In September 2008, the IET's Department for Economic Situation Surveys conducted a business survey among Russian industrial enterprises aimed at identifying the existing obstacles to successful economic development. Within the business survey's framework the directors of enterprises were offered...

The paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of fiscal decentralization within Russian regions in 1994-2001. The conventional view that more decentralized governments are found in regions and countries with higher income, higher ethnolinguistic fractionalization, and higher...

April 1999 - Considering the positive impact decentralization has had on regional economic performance and expenditure structure, Russia's federal government should: ° Decisively protect local self-governance and budget autonomy. ° Make intergovernmental fiscal relations more transparent. °...

The characteristic feature of mid-2017 is a slowdown in the production growth pattern that emerged earlier this year, and its downward slide towards stagnation. The majority of manufacturing industries continue to display a zero or negative dynamic, the only exception being those that are linked...

The Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy has analyzed the state of Russia's light industry and made a comparative analysis of the competitive power of production chains of Russian manufacturers and their principal foreign competitors. The analysis shows low degree of integration of Russia's...

The trend that first became visible in early 2016 – decline giving way to zero rates of growth – towards the end of H1 had spread across a majority of segments of the economy's real sector. The lack of a noticeable domestic demand and dependence upon foreign equipment supplies coupled with...

Some positive results have been achieved since a tax reform was kicked off in the Russian oil sector late in 2014. The 2014 – 2017 period saw an increase in the average depth of oil refining in Russia. Despite ongoing disputes, now is a good time to complete the so-called “tax manoeuvre”...

The paper contains the results of theoretical development and empirical verification of spatial gravity model of Russian trade. The authors conclude that the spatial variables and especially the location of the state border checkpoints have a significant effect on the volume and routes of...