Tom Ivlevs

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, UWE. My research interests include economics of migration, labour, ethnicity, citizenship, forced displacement, education, corruption, health, happiness and tourism. Most of my research is focused on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

I am also a Research Fellow at IZA (the Institute for Study of Labor, Bonn) and am currently a Subject Editor (Transition and Emerging Economies) of the international policy brief series IZA World of Labor.

I welcome collaborations and am keen to supervise PhD students in my research areas.

Area of expertise Migration; Ethnicity; Citizenship; Forced Displacement; Education; Corruption; Health; Happiness; Population Economics; Tourism; Applied Economics; Applied Microeconometrics. ​​

Publications

Ivlevs, A. and Veliziotis, M. (2018) Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 105. pp. 131-146. ISSN 0001-8791 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34093 ' Ivlevs, A., Nikolova, M. and Graham, C. (2018) Emigration, remittances and the subjective well-being of those staying behind. Journal of Population Economics. ISSN 0933-1433 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/37255 ' Ivlevs, A. and Veliziotis, M. (2018) Local-level immigration and life satisfaction: The EU enlargement experience in England and Wales. Environment and Planning A, 50 (1). pp. 175-193. ISSN 0308-518X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33415 ' Ivlevs, A. and Hinks, T. (2018) Former communist party membership and bribery in the post-socialist countries. Journal of Comparative Economics. ISSN 0147-5967 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36603 ' Ivlevs, A. (2017) Adverse welfare shocks and pro-environmental behaviour: Evidence from the global economic crisis. Review of Income and Wealth. ISSN 1475-4991 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33689 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. (2017) Does emigration reduce corruption? Public Choice, 171 (3). pp. 389-408. ISSN 0048-5829 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31177 ' Ivlevs, A. and Veliziotis, M. (2017) What do unions do in times of economic crisis? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 23 (1). pp. 81-96. ISSN 0959-6801 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28321 ' Ivlevs, A. (2017) Happy hosts? International tourist arrivals and residents' subjective well-being in Europe. Journal of Travel Research, 56 (5). pp. 599-612. ISSN 0047-2875 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29371 ' Ivlevs, A. (2016) Remittances and informal work. International Journal of Manpower, 37 (7). pp. 1172-1190. ISSN 0143-7720 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30042 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. (2015) Kosovo - Winning its independence but losing its people? Recent evidence on emigration intentions and preparedness to migrate. International Migration, 53 (5). pp. 84-103. ISSN 0020-7985 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12430 ' Ivlevs, A. (2015) Happy moves? Assessing the link between life satisfaction and emigration intentions. Kyklos, 68 (3). pp. 335-356. ISSN 0023-5962 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25455 ' Ivlevs, A. and Hinks, T. (2015) Global economic crisis and corruption. Public Choice, 162 (3-4). pp. 425-445. ISSN 0048-5829 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24334 ' Ivlevs, A. and Hinks, T. (2015) Sample selection and bribing behaviour: Evidence from post-socialist countries and Western Europe. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal of Economics and Statistics), 235 (2). pp. 139-167. ISSN 0021-4027 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22596 ' Ivlevs, A. (2014) Happiness and the emigration decision. Other. IZA World of Labor. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24215 ' Mearman, A., Pacheco, G., Webber, D. J., Ivlevs, A. and Rahman, T. (2014) Understanding student attendance in Business Schools: an exploratory study. International Review of Economics Education, 17. pp. 120-136. ISSN 1477-3880 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25396 ' Ivlevs, A. (2014) Economic insecurity in transition: A primary commodities perspective. Review of Income and Wealth , 60 (S1). S117-S140. ISSN 0034-6586 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/18888 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. M. (2014) 2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia. Economics of Education Review, 38. pp. 151-166. ISSN 0272-7757 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21368 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. M. (2013) Together or apart? Attitudes towards multi-ethnic state and ethnically mixed communities in post-independence Kosovo. In: Ruggeri Laderchi, C. and Savastano, S., eds. (2013) Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans: new directions in measurement and policy. (8) Springer, pp. 203-220. ISBN 9781461449447 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19361 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. M. (2012) From immigrants to (non-)citizens: Political economy of naturalisations in Latvia. IZA Journal of Migration, 1 (14). ISSN 2193-9039 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19268 ' Ivlevs, A. (2012) Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority. The Annals of Regional Science . ISSN 0570-1864 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19239 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. M. (2012) Does more schooling make you run for the border? Evidence from post-independence Kosovo. Journal of Development Studies, 48 (8). pp. 1108-1120. ISSN 0022-0388 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/17301 ' Ivlevs, A. and King, R. M. (2012) Family migration capital and migration intentions. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 33 (1). pp. 118-129. ISSN 1058-0476 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/17302 ' Ivlevs, A. (2012) Ageing, local birth rates and attitudes towards immigration: Evidence from a transition economy. Regional Studies, 46 (7). pp. 947-959. ISSN 0034-3404 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14288 ' Ivlevs, A. and de Melo, J. (2011) The brain drain, FDI and trade: Channels and evidence. The Annals of Economics and Statistics, 97/98. pp. 103-122. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13742 ' Ivlevs, A., Piacentini, M. and Upward, R. (2009) The effects of the economic downturn on migration from the New EU Member States to the United Kingdom. In: COMPAS Annual Conference 2009: New Times? Economic Crisis, Geo-Political Transformation and the Emergent Migration Order, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK, September 2009. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12487 ' O'Hara, S., Ivlevs, A. and Gentile, M. (2009) The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 50 (4). pp. 447-463. ISSN 1538-7216 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11579 ' Ivlevs, A. (2009) Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Sweden. Project Report. IAB. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12432 ' Ivlevs, A. (2009) Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Denmark. Project Report. IAB. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12431 ' Belova, A., Ivlevs, A. and King, R. (2009) Serving whom? Civil service reform in select Eastern European countries. In: Raj Matur, R., ed. (2009) Approaches to Administrative Reform in Select Countries. A Civil Service Perspective. The Icfai University Press, pp. 87-97. ISBN 978-81-314-2156-7 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12379 '