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AzEcon, Azerbaijani Economist, Newsletter, March 2002

This is a newsletter of economic portal – Azerbaijani Economist http://www.azecon.info

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In this Issue:

  1. New additions to Research & Analysis database
  2. New Special Features
  3. Contributing to AzEcon Research Database

 

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1. New additions to Research & Analysis database (view articles at http://www.azecon.info )

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Economic Development, Economy-wide studies, Transition

  1. The Unofficial Economy in Transition (1997), Simon Johnson, Daniel Kaufmann, Andrei Shleifer. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  1. The Unofficial Economy in Transition. Comments and Discussion (1997), Marshall I. Goldman, Martin L. Weitzman. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  1. How to Stabilize: Lessons from Post-Communist Countries (1996), Andres Aslund, Peter Boone, Simon Johnson. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Vol. 1996, No. 1. (1996), pp. 217-291

Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment

  1. Ownership of Oil and Gas Resources in the Caspian Sea. (2000), Kamyar Mehdiyoun. American Journal of International Law Jan 2000
  1. LAND AHOY!: Article on Azerbaijan’s onshore oil fields (1997), The Caspian Investor newsletter, BISNIS

 

International Finance and Trade

  1. The Economic Cooperation Organization: Current Status and Future Prospects (1997), Richard Pomfret. Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 49, No. 4. (Jun., 1997), pp. 657-667
  1. Indirect Transfers in Trade among Former Soviet Union Republics: Sources, Patterns and Policy Responses in the Post-Soviet Period (1993), Lucjan T. Orlowski. Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 45, No. 6. (1993), pp. 1001-1024

 

Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics

  1. The Soviet Hyperinflation: Its Origins and Impact throughout the Former Republics (1992), Igor Filatochev, Roy Bradshaw. Soviet Studies, Vol. 44, No. 5. (1992), pp. 739-759

 

Health, Education, Employment, and Welfare

  1. Trends and Differentials in Infant Mortality in the Soviet Union, 1970-90: How Much Is Due to Misreporting (1995),

    Victoria A. Velkoff, Jane E. Miller. Population Studies, Vol. 49, No. 2. (Jul., 1995), pp. 241-258

  1. Wage Labor and Migration: Persian Workers in Southern Russia, 1880-1914 (1985), Hassan Hakimian. Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4. (Nov., 1985), pp. 443-462
  1. The 1970 Soviet Census (1972), J. A. Newth. Soviet Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2. (Oct., 1972), pp. 200-222

 

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2. New Special Features at AzEcon

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Directories and Contacts in Azerbaijan (http://www.aubg.bg/home/students/eea980/azecon/Articles/General%20information/directories_and_who_is_who_in_az.htm)

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Directory of Business Contacts, Organizational Chart of the Government of Azerbaijan, Directory of Legal, Consulting, and Market Research Companies, Directory of U.S. Companies and other Business Contacts, Selected SOCAR Officials - Organizational Diagram (Microsoft Powerpoint), Selected Azerbaijani State Entities - Organizational Diagram (Microsoft Powerpoint), and others.

Visitors to our website can easily search and browse dozens of research documents, up-to-date news, and a growing collection of other datasets. You can also subscribe to our regular newsletter presenting new additions to the Research & Analysis database, as well as any new features created while we continue improving the site.

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3. Contributing to AzEcon Research Database

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This project is looking for contributors and editors for its Research & Analysis categories.

An editor manages one or more separate sections by searching for new thematic papers, contacting original authors, developing the site, etc. For more information, go to http://www.aubg.bg/home/students/eea980/azecon/join%20us.htm or write us to AzEcon@yahoo.com.