Faculty Publications

This section features SSE Riga's faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers etc.

 

 

Banziņa Elīna, Assistant Professor

Banzina, E., Niebuhr, O. (in press) How to pause in charismatic speeches: A case study of Barack Obama. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Nordic Prosody.

Banzina, E. (2021). Exploring phonetic cues to persuasive oral presentation: A study with British English speakers and English L2 learners. Language Teaching Research.

Baese-Berk, M. M., Dilley, L. C., Henry, M. J., Vinke, L., & Banzina, E. (2019). Not just a function of function words: Distal speech rate influences perception of prosodically weak syllables. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 81(2), 571-589.

Banzina, E. (2016). Consonant lengthening for persuasiveness in L1 and L2 English. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 26(3), 403-419.

Banzina, E., Dilley, L.C., & Hewitt, L.E. (2015). The role of secondary-stressed and unstressed-unreduced syllables in word recognition: Acoustic and perceptual studies with Russian learners of English. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 1-19.

Banzina, E., Hewitt, L.E., Dilley, L.C. (2014). Using synchronous speech to facilitate the acquisition of English rhythm. EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 1(1), 69-84. 

Beņkovskis Konstantīns, Associate Professor

Articles

Benkovskis, K., Bluhm, B, Bobeica, E., Osbat, C., and Zeugner, S. (2020). What drives export market shares? It depends! An empirical analysis using Bayesian model averaging, Empirical Economics, 59(2), pp 817-869.

Benkovskis, K., Masso, J., Tkacevs, O., Vahter, P., and Yashiro, N. (2020). Export and productivity in global value chains: comparative evidence from Latvia and Estonia, Review of World Economics, 156(3), pp 557-577.

Benkovskis K., Tkačevs, O., and Yashiro, N. (2019). Importance of EU regional support programmes for firm performance, Economic Policy, 34(98), pp 267-313.

Benkovskis, K. (2018) "Misallocation, productivity and fragmentation of production: the case of Latvia," Journal of Productivity Analysis, 49(2), pp 187-206.

Benkovskis, K. and Wörz, J. (2018). “Made in China”: how does it affect our understanding of global market shares? The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(2), pp 1-26.

Benkovskis, K. and Wörz, J. (2018). What drives the market share changes? Price versus non-price factors, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 45(C), pp 9-29.

Benkovskis, K., Berzina, S., and Zorgenfreija, L. (2016). Evaluation of Latvia’s re-exports using firm-level trade data, Baltic Journal of Economics, 16(1), pp 1-20.

Benkovskis, K. and Wörz, J. (2016). Non-price competitiveness of exports from emerging countries, Empirical Economics, 51(2), pp 707-735.

Benkovskis, K. and Wörz, J. (2015). Summary Measure for Price and Non-price Competitiveness for ASEAN+3, Asian Economic Journal, 29(2), pp 165-180.

Fredheim Kata, Associate Professor

Vārpiņa, Z., Krūmiņa, M., Fredheim, K., & Paalzow, A. (2023). Back for business: The link between foreign experience and entrepreneurship in Latvia. International Migration.

Varpina, Z., & Fredheim, K. (2023, March). Mobility intentions of Latvian high-school graduates amid Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. In Research and Innovation Forum 2022: Rupture, Resilience and Recovery in the Post-Covid World (pp. 767-777). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Fredheim, K., & Varpina, Z. (2023, March). The Covid-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Migrants’ Decision to Return Home to Latvia. In Research and Innovation Forum 2022: Rupture, Resilience and Recovery in the Post-Covid World (pp. 779-790). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Varpina, Z., & Fredheim, K. (2022). Ukrainian asylum seekers in Latvia: the circumstances of destination choice. Migration Letters, 19(6), 819 –.

Varpina Z., Fredheim K., Krumina Z. (2022). Implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on high school graduates plans and education path. In: A. Visvizi, M.Lytras (eds) Higher Education Institutions in times of Covid-19: Managing Continuity & Change. People, Technology, Innovation. EMERALD PUBLISHING, UK.

Fredheim, K., & Varpina, Z. (2021, April). What a Manager Wants? How Return Migrants’ Experiences are Valued by Managers in the Baltics. In The International Research & Innovation Forum (pp. 577-587). Springer, Cham.

Varpina Z., Fredheim K., Krumina M. “Who is more eager to leave? Differences in emigration intentions among Latvian and Russian speaking school graduates in Latvia.” Society. Integration. Education. Volume VI, May 28th-29th, 2021. 207-218 (DOI:

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Fredheim, K., & Varpina, Z. (2023) Choosing Latvia: Understanding the Decision-Making Factors of Displaced Ukrainians, FREE Policy brief.

Gavoille Nicolas, Associate Professor

Gavoille, N., & Zasova, A. (2023). Minimum wage spike and income underreporting: A back-of-the-envelope-wage analysis. Journal of Comparative Economics, 51(1), 372-402.

Gavoille, N., & Hazans, M. (2022). Personality Traits, Remote Work and Productivity (No. 15486). Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

Gavoille, N., & Zasova, A. (2021). Foreign ownership and labor tax evasion: Evidence from Latvia. Economics Letters, 207, 110030.

Gavoille, N., & Zasova, A. (2021). What we pay in the shadow: Labor tax evasion, minimum wage hike and employment (No. 6). Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS).

Gavoille, N. (2021). Pay for politicians and campaign spending: evidence from the French municipal elections. Public Choice, 188(3), 455-477.

Gavoille, N., & Hofer, K. (2021). Capital Controls and Electoral Cycles. IMF Economic Review, 69(2), 275-324.

Gavoille, N. (2018). Who are the ‘ghost’ MPs? Evidence from the French parliament. European Journal of Political Economy, 53, 134-148.

Padovano, F., & Gavoille, N. (2017). Legislative cycles in a semipresidential system. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 173(3), 470-497.

Gavoille, N., & Verschelde, M. (2017). Electoral competition and political selection: An analysis of the activity of French deputies, 1958–2012. European Economic Review, 92, 180-195.

Gerber Dominik, Associate Professor

Gerber, D. (forthcoming 2023). Welfare Economics. In T. Takala, & M. Häyry (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics in Social Sciences. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Gerber, D. Landes, X., & Rieber C. (2022). Symposium on Climate Change and Ethics. Res Publica, 28(1).

Gerber, D., & Lever, A. (2021). Editorial: Pragmatism and Epistemic Democracy. Raisons Politiques, 81(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.3917/rai.081.0005

Gerber, D. (2021). Democracy and Epistemic Egalitarianism. Raisons Politiques, 81(1), 49-63.

Gerber, D. (2021, March). Women’s Political Empowerment in Latvia. FROGEE Policy Brief  n°3). (Latvian translation: Sieviešu politiskā līdzdalība Latvijā).

Gerber, D. (2019). Cultural Compromise. In S. Baume, & S. Novak (Eds.), Compromises in Democracy (pp. 149-173). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Gerber, D., & Ossipow, W. (2017). The Reception of Vattel’s Law of Nations in the American Colonies: From James Otis and John Adams to the Declaration of Independence. American Journal of Legal History, 57(4), 521-555.

D. Gerber. (2016). Can Hybrid Cultures Be Normative? The challenge of Indeterminacy for Multiculturalism. PhD dissertation. Geneva School of Social Sciences, University of Geneva.

D. Gerber, S. Nicolet, & P. Sciarini (2014). Voters Are Not Fools, or Are They? Party Profile, Individual Sophistication and Party Choice. European Political Science Review, 7(1), 145-165.

Gerber, D. & Ossipow, W. (2010). La Réception et Le Destin Du Droit Des Gens (1758) d’Emer de Vattel Aux États-Unis. In Y. Sandoz (Ed.), Réflexions sur l’impact, le rayonnement et l’actualité du Droit des gens d’Emer de Vattel à l’occasion du 250ème anniversaire de sa parution (pp. 79-118). Bruxelles: Bruylant.

Kravčenko Dmitrijs, Associate Professor

Kravčenko, D., & Saulītis, A. (2023). Daudzveidīgie cēloņi ēnu ekonomikai: ieskats stāstos aiz ēnām. LV portāls, 29 May.

Kravčenko, D., & Thomassen, A. O. (2023). Guest editorial: Organizational learning, collaboration and distributed work in times of epistemic ambiguity. Journal of Workplace Learning, 35(3), 245-248.

Kravčenko, D. (2023). Towards processual understanding of knowledge boundaries: an ethnographic examination of how professionals (mis-) align, compete, and collaborate. Journal of Workplace Learning, 35(3), 265-287. 

Auškāps, D., Rozentāls, D., & Kravčenko, D. (2021). The Outsourcing Dilemma of SMEs: A Case of Five Latvian Tech Firms. In D. Akella, E. Niveen, and Sabella, A. (eds.) Cases on Critical Practices for Modern and Future Human Resources Management (pp. 143-167). IGI Global. 

Kravčenko, D. (2020). The collaborative economy: a difficult path to navigate when seeking to simultaneously appease digital innovation and protect workers, without upsetting either. European Commission.

Kravčenko, D. (2018). Digital economy in Latvia: A case of paradigmatic misalignment. In: Ranft, F, O'Reilly, J. and Neufeind, M. (eds.) Work in the digital age: challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. 

Kravčenko, D. (2018). Historical introduction. In: Taylor, F W (ed.) The Principles of Scientific Management. Walnut Publishing House, London, pp. 4-16.

Ferlie, E., D'Andreta, D., Nicolini, D., Ledger, J., Kravčenko, D. and de Pury, J. (2017). NHS top managers, knowledge exchange and leadership: the early development of academic health science networks. Health Services and Delivery Research, NIHR Journals, 5(17).

Kravčenko, D. and Swan, J. (2016). Talking through objects: the socio-political dynamics embodied in boundary objects in architectural work. In: Tell, F., Berggren, C., Brusoni, S. and Van de Ven, A. (eds.) Managing knowledge integration across boundaries. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.171-190. 

Kravčenko, D. (2015). Rational, Interpretivist, and Practical Approaches to Organizational Memory. iSChannel, 9(2): 14-22. 

Landes Xavier, Associate Professor

Landes, X. (forthcoming, 2024). Engineering and Governing the Climate: Ethical and Political Issues. New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

Landes, X., Gerber, D. & Rieber C. (Eds.) (2022). Climate Change and Ethics. Res Publica, 28(1).

Dovladbekova, I., Berķe-Berga, A., Kruk, S., & Landes, X. (2022). Business, income, and risk management. In B. Rivža (Ed.) The Strength of Latvia for the Long-term Development (pp. 381-421). Riga: Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Landes, X. (2020). Eudaimonic Management In S. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, M. Del Baldo, & R. Abreu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Basel: Springer Switzerland.

Landes, X. (2020). Conspicuous Consumption/Positional Goods In S. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, M. Del Baldo, & R. Abreu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Basel: Springer Switzerland.

Landes, X. (2020). Climate Ethics In S. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, M. Del Baldo, & R. Abreu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Basel: Springer Switzerland.

Landes, X (2020). Adversarial Ethics. In S. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, M. Del Baldo, & R. Abreu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Basel: Springer Switzerland.

Bozzo-Rey, M. & Landes, X. Introduction (2018). Journal of Social Philosophy, 49(4): 511-515.

Landes, X. & Néron, P-Y (2018). Morality and Market Failures: Asymmetry of Information. Journal of Social Philosophy, 49 (4): 564-588.

Bozzo-Rey, M. & Landes, X. (Eds.) (2018). Market Governance. Journal of Social Philosophy, 49(4).

Thulin Østerberg, J., Xiang, W., Olsen, L.I., Edenbrandt, A.K., Vedel, S.E., Christiansen, A. Landes, X., Marchman Andersen, M., Pagh, P., Sandøe, P., Nielsen, J., Brøgger Christensen, S., Jellesmark Thorsen, B., Kappel, K., Gamborg, C., Palmgren, M. (2017). Accelerating the Domestication of New Crops: Feasibility and Approaches. Trends in Plant Science, 22(5): 373-384.

Landes X, Kappel, K. & Marchman Andersen, M. (Eds.) (2017). Public Participation, Legitimate Political Decisions and Controversial Technologies. The Ethics Forum/Les Ateliers de l’Éthique, (12:1).

Landes, X., Marchman Andersen M., & Kappel, K. (2017). Public Participation, Legitimate Political Decisions, and Controversial Technologies: Introduction The Ethics Forum/Les Ateliers de l’Éthique, 12(1): 21-25.

Landes, X. (2017). Consensus and Liberal Legitimacy: From First to Second Best? The Ethics Forum/Les Ateliers de l’Éthique, 12(1): 107-123.

Nielsen, M.E.J., & Landes, X. (2016). Fighting Status Inequalities: Non-domination vs Non-interference. Public Health Ethics, 9(2): 155-163.

Landes, X. (2016). Kādu krīzi piedzīvo Eiropa? Politiskie principi un labklājības valsts / Which Kind of Crisis Is Europe Facing? Political Principles and the Welfare State. In S. Kruks (Ed.). Ekonomiskā krīze Latvijā “Veiksmes stāsta” pēcgarša, Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte.

 

Publications in media

Landes, X. (2023, August 2). Vai Francijas 2023. gada nemieru pamatā ir imigrācija? Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2022, November 2). Putina izaicinājums liberālai demokrātijai. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2022, June 16). Krievijas pievilcība franču politikā. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2022, April 22). Marina Lepēna un Kremļa garā ēna Francijas politikā. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2022, March 15). Guerre en Ukraine: les pays baltes ont de solides raisons de s'inquiéter. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2022, March 9). Karš Ukrainā: no uzticības sabrukuma līdz zaļajai ģeostratēģijai. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2021, December 29). Ar ētiku pret morālo degradāciju. Satori. Link

Landes, X. &, Kruk, S. (2021, May 14). Labie, sliktie, dažādie. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2021, January 14). Liberālās demokrātijas ievainojamība. Link

Landes, X. (2020, September 30). Atceroties Džūditu Šklāru: liberālisms kā brīvība no bailēm. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2020, September 9). Les Crises de l’État providence. Le Drenche. Link

Landes, X. (2020, April 8). Katastrofas ētika. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2020, February 5). Neatliekamā saruna par klimatinženieriju. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2019, July 18). L’urgent débat sur la géo-ingénierie. Atlantico. Link

Landes, X. (2019, June 6). Vai ir kāds labs iemesls nelegalizēt marihuānu? Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2019, May 9). Kas ir Laime? Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2018, October 24). La vraie fin de l’État providence. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2018, August 14). Klimata pārmaiņu rēgs. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2018, August 8). Par manierēm, kretīniem un radikālajiem brīvdomātājiem. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2018, July 30). Du bon usage des bonnes manières. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2018, June 22). 10 raisons pour lesquelles le changement climatique nous passe au-dessus de la tête. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2018, May 17). Desmit iemeslu, kāpēc klimata pārmaiņas (vēl) nav Latvijas problēma. Satori. Link

Landes, X., & Rieber, C. (2018, December 11). Ko vajadzētu darīt biznesa skolām? Satori. Link

Landes, X., & Rieber, C. (2018, December 10). L’école de commerce est-elle responsable des performances économiques de nos sociétés? Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2018, August 14). Klimata pārmaiņu rēgs. Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2018, July 10). Kāpēc demokrātiskām valstīm nodokļi ir tik svarīgi? Satori. Link

Landes, X. (2017, December 15). L’Obsession balte de Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2017, July 10). Le Conservatisme aussi est en crise. Slate. Link

Landes, X., & Néron, P.-Y. (2017, June 10). Notre indignation vertueuse permanente tire notre société vers le bas. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2017, May 19). Dans le monde entier, la gauche est coupée en deux. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2016, November 29). Bēgļu krīze kā cilvēku plūdi. Satori. Link

Landes, X., Christiansen, A., Kappel, K., & Marchman Andreasen, M. (2016, September 7) S’opposer aux OGM au nom de la nature est un contresens. Slate. Link

Landes, X. (2016, August 1) Francija – Uzbrucējs un Upuris. Satori. Link

 

Lublóy Ágnes, Professor

Journal articles

Keresztúri, J. L., Berlinger, E., & Lublóy, Á. (2022). Blowing the whistle on corporate fraud: the role of regulators and journalists in the financial vs non-financial sectors. Applied Economics, 1-12.

Gatulytė, I., Verdiņa, V., Vārpiņa, Z., & Lublóy, Á. (2022). Level of health literacy in Latvia and Lithuania: a population-based study. Archives of Public Health, 80(1), 1-26.

Berlinger, E., Keresztúri, J. L., Lublóy, Á., & Tamásné, Z. V. (2022). Press freedom and operational losses: The monitoring role of the media. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 77, 101496.

Berlinger, E., Keresztúri, J. L., Lublóy, Á., & Vőneki, Z. T. (2021). Does governance matter? Country-level determinants of operational risk. Society and Economy, 43(4), 289-313.

Lublóy, Á., Keresztúri, J.L., Németh, A. and Mihalicza, P. (2020). Exploring factors of diagnostic delay for patients with bipolar disorder: a population-based cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), 1-17.

Lublóy, Á. (2020). Medical crowdfunding in a healthcare system with universal coverage: an exploratory study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-20.

Lublóy, Á. (2019). Economic burden of migraine in Latvia and Lithuania: direct and indirect costs. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1-26.

Kommel, K. A., Sillasoo, M., & Lublóy, Á. (2019). Could crowdsourced financial analysis replace the equity research by investment banks? Finance Research Letters, 29, 280-284.

Indārs, E. R., Savin, A., & Lublóy, Á. (2019). Herding behaviour in an emerging market: Evidence from the Moscow Exchange. Emerging Markets Review, 38, 468-487.

Aleksina, A., Akulenka, S., & Lublóy, Á. (2019). Success factors of crowdfunding campaigns in medical research: perceptions and reality. Drug Discovery Today, 24(7), 1413-1421.

Lublóy, Á., Keresztúri, J. L., & Benedek, G. (2018). Social network influence on new drug diffusion: Can the data-driven approach provide practical benefits? Society and Economy, 40(2), 227.

Lublóy, Á., Keresztúri, J. L., & Benedek, G. (2017). Lower fragmentation of coordination in primary care is associated with lower prescribing drug costs - lessons from chronic illness care in Hungary. European Journal of Public Health, 27(5), 826-829.

Paalzow Anders, Professor

Vārpiņa, Z., Krūmiņa, M., Fredheim, K., & Paalzow, A. (2023). Back for business: The link between foreign experience and entrepreneurship in Latvia. International Migration.

Barrell, A., Paalzow, A. et al. (2021): Cross-border Entrepreneurial Education, Development and Knowledge and Technology Transfer: Experiences with the Cambridge-Riga Venture Camp Programme – A Reflective Report, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, DOI: 10.1177/2393957520984035.

Kaša, R., Elken M. and A. Paalzow (2021), Entrepreneurial universities in post-Soviet countries, in U. Hytti (editor), A Research Agenda for the Entrepreneurial University, Edward Elgar.  

Rita Kaša, Mari Elken, Anders Paalzow & Diana Pauna (2019): Conditioned Entrepreneurialism: Strategic Responses of Universities in Latvia and Norway, European Education, vol. 51, no. 4, DOI: 10.1080/10564934.2019.1637266, ISSN: 1056-4934.

Paalzow, A.  (2017), “Introduction” in J.Branch, A. Hørsted, and C. Nygaard (ed), “Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship in Higher Education”, The Learning in Higher Education Series, Libri Publishing, ISBN 978-1-911450-12-2.

Krumina M. and A. Paalzow, (2017), “The Business Cycle and Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in Latvia”, in A. Sauka and A. Chepurenko (eds), “Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies, Diversity, Trends and Perspectives”, Springer, ISBN 978-3- 319-57341-0.

Krumina, M. and A. Paalzow, (2015), “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014/2015 Latvia Report”, the TeliaSonera Institute at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, ISBN: 978-9934-8097-6-7.

Kozlinska, I., T. Mets, A. Paalzow and A. Gustafsson-Pesonen, “Analysis of Entrepreneurship Educators’ Training Needs and Practices”, Aalto University Publication Series, Business + Economy, 4/2013, ISBN: 978-952-60-5350-9.

Paalzow, A., (2013), Book Review: “On Baltic Slovenia and Adriatic Lithuania. A qualitative comparative analysis of patterns in post-communist transformation”, by Zenonas Norkus. Baltic Journal of Economics, vol. 13, no. 2, Autumn 2013. ISSN 1-406-099X.

Krumina, M. and A. Paalzow, (2013), “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012/2013 Latvia Report”, the TeliaSonera Institute at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, ISBN: 978-9934-8097-3-6. 

Avots, K, R. Strenga, and A. Paalzow, (2013), “Public venture capital in Latvia”, Baltic Journal of Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring 2013. ISSN 1-406-099X.

Pradel i Miquel, M., A. Paalzow, and H. Martin-Brelot, (2013), “Policies for Small and Large Cities”, in S. Musterd and Z. Kovács (eds.), “Place-making and Policies for Competitive Cities”, Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-0-470-67503-8.

Krumina, M. and A. Paalzow, (2012), “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2011 Latvia Report”, the TeliaSonera Institute at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, ISBN: 978-9934-8097-2-9.  Cunska, Z., K. Kettels, A. Paalzow, and A. Vanags, (2012), ”Latvia Competitiveness Report”, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and the State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia.

Rastrigina, O., M. Krumina, A. Paalzow, A Sauka, T. Putnins, and V. Jascisens, (2011), ”Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2010 Latvia Report”, the TeliaSonera Insitute at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. ISBN: 978-0094-842-53-0.

Mathson, P. and A. Paalzow (editors), (2011), “Towards a New Normal: Smarter ICT Solutions for Enterprises – Challenges and Opportunities”, TeliaSonera Institute Discussion Paper, No. 13. ISBN 978-9984-842-42-4.

Dombrovsky, V., A. Paalzow, O. Rastrigina, (2010), “Latvia: Panel Study of Entrepre­neurial Dynamics Overview”, in “New Business Creation”, P.D. Reynolds and R.T. Cur­tin, Editors, Springer, New York. ISBN: 978-14-41975-35-5. Paalzow, A., (2009), Book review: “EU Labor Markets after Post-Accession Migration”, Editors N. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmerman, Baltic Journal of Economics, Autumn, vol. 9, no. 2. ISSN: 1406-099X.

Paalzow, A. et al., (2009), “The Attractiveness of the Riga Metropolitan Region for Creative Knowledge Workers: The View of Transnational Migrants”, ACRE 7:9, AMIDSt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-75246-97-1.

Paalzow, A., (2008), “Challenges Facing the Higher Education in the Baltic Countries”, Baltic Rim Economies Review, no. 4. ISSN: 1459-9759.

Paalzow, A. et al., (2008), “The Attractiveness of the Metropolitan Region for Creative Knowledge Workers in Riga: The Manager’s View”, ACRE 6:9, AMIDSt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-75246-94-0.

Indriksone, I., A. Paalzow, et al., (2008), ”Renewable Energy: Is there a Latvian Master Plan?”, SSE Riga/BICEPS Occasional Papers, No. 5. ISSN: 1691-3620.

Paalzow, A. et al., (2008), “Riga: A Place for Creative People? Understanding the Attractiveness of the Metropolitan Region for the Creative Knowledge Workers”, ACRE 5:9, AMIDSt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-75246-76-6.

Paalzow, A. and A. Vanags, (2007), “Competition in the Latvian and Baltic Grocery Retail Markets”, SSE Riga/BICEPS Occasional Papers, No. 3. ISSN: 1691-3620.

Paalzow, A. et al., (2007), “Riga: From a Hanseatic City to a Modern Metropolis: Pathways to Creative and Knowledge-Based Regions”, ACRE 2:9, AMIDSt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-75246-61-2.

Paalzow, A., (2006), “Barriers to Regional Development in the New Member States: The Latvian Experience”, in “Regional Development and Spatial Planning in an Enlarged European Union”, N. Adams, J. Alden and N. Harris, Editors, Ashgate, Aldershot, UK. ISBN: 978-0-7546-4714-0.

Adams, N., S. Ezmale and A. Paalzow, (2006), “Towards Balanced Development in Latvia: The Experience of the Latgale Region”, in “Regional Development and Spatial Planning in an Enlarged European Union”, N. Adams, J. Alden and N. Harris, Editors, Ashgate, Aldershot, UK. ISBN: 978-0-7546-4714-0.

Pajuste Anete, Professor

Articles

Voice Through Divestment, ECGI Finance Working Paper No. 900/2023 (with M.Becht and A.Toniolo)

Boardroom Racial Diversity: Evidence from the Black Lives Matter Protests, ECGI Finance Working Paper No. 789/2021 (with M.Dzabarovs and R.Madesovs) (Corporate Governance: An International Review, Special Issue, November 2022)

Corporate Response to the War in Ukraine: Stakeholder Governance or Stakeholder Pressure? ECGI Finance Working Paper 839/2022 (with A.Toniolo) (10 Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review 1)

The Life-Cycle of Dual Class Firm Valuation, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2022 (with M.Cremers and B.Lauterbach)

The Effect of Domestic to Foreign Ownership Change on Firm Performance in Europe, International Review of Financial Analysis 81, May 2022 (with M.Lindemanis and A.Loze)

Loyalty Shares with Tenure Voting – Does the Default Rule Matter? Evidence from the Loi Florange Experiment, Journal of Law and Economics 63(3), 2020 (with M.Becht and Y.Kamisarenka)

Management Reporting Complexity and Earnings Management:  Evidence from the Baltic Markets, Baltic Journal of Management 16(1), 2020 (with R.Novickis and E.Poriete)

Wage dynamics and worker mobility during deep recessions, Baltic Journal of Economics 19(1), 2019 (with H.Ruffo)

The Media and Firm Reputation Roles in Corporate Governance Improvements: Lessons from European Dual Class Share Unifications, Corporate Governance: An International Review 25(1), 2017 (with B.Lauterbach)

The Long-term Valuation Effects of Voluntary Dual Class Share Unifications, Journal of Corporate Finance 31, 2015 (with B.Lauterbach)

Private Benefits of Control and Dual-class Share Unifications, Managerial and Decision Economics 32, 2011 (with B.Maury)

Do Good Governance Provisions Shelter Investors from Contagion? Evidence from the Russian Crisis, Economics of Transition 15(4), 2007

What Do Firms Disclose and Why? Enforcing Corporate Governance and Transparency in Central and Eastern Europe, Oxford Review of Economic Policy 21(2), 2005 (with E. Berglöf)

Multiple Large Shareholders and Firm Value, Journal of Banking and Finance 29, 2005 (with B.Maury)

Controlling Shareholders, Agency Problems, and Dividend Policy in Finland, Finnish Journal of Business Economics 1(2), 2002 (with B.Maury)

Risk Factors and Predictability of Stock Returns in Central and Eastern Europe, Emerging Markets Quarterly, Summer 2000 (with P. Högfeldt and G.Kepitis)

 

Book Chapters

Emerging Owners, Eclipsing Markets? Corporate Governance in Transition, in “Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy” edited by P.K. Cornelius and B. Kogut, Oxford University Press 2003 (with E. Berglöf)

Putniņš Tālis, Professor

Refereed journal articles

Payzan-LeNestour, E., L. Pradier, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Biased risk perceptions: Evidence from the laboratory and financial markets”, Journal of Banking and Finance (accepted for publication).

Brogaard, J., T.H. Nguyen, T.J. Putniņš, and E. Wu, (2022), “What moves stock prices? The role of news, noise, and information” Review of Financial Studies 35(9), 4341–4386.

Dhawan, A. and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “A new wolf in town? Pump-and-dump manipulation in cryptocurrency markets”, Review of Finance (accepted for publication).

Putniņš, T.J., (2022), “From Free markets to Fed markets: How unconventional monetary policy distorts equity markets”, Financial Analysts Journal 78, 35–56.

Doran, J., E. Payzan-LeNestour, L. Pradier, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Harnessing neuroscientific insights to generate alpha”, Financial Analysts Journal 78, 79–9

Easley, D., M. O’Hara, D. Michayluk, and T.J. Putniņš, (2021), “The active world of passive investing”, Review of Finance 25(5), 1433–1471.

Khomyn, M. and T.J. Putniņš, (2021), “Algos gone wild: What drives the extreme order cancellation rates in modern markets?”, Journal of Banking and Finance 129, 1–16.

Patel, V., T.J. Putniņš, D. Michayluk, and S. Foley, (2020), “Price discovery in stock and options markets”, Journal of Financial Markets Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 1–28.

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2020), “Why does entrepreneurial orientation affect company performance?”, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 711–735.

Malceniece, L., K. Malcenieks, and T.J. Putniņš, (2019), “High frequency trading and co-movement in financial markets”, Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 134, No. 2; pp. 381–399.

Foley, S., J. Karlsen, and T.J. Putniņš, (2019), “Sex, drugs, and bitcoin: How much illegal activity is financed through cryptocurrencies?”, Review of Financial Studies Vol. 32, No. 5; pp. 1798–1853.

Anthonisz, S., and T.J. Putniņš, (2017), “Asset pricing with downside liquidity risks”, Management Science, Vol. 63, No. 8, pp. 2549–2572.

Foley, S., and T.J. Putniņš, (2016), “Should we be afraid of the dark?  Dark trading and market quality”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp. 456–481.

Comerton-Forde, C., C.M. Jones, and T.J. Putniņš, (2016), “Shorting at close range: A tale of two types”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 546–568.

Hauptfleisch, M., T.J. Putniņš, and B. Lucey, (2016), “Who sets the price of gold? London or New York”, Journal of Futures Markets, Vol. 36, pp. 564–586.

Comerton-Forde, C., and T.J. Putniņš, (2015), “Dark trading and price discovery”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 118, No. 1, pp. 70–92.

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2015), “Measuring the shadow economy using company managers”, Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 471–490

Putniņš, T.J., (2015), “Economics of state-owned enterprises”, International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 815–832.

Comerton-Forde, C., and T.J. Putniņš, (2014), “Stock price manipulation: Prevalence and determinants”, Review of Finance, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 23–66.

Putniņš, T.J., (2013), “Exporting by Latvian companies: Vitality, drivers of success, and challenges”, Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 3–33.

Putniņš, T.J., (2013), “What do price discovery metrics really measure?”, Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 68–83.

Ebrahimpour, M., T.J. Putniņš, M. Berryman, A. Allison, B. Ng, and D. Abbott, (2013), “Automated authorship attribution using advanced signal classification techniques”, PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 1–12.

Putniņš, T.J., (2012), “Market manipulation: A survey”, Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 952–967.

Čekauskas, K., R. Gerasimovs, V. Liatukas, and T.J. Putniņš, (2012), “The effects of market makers and stock analysts in emerging markets”, International Review of Finance, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 305–327.

Comerton-Forde, C., T.J. Putniņš, and K.M. Tang, (2011), “Why do traders choose to trade anonymously?”, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 1025–1049.

Comerton-Forde, C., and T.J. Putniņš, (2011), “Measuring closing price manipulation”, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 135–158.

Comerton-Forde, C., and T.J. Putniņš, (2011), “Pricing accuracy, liquidity and trader behavior with closing price manipulation”, Experimental Economics, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 110–131.

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2011), “Size and determinants of shadow economies in the Baltic States”, Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 5–25.

Putniņš, T.J., (2010), “Naked short sales and fails-to-deliver: An overview of clearing and settlement procedures for stock trades in the USA”, Journal of Securities Operations and Custody, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 340–350.

 

Book chapters

Davidescu, A.A.M., T.J., Putniņš, and A. Sauka, (2022), “Uncovering the Main Characteristics of Shadow Economies in Romania and Moldova for Strengthening the Labour Market Resilience”, in J. Leitão and V. Ratten (eds.) Strategic Innovation: Research Perspectives on ­Entrepreneurship and Resilience (Springer), 183–200.

Putniņš, T.J., (2020) “An overview of market manipulation”, in C. Alexander and D. Cumming (eds.) Corruption and Fraud in Financial Markets: Malpractice, Misconduct and Manipulation (John Wiley & Sons: West Sussex, UK), pp. 13–44.

Putniņš, T.J., (2020) “Economics of state-owned enterprises”, in L. Bernier, P. Bance, and M. Florio (eds.) The Routledge Handbook on State-Owned Enterprises in the 21st Century (Routledge), pp. 215–238.

Davidescu, A.A.M., T.J., Putniņš, and A. Sauka, (2019), “Shadow economy index for Moldova and Romania”, in Ratten, V., Jones, P., Braga, V., Marques, C.S. (eds.) Subsistence Entrepreneurship, Contributions to Management Science (Springer).

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2016), “The components and determinants of the shadow economy: Evidence from the Baltic countries”, in A. Sauka, F. Schneider, and C. Williams (eds.) Entrepreneurship and the shadow economy (Edward Elgar), pp. 60–88.

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2014), “The size and determinants of shadow economies in the Baltic countries”, in A. Sauka and B. Rivza (eds.) Challenges to the economy and entrepreneurship in Latvia (SIA Zelta Rudens: Riga), pp. 25–46.
 

Industry publications and reports

Putniņš, T.J. (2022), “How much tax revenue is lost through tax evasion? A new framework and estimates for Latvia”, 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2022) “The shadow economy in the Baltic Countries”, 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2022), “A new method for estimating the size and forecast trajectory of the shadow economy, combining micro and macro approaches”, Report for the Latvian Science Academy under grant VPP-FM-2020/1-0005 (RE:SHADE)

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2022), “A study of the size of the shadow economy in Latvia in 2020-2021”, Report for the Latvian Science Academy under grant VPP-FM-2020/1-0005 (RE:SHADE)

Putniņš, T.J. (2022), “An assessment of the amount of lost tax revenue due illegal activities, assessing financial operations and cash flow, proposing policy measures to reduce the level of lost tax revenue”, Report for the Latvian Science Academy under grant VPP-FM-2020/1-0005 (RE:SHADE)

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2022), “Shadow economy index for the Baltic countries, 2009–2021”, The Centre for Sustainable Business at SSE Riga

Gavoille, N., T.J. Putniņš, A. Sauka, and A. Zasova, (2021), “Analysis of the determinants of the shadow economy in Latvia”, Report for the Latvian Science Academy under grant VPP-FM-2020/1-0005 (RE:SHADE)

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2021), “Shadow economy index for the Baltic countries, 2009–2020”, The Centre for Sustainable Business at SSE Riga

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2016), “Shadow Economy Determinants and Impact Assessment”, Report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Foley, S., and T.J. Putniņš, (2014), “Regulatory efforts to reduce dark trading in Canada and Australia: How have they worked?”, CFA Institute Report (2014).

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2014), “Baltic shadow economies: Recent trends”, Baltic Rim Economies Review (4) 2014, 48.

Comerton-Forde, C., T.J. Putniņš, (2013), “Dark trading in Australia”, World Federation of Exchanges: Focus No. 240, pp. 3–4.

Institute for Market Economics, (2013), “Evaluation of policy measures to combat the informal economy”, (contributor and section author).

Putniņš, T.J., and A. Sauka, (2010–2013) “Informal Economy Index for the Baltic Countries”, Study published by SSE Riga and European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in each of the years 2010 – 2013.

Putniņš, T.J., (2012), “Exports and productivity: A firm-level study of promoting and constraining factors” Nordea Bank Vitametrs Research Series.

Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia, State Chancellery of Latvia and Latvian Privatisation Agency, (2012), “An assessment of the purpose, necessity and status of State involvement in enterprise”, (contributor and section author).

Putniņš, T.J., (2011), “Expert Report: Evaluation of the risk/return characteristics of equity linked notes”, DnB.

State Chancellery of Latvia, (2011), “Latvia Competitiveness Report”, (contributor).

BICEPS, TeliaSonera, SKDS, SSE Riga, (2010), “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor”, (contributor and section author).

Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance and the Office of the Prime Minister of Latvia, (2010), “Annual Review: Latvian State-owned Assets”, (co-editor and advisor).
 

Working papers

Khomyn, M., T.J. Putniņš, M. Zoican, (2022) “The value of ETF liquidity”.

Patel, V., and T.J. Putniņš, (2022) “How much insider trading happens in stock markets?”.

Hu, M., A. Lee, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Evading capital controls via cryptocurrencies: Evidence from the blockchain”.

Dhawan, A., B. Loos, M. Navone, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Getting burned by frictionless markets”.

Nguyen K., K. Phua and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Too much transparency? Rent seeking from blockchain data”.

Liu, C., A. Low, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Spiraling downwards: The real impacts of public short campaigns on product innovation”.

Kumar, A., H. Nguyen, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022), “Only gamble in town: Stock market gambling around the world and market efficiency”.

Glosten, L., and T.J. Putniņš, (2020), “Welfare costs of informed trade”.

Putniņš, T.J., and J. Barbara, (2022), “The good, the bad, and the ugly: How algorithmic traders impact institutional trading costs”.

Johann, T., T.J. Putniņš, S. Sagade, and C. Westheide, (2022), “Quasi-dark trading: The effects of banning dark pools in a world of many alternatives”

Aliyev, N., T. He, and T.J. Putniņš, (2022) “Learning about toxicity: Why order imbalance can destabilize markets”.

Khomyn, M., and T.J. Putniņš, (2022) “Benchmarking the financial benchmarks”.

“Closing time: The effects of closing mechanism design on market quality” (with N. Cordi, S. Foley, and E. Félez Viñas)

Sauka Arnis, Professor

Peer reviewed journals

Polese, A., G.M. Moise, T. Tokyzhanova, T. Aguzzi, T. Kerikmae, A. Sagynbaeva, A. Sauka and O. Seliverstova (2023). Informality versus shadow economy: reflecting on the first results of a manager’s survey in Kyrgyzstan. Central Asian Survey. 42(1), 149-170.

De Massis, A., A. Sauka, U. Stephan, Welter, F. (2022), Von einer Krise zur nächsten? Familienunternehmen im 21. Jahrhundert. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 23(4), 1–3.

Polese, A., G.M. Moise, O. Lysa, T. Kerikmae, A. Sauka and O. Seliverstova (2022). Presenting the Results of the Shadow Economy Survey in Ukraine while Reflecting on the Future(s) of Informality Studies. Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 30(1), 101-123.

Chauhan, H., Kaļķis, H. and A Sauka (2022), Intra-Organizational Competition Between Employees Effecting Entrepreneurial Intention for Further Business Growth. Humanities and Social Sciences Latvia. 30 (1,2), 38-51.

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2020). Why Does Entrepreneurial Orientation Affect Company Performance? Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal., 14 (4), 711-735.  

Mickiewicz, T., A. Rebmann and A. Sauka (2019), To Pay or not to Pay? Business Owners’ Tax Morale: Testing a Neo- Institutional Framework in a Transition Environment. Journal of Business Ethics, 157(1), 75-93.

Mačtama А. and A. Sauka (2019) Developing Local Entrepreneurship Ecosystems by Foreign Investment. Foresight and STI Governance, 13: 4, 35-46. 

Mickiewicz, T., A. Sauka and U. Stephan (2016), On the Compatibility of Benevolence and Self-Interest:  Philanthropy and Entrepreneurial Orientation. International Small Business Journal, 34(3), 303-328.

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2015), Measuring the Shadow Economy Using Company Managers. Journal of Comparative Economics, 43 (2015), 471-490.

Sauka, A. (2014), Measuring the Competitiveness of Latvian Companies. Baltic Journal of Economics, 14:1-2, 140-158.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2014), Determinants of Business Insolvencies During Economic Growth and Recession in Latvia. Journal of Baltic Studies, 45:3.

Sauka, A. (2012) Petter Gottschalk, Entrepreneurship and Organised Crime. Entrepreneurs in Illegal Business. International Small Business Journal, 30:99. (book review)

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2011) Size and Determinants of Shadow Economies in the Baltic States. Baltic Journal of Economics, 11(2), 5-25.

Aidis, R. T. Mickiewicz and A. Sauka (2011) Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses’ Growth Expectations and Financial Performance in Latvia: Does Ethnicity Matter? Journal of Baltic Studies, 42:3.

 

Books

Mets, T., A. Sauka and D. Purg (2018) (Eds). Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Development through Internationalisation. Routedge.

Sauka, A. and A. Chepurenko (2017) (Eds.), Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies. Diversity, Trends, and Perspectives. Springer.

Sauka, A., F. Schneider and C. Williams (2016) (Eds.), Entrepreneurship and the Shadow Economy. Edward Elgar.

Smallbone, D., M. Virtanen and A. Sauka (2016) (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Regional Development. Edward Elgar.

Sauka, A. (2016) Factors Influencing Shadow Economy in Construction Industry in Latvia. Viewpoints of Entrepreneurs and Experts. SSE Riga and BASE: Riga, Latvia. (in Latvian)

Sauka, A. and B. Rivža (Eds.) (2014) Challenges of Economy and Entrepreneurship in Latvia. Ventspils, Ventspils Augstskola. (in Latvian)

Sauka, A. (2013) Case Studies of Latvian Entrepreneurs: for Lecturers, Scientists and Practitioners. Latvia: SSE Riga. (in Latvian)

Sauka, A., et. al. (2011) Guide for New Entrepreneurs. Riga, Latvia: SSE Riga. (in Latvian)

Sauka, A. (2008), Productive, Unproductive and Destructive Entrepreneurship: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH.

Baltrušaitytė-Axelson, J., A. Sauka, and F. Welter (2008), Nascent Entrepreneurship in Latvia. Riga, Latvia: SSE Riga.

 

Chapters in books

Davidescu, M., T. Putnins and A. Sauka (2022) Uncovering the main characteristics of shadow economies in Romania and Moldova for strengthening the labour market resilience. In Leitao, J. and Ratten, V. (Eds.) Strategic Innovation: Research Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Resilience. Springer.

Putnins, T., A. Sauka and M. Davidescu (2019) Shadow Economy Index for Moldova and Romania. In Ratten, V., Jones, P., Braga, V., Marques, C. (Eds.). Subsistence Entrepreneurship. The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals. Springer.

Sauka, A. (2018) Internationalization of Laima in Asia, Russia and US markets. In Mets, T., A. Sauka and D. Purg (Eds.), Internationalization Pathways of Companies from Central and Eastern Europe. Routledge.

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2016) The components and determinants of the shadow economy: Evidence from the Baltic countries. In Sauka, A. F. Schneider and C. Williams (Eds) Entrepreneurship and the Shadow Economy. Edward Elgar.

Sauka, A. and L. Auza (2015) Internationalisation Strategies of Latvia Entrepreneurs: Cases of Stenders, Munio Candela, Trousers London and Primekss. In Farihna, L., J. Fereirra, H. Birkbeck and S. Bagchi- Sen (Eds) Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship. IGI Global.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2014) Furnitura Ltd. In J. Hayton, C. Salvato and M. Manimala (Eds.) Global Entrepreneurship. Case Studies of Entrepreneurial Firms Operation Around the World. Routledge.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2014) From the advanced transition environment to the international markets: key opportunities and challenges for Madara Cosmetics. In Thai, M. and E. Turkina (Eds) Internationalization of Firms from Economies of Transition: The Effects of Politico-economic Swift. Edward Elgar.

Sauka, A. (2013) Hidden Champions from Latvia, in McKiernan, P. and D. Purg (Eds.) ‘Hidden Champions in CEE and Turkey- Carving out global niche’. Springer.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2012) Born Green and Global: the Case of MADARA Cosmetics, in D. Kariv, Female Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation. An International Overview. New York/ London: Routledge.

Sauka, A., A. Timofejevs and R. Moore (2011) EWaiter, In S. Kraus (Ed.) Entrepreneurship Fallstudien. Unternehmensgrundung, Intrapreneurship und Innovationsmanagement. Verlag/Wien: Springer.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2011) Mentalities and Mindsets - The Difficulties of Entrepreneurship Policies in the Latvian Context. In F. Welter and D. Smallbone (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policies in Central and Eastern Europe. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Dainov, E. and A. Sauka (2010) Managers and Entrepreneurs in Creative and Knowledge- Intensive Industries: What Determines Their Location? Toulouse, Helsinki, Budapest, Riga and Sofia. In S. Musterd and A. Murie (Eds.) Making Competitive Cities. Wiley: Blackwell.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2008) Taking advantage of transition: the case of Safety Ltd. in Latvia, in Aidis, R.; Welter, F. (Eds.), The cutting edge: innovation and entrepreneurship in new Europe, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Sauka, A. and F. Welter (2007) Productive, Unproductive and Destructive Entrepreneurship in an Advanced Transition Setting: The Example of Latvian Small Enterprises, in Michael Dowling and Jurgen Schmude (Eds.), Empirical Entrepreneurship in Europe’, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.

 

Applied research publications: Reports/Research Series

OECD, European Commission reports

Williams, C., Sauka, A. and Plasschaert, I. (2023). Developing methodology and key performance indicators (KPIs) measuring the effectiveness of labour inspectorates. European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work, European Labour Authority.

Sauka, A. (2020). Inclusive Entrepreneurship Policies, Country Assessment Notes. Latvia. OECD: Paris.

Sauka, A. (2019). Developing skills and knowledge for the unemployed to start innovative businesses: state of play and potential developments.
Peer Review on "Entrepreneurship training for the unemployed: the Austrian Entrepreneurship Lab example". Peer Country Comments Paper – Latvia. European Commission.

Sauka, A. (2019). Waiting for the New Law on Whistleblowers to be Enforced and Open to Learn from the Best Practices. Peer Review on “Enhancing whistleblower protection through better collaboration between responsible authorities – a tool to prevent and tackle work-related crime”. Peer Country Comments Paper – Latvia. European Commission.

Sauka, A. (2018) Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Latvia. OECD Policy Assessment Note 2018, OECD: Paris.

Sauka, A. (2017) Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Latvia. OECD Policy Assessment Note 2017, OECD: Paris.

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2016), Shadow Economy Determinants and Impact Assessment in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, OECD Publishing, Paris.

Sauka, A (2016) Measure for Commencing Commercial Activity or Self Employment, Latvia. In Jonathan Potter and David Halabisky (Eds.) (2016) Inclusive Business Creation. Good Practice Compendium, p. 127. OECD: Paris.

Sauka, A. and D. Halabisky (2015) Entrepreneurship Support for the Unemployed in Latvia. Rapid policy assessments of inclusive entrepreneurship policies and programmes. OECD Report: Paris.

Sauka, A. (2013) Restructuring in SMEs: Latvia. European Foundation for improvement of working and living conditions, Eurofound: Dublin.
https://www.eurofound.

 

Selected industry reports

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011). Shadow economy index for the Baltic countries 2009-2020. SSE Riga: Riga. 

Sauka, A. (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). FICIL Sentiment Index. SSE Riga un Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL).

Sauka, A. (2022), Economics and Trade, parts 14-21. In R.Bambals (Ed): Handbook on disinformation: to recognize and resist. State Chancellery, 2022, Rīga: Latvia.

With co-authors (2019-2022) Number of reports on creative and cultural industries. DISCE: Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies project: https://disce.eu/publications/

With various co-authors (2019-2022), Number of reports on the shadow economy as a part of the State Research Programme RE:SHADE project.

Sauka, A. (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). Shadow economy in the construction industry in Latvia. SSE Riga, Partnership of Latvian Construction companies, Business Against Shadow Economy (BASE): Riga, Latvia.

Sauka, A. (2021) Usage of the legal and illegal content of copyrighted and related rights-protected digital content in Latvia: amount, influential factors and estimate of the damage cause to the economy. National Electronic Mass Media Council: Riga.

Mickiewicz, T., T.Skica, A.Sauka, A.Timofejevs (2021), Rola samorządowych instrumentów i samoorganizacji gospodarczej i społecznej w generowaniu przedsiębiorczości w Polsce i na Łotwie. Samorząd Terytorialny, 371 (11), 10-25.

Putnins, T. and A. Sauka (2020). Shadow economy index for Russia 2017-2018: comparison with the size of the shadow economies in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. SSE Riga: Riga.

Lysa, O., I.Fedets and A.Sauka (2019). Shadow economy Index for Ukraine. 2017-2018. Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.

Mustafa, I., Pula J.S., Krasniqui, B., Sauka, A., Berisha, G., Pula, L., Lajqui, S. amd Jahja, S. (2019) Analysis of the Shadow Economy in Kosova. Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts, Kosova: Pristina.

Sauka, A. (2019). Habits of Copyright and Related Rights Uses of Latvian Smartphone Users. Ministry of Culture of Latvia: Riga.

Pētersone, I., A. Sauka and J. Stinka (2019). Taxi industry in Latvia. Current situation and solution for the future. BASE: Riga. 

Sauka, A. I. Gleizdāne un I. Platonova (2018)Analysis of Quality Criteria and Standards in Latvian Meat Processing Industry. SSE Riga: Riga.

Putnins, T., A. Sauka and A. Davidescu (2018). Shadow Economy Index for Moldova and Romania, 2015-2016. SSE Riga, National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection.

Sauka, A. (2018). Amount of illegal pay-TV and Internet content usage habits in Latvia. BASE, SSE Riga, For Legal Content: Riga.

Sauka, A. (2017). Overview of the Unobserved Economy, Public Corruption and Money Laundering in Latvia. Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Riga.

Masane- Ose, J. and A Sauka (2016). Foreign Investors’ Viewpoints on the Shadow Economy in Latvia. KPMG, SSE Riga and Foreign Investors Council in Latvia, Riga. 

Sauka, A. (2016). Amount of Illegal Pay TV Broadcasting in Latvia, 2015. BASE- Business Against the Shadow Economy, For the Legal Content and SSE Riga: Riga 

Sauka, A. (2016). Latvian entrepreneurs on the Latvian judicial system, SSE Riga: Rīga. Summary available here.

Rudzitis, E., S. Porina- Palsane and A. Sauka (2015) Pensometer. SSE Riga and SEB bank: Riga.

Sauka, A. and T. Putnins (2011) SSE Riga Shadow Index for the Baltic countries 2009 and 2010. Riga: SSE Riga.

Karhunen, P. et al. (2011b) Creative Entrepreneurs’ Perceptions About Entrepreneurial Education. AALTO University publication series BUSINESS + ECONOMY 10/2011.

Karhunen, P. et al. (2011a) Perceptions of Entrepreneurship Among Future Creative Professionals. AALTO University publication series BUSINESS + ECONOMY 9/2011.

Paalzow, A., A. Sauka, D. Pauna, R. Kilis and V. Dombrovsky (2010) Policies and strategies in Riga. How to enhance the city’s competitiveness. ACRE report WP10.9. Amsterdam: AISSR

Paalzow, A., A. Sauka, D.Pauna, R. Kilis and V. Dombrovsky (2009) The attractiveness of the Riga metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. The view of transnational migrants. ACRE report WP7.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. 

Anders Paalzow, Arnis Sauka, Diana Pauna, Roberts Kilis and Vjacheslav Dombrovsky (2009) Riga as a creative knowledge city. The views of high-skilled employees, managers and transnational migrants. ACRE report WP8.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt, 49pp. ISBN: 978-94-90312-20-6

Paalzow, A., A. Sauka, D.Pauna, R. Kilis and V. Dombrovsky (2009) The attractiveness of the Riga metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. The view of transnational migrants. ACRE report WP7.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. 

Anders Paalzow, Arnis Sauka, Diana Pauna, Roberts Kilis and Vjacheslav Dombrovsky (2009) Riga as a creative knowledge city. The views of high-skilled employees, managers and transnational migrants. ACRE report WP8.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt, 49pp. ISBN: 978-94-90312-20-6

Paalzow, A., A. Sauka, D. Pauna, R. Kilis & V. Dombrovsky (2008) The attractiveness of the metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers in Riga. The managers’ view. ACRE report WP6.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. ISBN: 978-90-75246-94-0

Paalzow, A., D. Pauna, A. Sauka, R. Kilis and V. Dombrovsky (2008) Riga: A place for creative people? Understanding the attractiveness of the metropolitan region for creative knowledge workers. ACRE report WP5.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt. ISBN 978-90-75246-76-6

Paalzow, A., R. Kilis, V. Dombrovsky, D. Pauna and A. Sauka (2007) Riga: From a Hanseatic city to a modern metropolis. Pathways to creative and knowledge-based regions. ACRE report WP2.9. Amsterdam: AMIDSt, 76pp. ISBN: 978-90-75246-61-2.

Vārpiņa Zane, Associate Professor

Peer-reviewed publications

Vārpiņa, Z., Krūmiņa, M., Fredheim, K., & Paalzow, A. (2023). Back for business: The link between foreign experience and entrepreneurship in Latvia. International Migration.

Varpina, Z., & Fredheim, K. (2023, March). Mobility intentions of Latvian high-school graduates amid Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. In Research and Innovation Forum 2022: Rupture, Resilience and Recovery in the Post-Covid World (pp. 767-777). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Fredheim, K., & Varpina, Z. (2023, March). The Covid-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Migrants’ Decision to Return Home to Latvia. In Research and Innovation Forum 2022: Rupture, Resilience and Recovery in the Post-Covid World (pp. 779-790). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Varpina, Z., & Fredheim, K. (2022). Ukrainian asylum seekers in Latvia: the circumstances of destination choice. Migration Letters, 19(6), 819 –. 

Gatulytė I., Verdiņa V., Vārpiņa Z. and Lublóy A. (2022). Level of health literacy in Latvia and Lithuania: a population-based study. Archives of Public Health (2022)80:166. DOI: 10.1186/s13690-022-00886-3

Varpina Z., Fredheim K., Krumina Z. (2022). Implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on high school graduates plans and education path. In: A. Visvizi, M.Lytras (eds) Higher Education Institutions in times of Covid-19: Managing Continuity & Change. People, Technology, Innovation. EMERALD PUBLISHING, UK. 

Varpina Z. (2022). Vidusskolas absolventi kā augstākās izglītības resurss. In I.Krumins, Z. Krisjane (eds.) Demogrāfija un migrācija: izaicinājumi un risinājumi sabiedrības attīstībai Latvijā, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds (approved for publication, forthcoming December 2022).

Varpina Z. (2022). Izglītības barjeras senioriem. In I.Krumins, Z. Krisjane (eds.) Demogrāfija un migrācija: izaicinājumi un risinājumi sabiedrības attīstībai Latvijā, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds (approved for publication, forthcoming December 2022).

Fredheim, K., & Varpina, Z. (2021, April). What a Manager Wants? How Return Migrants’ Experiences are Valued by Managers in the Baltics. In The International Research & Innovation Forum (pp. 577-587). Springer, Cham.

Varpina Z. (2019). Izglītība un darba tirgus. In Juris Krūmiņš, Zaiga Krišjāne (eds.). Tautas ataudze Latvijā un sabiedrības atjaunošanas izaicinājumi = Population Reproduction and Challenges for Renewal of Society in Latvia. Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2019. 300 lpp. ISBN 978-­9934-18-­410-9.

Varpina Z. (2018). Anomija demogrāfijas kontekstā. Anomijas un sociālo faktoru ietekme uz reproduktīvajiem nodomiem un to realizāciju. In Aija Zobena (ed.) Apmaldījušies brīvībā: anomija mūsdienu Latvijā = Lost in freedom: Anomy in Contemporary Latvia. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018. 184. lpp.

Varpina Z. (2019). Izglītības līmenis. In Juris Krūmiņš, Zaiga Krišjāne (eds.) Tautas ataudze Latvijā un sabiedrības atjaunošanas izaicinājumi = Population Reproduction and Challenges for Renewal of Society in Latvia. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2019. 300 lpp. ISBN 978-­9934-18-­410-9.

Mhamed A.A.S., Vārpiņa Z., Dedze I., Kaša R. (2018) Latvia: A Historical Analysis of Transformation and Diversification of the Higher Education System. In: Huisman J., Smolentseva A., Froumin I. (eds) 25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries. Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Kaša R., Mhamed A.A.S., Dedze I., Cunska (Varpina) Z. (2016) “Trajectories of Higher Education Massification in Latvia”. Higher Education in Russia and Beyond (HERB), 2016. No. 2(8).

Mhamed A.A., Kaša R., Cunska (Varpina) Z., “Student debt levels and income of University of Latvia graduates: Prospects for income-contingent loan repayment by the field of studies and gender”, Baltic Journal of Economics, Volume 12 No 2, December 2012 (pp 73-89).

Krumins J., Cunska (Varpina) Z. (2012). Diverse educational and professional paths of tertiary graduates in Latvia. In Interdisciplinarity in social sciences: does it provide an answer to challenges in current higher education and research?.


Forthcoming

Varpina Z., Paalzow A., Krumina M., Fredheim K. (2022) “Back for business: the link between foreign experience and entrepreneurial activity in Latvia”, UNDER REVIEW.

 

Other monographs/reports

Varpina Z. “Countries of old men? Demographic challenges in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania”. Report for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, February 2018.

Cunska (Varpina) Z., Ketels Ch., Paalzow Z., Vanags A. (2013) “Latvia Competitiveness Report”, Stockholm School of economics/BICEPS, 2013

 

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings

Varpina Z., Fredheim K. “Mobility intentions of Latvian high-school graduates amid Covid-19 pandemic and beyond”, Rii Forum 2022 proceedings, Springer (approved for publication, forthcoming January 2023).

Fredheim K., Varpina Z. “The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on migrants’ decision to return home to Latvia”, Rii Forum 2022 proceedings, Springer (approved for publication, forthcoming January 2023).

Varpina Z., Fredheim K. “What a manager wants: how return migrants’ experiences are valued by managers in the Baltics”, Rii Forum 2021 proceedings, Springer.

Varpina Z., Fredheim K., Krumina M. “Who is more eager to leave? Differences in emigration intentions among Latvian and Russian speaking school graduates in Latvia.” SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION Proceedings. Volume VI, May 28th-29th, 2021. 207-218.

Timofejevs Aivars, Research Associate

Mickiewicz T., Sauka A., Skica T., Timofejevs A. (2022). Rola samorządowych instrumentów i samoorganizacji gospodarczej i społecznej w generowaniu przedsiębiorczości w Polsce i na Łotwie. Chapter in book.

Avotins V., Timofejevs A. (2020). Institutional co-operation models for enhanced utilization of research infrastructure in the BSR: the case of Latvia. Article.

Avotins V., Timofejevs A. (2019). Role and value of user base around large-scale research facilities. Article.

Avotins V., Skutans V., Timofejevs A. (2019). Roadmap for Transnational Utilisation of Existing and Planned R&I Infrastructure. Conference paper.

Avotins V., Timofejevs A. (2018). The large-scale research facilities-the impact of increased utilization rate. Conference paper.

Avotins V., Resele L., Timofejevs A. (2012). Developing New Knowledge Intensive Business Ideas: Technology, Talents, Territorial Assets. Conference paper.

Moore R., Sauka A., Timofejevs A., E Waiter (2011). Chapter in book.