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Mihails Hazans is a professor of econometrics at the University of Latvia and an independent labour market expert. He has published on migration, commuting, economics of education, ethnic minorities, labour supply, job search, unemployment risk, determinants of earnings, working conditions, active labour market policies, and regional disparities. His research deals with labor markets issues in Baltic countries, Albania, as well as other European countries.
Prof. Hazans has served as an expert, consultant or principal investigator in numerous projects for OECD, World Bank, USAID, European Commission, ILO, Global Development Network, European Agency for Reconstruction, European Training Foundation, as well as for various national institutions. He is a member of Advisory Board of Latvian State Employment Agency.
His key qualifications include:
Data analysis and econometric modelling;
Programme evaluation; Survey design; Policy analysis.
Prof. Hazans is a member of European Economic Association, European Association of Labour Economists, European Expert Network on Economics of Education, Global Development Network, and Social Science Research Network. He often comments on labor market and migration issues in national media.
In 2011, Mihails Hazans received the annual "Spidola award in economics" for his research on emigration from Latvia.
One of his publications has been listed by the Latvian Academy of Sciences among the top 10 achievements of Latvian science in 2012.
Mihails Hazans joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2010. |
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IZA Discussion Papers:
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Mihails Hazans
Kaia Philips
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The Post-Enlargement Migration Experience in the Baltic Labor Markets
(published in: Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann (eds), EU Labor Markets After Post-Enlargement Migration, Berlin - Heidelberg: Springer, 2009, 255-304) |
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What Explains Prevalence of Informal Employment in European Countries: The Role of Labor Institutions, Governance, Immigrants, and Growth
(published as: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5917, 2011/12) |
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Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries
(extended version published as 'Informal workers across Europe : evidence from 30 European countries', as World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5912, 2011/12) |
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Teacher Pay, Class Size and Local Governments: Evidence from the Latvian Reform
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