Vladimir Hlasny
Biographic Data
| ID | 288736 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vladimir Hlasny |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vladimir |
| FAMILY NAME | Hlasny |
| SIGNATURE | HLASNY V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ewha Womans University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6029-1634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region
Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) in the Arab region vulnerable to poverty. Yet, previous studies show mixed results regarding the extent of FHH poverty and the absence of household-panel-survey data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics. We address these challenges by proposing a novel classification of FHHs and analyze synthetic panels constructed from 20 rounds of repeated-cross-sectional surveys from Egyp…
Education fever in South Korea
From enrolment in elementary school until acceptance at university, South Korean children pursue a uniform, arduous goal assigned to them by their mothers, community, and popular culture. Where this personal struggle will lead adolescents, and how, why, and at what cost? This study conceptualizes education as the rite of passage, not only for the children’s social initiation but also in their mothers’ pursuit of self-validation and self-worth. Th…
Évaluer la formalisation de l'informalité en région Mena
Social Capital and Workers' Job Prospects in the Mena Region
Social networks and collective trust have been studied in relation to civil uprisings such as the Arab Spring events of 2011. Social capital is also an important factor in the Middle East and North African (MENA) labour markets, where 'wasta' family connections are said to affect workers' opportunities. Little is known, however, about MENA citizens' social capital and its composition and distribution across socio-economic groups. As an advanced f…
The Impact of Top Incomes Biases on the Measurement of Inequality in the United States
The paper assesses how top incomes biases affect the estimation of income inequality in the United States using the Current Population Survey (the March Annual Social and Economic Supplement) and two alternative correction methods – a stochastic approach based on reweighting and a semi‐parametric approach based on replacing observations. Consistently with previous studies, both methods and their joint application show that income inequality in th…
Last in After Covid-19
How is the evolving COVID crisis affecting workers’ employment outcomes? Using the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitors for Egypt and Jordan (July ‘20–September ‘21), we estimate probabilistic models of workers’ employment statuses and of their job loss. We confirm that the stringency of COVID regimes affects negatively employment and labor participation, particularly among youths, even if they were not disadvantaged before. Workers’ preexisting status aff…
On the 'Arab Inequality Puzzle
This Comment responds to the critical review by Gilbert Achcar published in this journal (May 2020) which concludes that the protagonists of the 'Arab Inequality Puzzle' debate exhibit a systematic neoliberal bias. We counter that Achcar's conclusion is based on a misleading and selective interpretation of evidence, false grouping of scholars and an inadequate understanding of the measurement of income inequality. Achcar's article politicizes and…
Vulnerable employment of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Tunisian youth
Youths in the Middle East and North Africa face the highest unemployment rates in the world. Those who are employed are pushed to accept informal sector jobs that are insecure, unsafe, and lack non-wage benefits. Precarious employment is pervasive among lower socio-economic groups, leading to the perpetuation of misery across generations. Understanding employment outcomes therefore requires a broad focus encompassing the access to decent work, th…
Nonresponse Bias in Inequality Measurement
Objective This study evaluates the bias to inequality measurement from survey nonrespondents. Methods Sixty‐six Luxembourg Income Study surveys for 38 middle‐ and high‐income countries, encompassing some 900,000 households, are used to derive estimates of the Gini coefficient for countries and selected world regions. Results Household nonresponse typically biases national Ginis downward by 1–8 percentage points. The Gini for North America appears…
The Causes and Courses of Nonviolent and Violent Delinquency among South Korean Adolescents
This study combines and compares data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey and the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey to examine the effects parenting, peers, school, social structure, and personality exert on nonviolent and violent delinquency among 5,462 male and 5,103 female adolescents in South Korea. Overall, parental effects were found to be more important than peer effects, but their influence diminishes relative to that of peer effects …
Top Incomes and the Measurement of Inequality in Egypt
This study exploits unprecedented access to income data and a combination of newly developed statistical methods to evaluate income inequality in Egypt and test for potential top incomes biases. Income inequality in Egypt is found to be low by regional and world standards; top incomes are found to follow the Pareto distribution and do not show anomalies compared to surveys worldwide. Correcting for top incomes biases increases the Gini coefficien…
Evolution of opportunities for early childhood development in Arab countries
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate opportunities for early childhood development (ECD) regarding children’s prenatal care, access to nutrition, health, parental care and cognitive-developmental activities, in 33 surveys from 13 countries. A total of 15 indicators for children’s opportunities are assessed including their typical level, inequality across demographic groups, and factors responsible. Design/methodology/approach Probabil…
Wellington Chung
Applicant Screening Practices at Korean Firms
Most Korean employers screen job applicants’ personal backgrounds extensively. Because this screening includes applicants’ protected characteristics including gender, and is not directly related to job requirements, the practice may lead to discrimination and inefficiency in recruitment. This study surveys firms’ screening practices, their aims, and their rationalization vis-a-vis discrimination laws. Interviews with personnel officers of fifteen…
Top Incomes and the Measurement of Inequality in Egypt
By all accounts, income inequality in Egypt is low and had been declining during the decade that preceded the 2011 revolution. As the Egyptian revolution was partly motivated by claims of social injustice and inequalities, this seems at odds with a low level of income inequality. Moreover, while income inequality shows a decline between 2000 and 2009, the World Values Surveys indicate that the aversion to inequality has significantly increased du…
Discriminatory Practices at South Korean Firms Quantitative Analysis Based on Job Application Forms
Most Korean employers use discriminatory practices in hiring workers. They enquire about facts not directly related to applicants' skills and qualifications but correlated with their protected statuses, in order to discriminate among them based on these factors. This study uses a unique dataset of companies' application forms, and probability models to investigate the prevalence and economic determinants of such profiling. A sequential process of…
The Causes and Courses of Nonviolent and Violent Delinquency among South Korean Adolescents
This study combines and compares data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey and the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey to examine the effects parenting, peers, school, social structure, and personality exert on nonviolent and violent delinquency among 5,462 male and 5,103 female adolescents in South Korea. Overall, parental effects were found to be more important than peer effects, but their influence diminishes relative to that of peer effects …
Evolution of opportunities for early childhood development in Arab countries
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate opportunities for early childhood development (ECD) regarding children’s prenatal care, access to nutrition, health, parental care and cognitive-developmental activities, in 33 surveys from 13 countries. A total of 15 indicators for children’s opportunities are assessed including their typical level, inequality across demographic groups, and factors responsible. Design/methodology/approach Probabil…
Social Capital and Workers' Job Prospects in the Mena Region
Social networks and collective trust have been studied in relation to civil uprisings such as the Arab Spring events of 2011. Social capital is also an important factor in the Middle East and North African (MENA) labour markets, where 'wasta' family connections are said to affect workers' opportunities. Little is known, however, about MENA citizens' social capital and its composition and distribution across socio-economic groups. As an advanced f…
Last in After Covid-19
How is the evolving COVID crisis affecting workers’ employment outcomes? Using the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitors for Egypt and Jordan (July ‘20–September ‘21), we estimate probabilistic models of workers’ employment statuses and of their job loss. We confirm that the stringency of COVID regimes affects negatively employment and labor participation, particularly among youths, even if they were not disadvantaged before. Workers’ preexisting status aff…
Discriminatory Practices at South Korean Firms Quantitative Analysis Based on Job Application Forms
Most Korean employers use discriminatory practices in hiring workers. They enquire about facts not directly related to applicants' skills and qualifications but correlated with their protected statuses, in order to discriminate among them based on these factors. This study uses a unique dataset of companies' application forms, and probability models to investigate the prevalence and economic determinants of such profiling. A sequential process of…
Top Incomes and the Measurement of Inequality in Egypt
By all accounts, income inequality in Egypt is low and had been declining during the decade that preceded the 2011 revolution. As the Egyptian revolution was partly motivated by claims of social injustice and inequalities, this seems at odds with a low level of income inequality. Moreover, while income inequality shows a decline between 2000 and 2009, the World Values Surveys indicate that the aversion to inequality has significantly increased du…
Wellington Chung
Applicant Screening Practices at Korean Firms
Most Korean employers screen job applicants’ personal backgrounds extensively. Because this screening includes applicants’ protected characteristics including gender, and is not directly related to job requirements, the practice may lead to discrimination and inefficiency in recruitment. This study surveys firms’ screening practices, their aims, and their rationalization vis-a-vis discrimination laws. Interviews with personnel officers of fifteen…
Evolution of opportunities for early childhood development in Arab countries
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate opportunities for early childhood development (ECD) regarding children’s prenatal care, access to nutrition, health, parental care and cognitive-developmental activities, in 33 surveys from 13 countries. A total of 15 indicators for children’s opportunities are assessed including their typical level, inequality across demographic groups, and factors responsible. Design/methodology/approach Probabil…
Top Incomes and the Measurement of Inequality in Egypt
This study exploits unprecedented access to income data and a combination of newly developed statistical methods to evaluate income inequality in Egypt and test for potential top incomes biases. Income inequality in Egypt is found to be low by regional and world standards; top incomes are found to follow the Pareto distribution and do not show anomalies compared to surveys worldwide. Correcting for top incomes biases increases the Gini coefficien…
The Causes and Courses of Nonviolent and Violent Delinquency among South Korean Adolescents
This study combines and compares data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey and the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey to examine the effects parenting, peers, school, social structure, and personality exert on nonviolent and violent delinquency among 5,462 male and 5,103 female adolescents in South Korea. Overall, parental effects were found to be more important than peer effects, but their influence diminishes relative to that of peer effects …
Vulnerable employment of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Tunisian youth
Youths in the Middle East and North Africa face the highest unemployment rates in the world. Those who are employed are pushed to accept informal sector jobs that are insecure, unsafe, and lack non-wage benefits. Precarious employment is pervasive among lower socio-economic groups, leading to the perpetuation of misery across generations. Understanding employment outcomes therefore requires a broad focus encompassing the access to decent work, th…
Nonresponse Bias in Inequality Measurement
Objective This study evaluates the bias to inequality measurement from survey nonrespondents. Methods Sixty‐six Luxembourg Income Study surveys for 38 middle‐ and high‐income countries, encompassing some 900,000 households, are used to derive estimates of the Gini coefficient for countries and selected world regions. Results Household nonresponse typically biases national Ginis downward by 1–8 percentage points. The Gini for North America appears…
The Impact of Top Incomes Biases on the Measurement of Inequality in the United States
The paper assesses how top incomes biases affect the estimation of income inequality in the United States using the Current Population Survey (the March Annual Social and Economic Supplement) and two alternative correction methods – a stochastic approach based on reweighting and a semi‐parametric approach based on replacing observations. Consistently with previous studies, both methods and their joint application show that income inequality in th…
Last in After Covid-19
How is the evolving COVID crisis affecting workers’ employment outcomes? Using the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitors for Egypt and Jordan (July ‘20–September ‘21), we estimate probabilistic models of workers’ employment statuses and of their job loss. We confirm that the stringency of COVID regimes affects negatively employment and labor participation, particularly among youths, even if they were not disadvantaged before. Workers’ preexisting status aff…
On the 'Arab Inequality Puzzle
This Comment responds to the critical review by Gilbert Achcar published in this journal (May 2020) which concludes that the protagonists of the 'Arab Inequality Puzzle' debate exhibit a systematic neoliberal bias. We counter that Achcar's conclusion is based on a misleading and selective interpretation of evidence, false grouping of scholars and an inadequate understanding of the measurement of income inequality. Achcar's article politicizes and…
Social Capital and Workers' Job Prospects in the Mena Region
Social networks and collective trust have been studied in relation to civil uprisings such as the Arab Spring events of 2011. Social capital is also an important factor in the Middle East and North African (MENA) labour markets, where 'wasta' family connections are said to affect workers' opportunities. Little is known, however, about MENA citizens' social capital and its composition and distribution across socio-economic groups. As an advanced f…
Education fever in South Korea
From enrolment in elementary school until acceptance at university, South Korean children pursue a uniform, arduous goal assigned to them by their mothers, community, and popular culture. Where this personal struggle will lead adolescents, and how, why, and at what cost? This study conceptualizes education as the rite of passage, not only for the children’s social initiation but also in their mothers’ pursuit of self-validation and self-worth. Th…
Évaluer la formalisation de l'informalité en région Mena
Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region
Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) in the Arab region vulnerable to poverty. Yet, previous studies show mixed results regarding the extent of FHH poverty and the absence of household-panel-survey data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics. We address these challenges by proposing a novel classification of FHHs and analyze synthetic panels constructed from 20 rounds of repeated-cross-sectional surveys from Egyp…
Economics (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (6 works) · Inequality (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economic inequality (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Statistics (5 works)