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Working Papers

2025

1. The Impact of Learning about AI Advancements on Trust
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2025)

2024

2. Gini Who? The Relationship between Inequality Perceptions and Life Satisfaction
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024)
3. Loud or Quiet Quitting? The Influence of Work Orientations on Effort and Turnover
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024)
4. Work Meaningfulness and Effort
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)

2023

5. Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023) View citations (1)
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2023) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Echoes of the past: The enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
6. Just Another Cog in the Machine? A Worker-Level View of Robotization and Tasks
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
7. Robots, Meaning, and Self-Determination
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Robots, meaning, and self-determination, Research Policy, Elsevier (2024) View citations (9) (2024)
8. The Societal Costs of Inflation and Unemployment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)

2022

9. COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Entry and Exit: Opportunity Amidst Adversity
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity, Technology in Society, Elsevier (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2021

10. Being Your Own Boss and Bossing Others: The Moderating Effect of Managing Others on Work Meaning and Autonomy for the Self-Employed and Employees
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees, Small Business Economics, Springer (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
11. Double-Edged Sword: Persistent Effects of Communism on Life Satisfaction
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021) View citations (4)

2020

12. Sometimes your best just ain't good enough: The worldwide evidence on subjective well-being efficiency
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
13. The Economics of Happiness
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (22)
14. The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies) (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment, Small Business Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
15. What Makes Work Meaningful and Why Economists Should Care about It
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (32)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (32) (2020)

2019

16. Former Communist Party Membership and Present-Day Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2019) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies) (2019) View citations (4)
17. Stalin and the Origins of Mistrust
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2019) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Stalin and the origins of mistrust, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (32) (2022)

2018

18. Emigration, Remittances and the Subjective Well-Being of Those Staying Behind
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (23) (2019)
19. Family matters: involuntary parental unemployment during childhood and subjective well-being later in life
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)
20. Self-Employment Can Be Good for Your Health
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (2)

2017

21. People to Jobs, Jobs to People: Global Mobility and Labor Migration
    IZA Research Reports, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
22. Sometimes Your Best Just Ain't Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Well-Being Efficiency
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2016

23. Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania, Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
24. Happiness and Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
25. Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries
    Discussion Papers, Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Left behind but doing good? Civic engagement in two post-socialist countries, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
26. Suffrage, Labour Markets and Coalitions in Colonial Virginia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Suffrage, labour markets and coalitions in colonial Virginia, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
27. Your Spouse Is Fired! How Much Do You Care?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2016) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Your spouse is fired! How much do you care?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (45) (2019)

2015

28. Minding the Happiness Gap: Political Institutions and Perceived Quality of Life in Transition
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Minding the happiness gap: Political institutions and perceived quality of life in transition, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2016) View citations (44) (2016)

2014

29. Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-being
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-Being, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (96) (2015)
30. In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (33) (2015)

2013

31. Happy Peasants and Frustrated Achievers? Agency, Capabilities, and Subjective Well-Being
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Echoes of the past: The enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 227, (C)
   See also Working Paper Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Impact of Communism on Contemporary Freedom of Speech Values, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
2. Robots, meaning, and self-determination
   Research Policy, 2024, 53, (5) View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Robots, Meaning, and Self-Determination, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

3. Being your own boss and bossing others: the moderating effect of managing others on work meaning and autonomy for the self-employed and employees
   Small Business Economics, 2023, 60, (2), 463-483 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Being Your Own Boss and Bossing Others: The Moderating Effect of Managing Others on Work Meaning and Autonomy for the Self-Employed and Employees, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
4. Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences
   Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36, (3), 1139-1185 View citations (12)

2022

5. COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity
   Technology in Society, 2022, 71, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Entry and Exit: Opportunity Amidst Adversity, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
6. Stalin and the origins of mistrust
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 208, (C) View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Stalin and the Origins of Mistrust, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (22) (2019)

2021

7. Family matters: The effects of parental unemployment in early childhood and adolescence on subjective well-being later in life
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 181, (C), 312-331 View citations (20)
8. Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship
   Small Business Economics, 2021, 57, (4), 1783-1800 View citations (15)
9. Sometimes Your Best Just Ain’t Good Enough: The Worldwide Evidence on Subjective Well-being Efficiency
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, 21, (1), 83-114 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Sometimes your best just ain't good enough: The worldwide evidence on subjective well-being efficiency, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
10. The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment
    Small Business Economics, 2021, 57, (4), 1819-1836 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Perceived Well-Being and Health Costs of Exiting Self-Employment, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2020

11. What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it
    Labour Economics, 2020, 65, (C) View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper What Makes Work Meaningful and Why Economists Should Care about It, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (32) (2020)

2019

12. Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind
    Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (1), 113-151 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Emigration, Remittances and the Subjective Well-Being of Those Staying Behind, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
13. Switching to self-employment can be good for your health
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2019, 34, (4), 664-691 View citations (56)
14. Your spouse is fired! How much do you care?
    Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (3), 799-844 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Your Spouse Is Fired! How Much Do You Care?, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2017

15. Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, 18, (6), 1593-1623 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
16. Left behind but doing good? Civic engagement in two post-socialist countries
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (3), 658-684 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries, Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
17. Suffrage, labour markets and coalitions in colonial Virginia
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 49, (C), 108-122 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Suffrage, Labour Markets and Coalitions in Colonial Virginia, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

18. Minding the happiness gap: Political institutions and perceived quality of life in transition
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 45, (S), 129-148 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Minding the Happiness Gap: Political Institutions and Perceived Quality of Life in Transition, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2015

19. Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-Being
    World Development, 2015, 68, (C), 163-179 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Bentham or Aristotle in the Development Process? An Empirical Investigation of Capabilities and Subjective Well-being, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
20. In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 112, (C), 164-186 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
21. Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies
    IZA World of Labor, 2015, 195 View citations (2)

2014

22. Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States
    IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3, (1), 1-30 View citations (21)

2013

23. Does access to information technology make people happier? Insights from well-being surveys from around the world
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 44, (C), 126-139 View citations (40)