aging. (May 2, 2016). The Brookings Institution’s UP FRONT blog. Note: Also an IZA Newsroom Article.

Migration May Benefit Those at Home in Bulgaria, Romania (January 7, 2016). The Gallup Blog. (with Monica Roman and Klaus F. Zimmermann)

Can Migration Boost Incomes, Happiness, and Freedom Satisfaction? (October 17, 2014). The Brookings Institution’s UP FRONT blog. Note: Also an IZA Newsroom Article. (with Carol Graham)

Why Aging and Working Makes us Happy in 4 Charts. (March 28, 2014). The Brookings Institution. Note: Also an IZA Newsroom Article. (with Carol Graham)

Other blogs:

Testing times, FEB Lecturer’s blog