The article considers the influence of informational imperfections on the performance of the Russian financial market. The focus is on the individual savings market, which exhibits inefficiencies, including those associated with the market power of a dominant agent—Sberbank. Reinforcement of...

This article is devoted to the analysis of threats to competition, arising within the tariff regulation in network industries under deregulation. In certain cases incorrectly established regulated tariffs can negatively influence both regulated activity and downstream markets and, as a result,...

Many antitrust investigations in Russia continue to present a challenge for the assessment of competition policy and international enforcement ratings. On the one hand, many infringement decisions may be interpreted as an indicator of high enforcement efforts in the context of rigid competition...

This round table presents the materials of the discussion on the research of RANEPA on measuring the impact of weak competition, including: a general approach, as well as the peculiarities and the results of evaluations in selected areas (gas, freight rail transportation, construction,...

This round table presents the materials of the discussion on the research of RANEPA on measuring the impact of weak competition, including: a general approach, as well as the peculiarities and the results of evaluations in selected areas (gas, freight rail transportation, construction,...

The article argues the undesirability of introducing recently proposed changes in the regime of vertical restrictions regulation in Russia. They are similar to the changes, which were introduced in the United States by Robinson - Patman (1936) and Miller - Tydings (1937) Acts. But at the same...

In recent years the role of anti-monopoly policy in Russia has grown significantly. The enforcement power of the anti-trust agency has increased dramatically. At the same time adverse trends in competition policy have emerged and strengthened. The main reason was, paradoxically, a growing role...

The attempt to show the influence of competition on the Russian markets structure development within the period of liberalization and especially − within the period of economic growth (1999 − 2005) is made in the article. The expected change of the concentrations at Russian markets...