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...

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. °...

Анализ издержек транспортировки российских внешнеторговых грузов свидетельствует о том, что качественные характеристики инфраструктуры российских морских...

An analysis of the freight costs of Russian foreign trade cargos shows that the quality characteristics of Russia’s seaports have a strong bearing on the sea freight routing – seaports with low-quality infrastructure are apt to lose the competion. Not only Russia’s economic policy in the...