The article analyzes changes in the sectoral structure of Russia's economy in 1991-2009. The emphasis is on determining the role in structural changes of internal factors, the effect of which is based on intersectoral competition for society's limited resources. The analysis makes it possible to...

Using statistical analysis the authors conclude that, on the whole, there is a high interrelation between investment and price strategies. They show that the positive correlation between investments and prices applies mainly to the manufacturing sectors.

The author criticizes the reforms that plunged the Russian economy into systemic crisis and points out that the chosen economic policy needs to be changed. He underlines the major priorities of a new economic policy toward the creative development of Russia.

The author suggests that breaking away from the raw materials mode will entail a reduction of profitability in the financial and banking and raw materials sectors, a rise in the profitability of and the lagging machine building and instrument making sectors, research and development,...

Based on a series of interviews with managers of medical and pharmaceutical companies and analysis of special literature, the authors try to identify zones in which the full innovation cycle is occurring, from the creation of fundamentally new products to their full commercialization, and to...

The article is devoted to an analysis of the pension system for agricultural workers (on the example of Krasnodar krai), which is characterized by low wages, a substantial number of part-time workers and workers who receive gray wages, and the presence of early pensions. It is suggested that a...

Russia is far from the top place in the world among industrial countries in production and consumption of polymers and other types of chemical products. Why is chemistry in our country unable to develop as fast as, for example, in China? We are moving forward at a rate that is hardly more than...

The article examines the current condition of the Russian defense-industrial complex and assesses its role in innovation development of the economy. Problems in development of the sector are identified, and measures to attract investments in technological innovations are suggested.

The article examines the economic prerequisites for establishing pension insurance institutions and analyzes the results of the 2002 pension reform and systemic problems that hinder the efficient functioning of pension institutions, including defined contribution pensions. Based on a comparison...