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Plamen Nikolov

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Harvard University

Nonresident Fellow, Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science

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Cambridge, MA 02138

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Global Labor Organization (GLO)

GLO Fellow

Collogne

Germany

  • IZA Institute of Labor Economics

  • Harvard University

  • Global Labor Organization (GLO)

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The Role of Training Programs for Youth Employment in Nepal: Impact Evaluation Report on the Employment Fund

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7656
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2018
Shubha Chakravarty, Mattias K.A. Lundberg, Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov, Juliane Zenker and Mattias K. A. Lundberg
World Bank - Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PRMVP), World Bank, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and World Bank
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Skills Development and Labor Force Training, Educational Sciences, Employment and Unemployment

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Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15742
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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developing countries, life cycle, human capital, cognitive functioning, LMICs, cognition, middleincome countries

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Writing Tips for Crafting Effective Economics Research Papers – 2023-2024 Edition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16276. https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/16276
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Dec 2023
Plamen Nikolov and Plamen Nikolov
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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writing tips, economics research, research papers

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Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China

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Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China

Nikolov, Plamen and Alan Adelman. 2019. "Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China." The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 14 (Fall). doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100204.
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2019
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12532
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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crowd-out effect, developing countries, life cycle, retirement, pension, inter vivos transfers, middle-income countries, China, aging

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Short-Run Health Consequences of Retirement and Pension Benefits: Evidence from China

Nikolov, Plamen and Alan Adelman. 2019. Short-Run Health Consequences of Retirement and Pension Benefits: Evidence from China. Forum for Health Economics and Policy. 21(2). doi:10.1515/fhep-2017-0031
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Aug 2019
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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life-cycle, retirement, pension, health, aging, developing countries, China

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Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from An Experiment in Tanzania

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Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from An Experiment in Tanzania

Nikolov, Plamen. "Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from An Experiment in Tanzania." Economics Bulletin 38, no. 2 (2018): 1124-1137
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2019
Plamen Nikolov and Plamen Nikolov
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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risk tolerance, time inconsistent preferences, risk preferences, investments, endowment effect, reference-dependence, prospect theory, behavioral economics, developing countries, temporal construal, field experiment, Africa

Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from an Experiment in Tanzania

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12626
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Plamen Nikolov and Plamen Nikolov
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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temporal construal, field experiment, time inconsistency, risk preferences, endowment effect, reference-dependent utility preferences, risk and time

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The Effects of Access to Credit on Productivity: Separating Technological Changes from Changes in Technical Efficiency

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12514
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Nusrat Jimi, Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov, Mohammad Malek and Subal C. Kumbhakar
Binghamton University, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Kyoto University and State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton - Department of Economics
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field experiment, microfinance, credit, efficiency, productivity, farmers, South Asia

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What Factors Drive Individual Misperceptions of the Returns to Schooling in Tanzania? Some Lessons for Education Policy

Applied Economics 50, no. 44 (2018): 1-19.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jul 2019
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Nusrat Jimi
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Binghamton University
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returns to schooling, subjective returns, perceptions, developing countries, labor markets, Africa

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One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?

Maoliang Ye, Jie Zheng, Plamen Nikolov, Sam Asher. 'One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?' Management Science (2020): 113-129
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 May 2022
Maoliang Ye, Jie Zheng, Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Samuel Edward Asher
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shandong University - Center for Economic Research, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and World Bank
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gradualism, coordination, laboratory experiment, belief-based learning

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The Wage Premium of Communist Party Membership: Evidence from China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12874
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Hongjian Wang, Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Kevin Acker
State University of New York (SUNY), IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Johns Hopkins University
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political status, wage premium, Communist Party, China

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The Importance of Cognitive Domains and the Returns to Schooling in South Africa: Evidence from Two Labor Surveys

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13194
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 May 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Nusrat Jimi
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Binghamton University
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developing countries, returns to schooling, cognitive skills, returns to cognition, Sub-Saharan Africa

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One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12508
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Maoliang Ye, Jie Zheng, Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Samuel Edward Asher
Xiamen University, Shandong University - Center for Economic Research, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and World Bank
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belief-based learning, gradualism, coordination, laboratory experiment

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Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13745
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov, Andreas Pape, Ozlem Tonguc and Charlotte Williams
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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exponential growth, cognitive biases, health economics, health markets, mask-wearing, masks, social distancing, COVID-19, behavioral economics

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Do Public Program Benefits Crowd Out Private Transfers in Developing Countries? A Critical Review of Recent Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13081
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Matthew Bonci
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Pennsylvania
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life cycle, retirement, social protection, developing countries, crowd-out effect, inter vivos transfers

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The Effects of Contributory Pension Programs on Old-age Cognitive Performance

Posted: 14 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2023
Plamen Nikolov, Plamen Nikolov and Alan Adelman
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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pension, Human capital, cognitive functioning, cognition, LMICs, developing countries