Mental health is central to well-being as well as an important determinant and outcome of economic behavior. This is particularly true in settings with high degrees of physical insecurity. However, the detailed correlates of mental health, socio-economic development and insecurity at the population level often remain understudied. This project aims to produce detailed, representative evidence […]
Sarah is a Junior Researcher in the Behavior Research Program at ISDC. Her research interests focus on how exposure to different forms of violence shapes people’s attitudes and behaviors, and how these can, in turn, influence conflict dynamics. In her master’s thesis, she explored the interplay between slow violence, exemplified by the expansion of illegal […]
This report presents findings from a comprehensive study on the interplay between nutrition and education in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the impact of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program. The study examines the evolution of nutrition status, the influence of nutritional practices on child health and education, and the overall effects of the program. Through a […]
Gender differences (GD) in mental health have come under renewed scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. While rapidly emerging evidence indicates a deterioration of mental health in general, it remains unknown whether the pandemic will have an impact on GD in mental health. To this end, we investigate the association of the pandemic and its countermeasures […]
Dr. Wolfgang Stojetz is the Director of the Behavior Research Program at ISDC and a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at Humboldt-University of Berlin. Previously, he was a Predoctoral Research Fellow at Yale University and a Research Affiliate at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). Wolfgang studied physics, mathematics and economics […]
Dr Damir Esenaliev is a Senior Researcher at ISDC. His research interests include quantitative microeconomic research related to social cohesion, labor markets, inequality, rural development, and intergenerational mobility. He has published in Journal of Comparative Economics, Economics of Transition, Social Indicators Research, and International Journal of Psychology. In addition, he has a number of working papers and reports published at […]
