The author examines the critical state of Russia's agrarian sector and the causes behind it, as well as the decisive role a systematic strengthening of agriculture could play in reviving rural life. The fact that scholarly efforts to address the methodological and applied aspects of agriculture...

The authors investigate the relationship between innovation and competitiveness in Russian business. They identify specific patterns and discuss the damage done to Russian competitiveness at home and abroad by the failure to make innovation a priority.

Since its declaration of independence, Georgia has failed to create an economic system that can provide the basis for stable economic development. The expectations and reforms undertaken after the "Rose Revolution" have not been met. What has developed as a result is a poor country's consumer...

Using data collected from Russian companies, the author examines their use of employment agencies (agency workers) during 2008-11. During this period, the number of companies using such agencies rose, despite a decline in the proportion of employees hired through them. The study established that...

The authors examine factors influencing the efficiency of the electricity market: the quality of the organizational model being followed and the economic environment. They explore the gulf between theories underlying the current market model and actual economic relations shaped by the...

In the interview, Michael Alexeev compares the economics of transition to market-type systems.

This article sets forth the main positions of a report that we prepared on a strategy for economic development, and it presents a systemic approach for analysis of the current state of the Russian economy and its prospects for development amid global instability. We examine proposals for the...

The article gives quantitative assessments of the macroeconomic consequences when commodities export prices deviate from the level expected by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. A dynamic optimization model is given for analyzing the effect of export prices on Russian economic...