In order to understand a country as large and diverse as Russia, it is extremely important to consider spatial patterns … of economic development. As Russia looks for new drivers of economic growth, it is important to understand the structural … conditions that have defined economic development in Russia's regions. This report uses the Economic Potential Index (EPI …

export diversification in Russia, and food and energy inflation in Europe and Central Asia region. In the first, results show …Russia has seen even higher oil windfall in the past few months, which translates into likely fiscal surpluses this … Russia and other countries in Europe and Central Asia are contributing significantly to consumer price inflation …

from Russian authorities, the World Bank conducted a diagnostic review to help Russia design an effective consumer … in Volume I, and analyzes the existing rules and practices in Russia, in comparison with international good practices …

Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS. The key policy conclusions of each of the chapters are highlighted in this … described here is available on the website www.worldbank.org/trade/russia-wto. This paper first explains the potential … first part treats trade policy (with applications to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]). The second …

Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from liberalization of import barriers against goods and FDI in services. The … households gaining. They find that global free trade would result in a weighted average gain to households in Russia of 0 … of 0.2 percent of consumption). Russia, as a net food importer, loses from subsidy elimination, and the gains to Russia …

"The authors use data from a large nationally representative survey in Russia to analyze the distributional and welfare … implications of draft avoidance as a common response to Russia's highly unpopular conscription system. They develop a simple …