Analysis of trend components of production indices for May through July 2021 suggests that growth factors in trends for the extractive industries since the beginning of 2021continue to have effect for two reasons: a pickup in demand for power-generating coal on the part of European and Asian...

The sharp fluctuations of the ruble's exchange rate in the period 2014–2016 have not resulted in a reduction of the share of investment goods in the price structure of Russian imports. At the same time, domestic demand has visibly reoriented towards cheaper analogues. The recovery of imports...

The refusal to sharply increase oil output by the OPEC+ deal participants and the news of the launch of vaccinations against the coronavirus were positively received by the world oil market: on December 10, for the first time since March 2020, Brent crude futures rose above $50 per barrel. The...

In Q3 2020, the extractive sector observed around zero growth, part of manufacturing sector exhibited a slight increase. Analysis of trend components of production indexes across industry does not give grounds for speaking about a notable industrial recovery following the coronavirus-induced...

From the day of issuing of Executive Order No.204 of May 7, 2018 of the President of the Russian Federation “On National Goals and Strategic Objectives of the Development of the Russian Federation in the Period till 2024” (hereinafter, the Executive Order No.204) and till the end of 2018,...

In January-October 2022 industrial production demonstrated sluggish growth. The main contribution was made by the food industry, textile and garment production, metallurgy, and machine-building. The growth, among other things, was due to the replacement of foreign brands with domestic products...

The effects of inter-government fiscal arrangements on variation in regional economic growth are analyzed for Russia, a country with large cross-regional differences and considerable fiscal redistribution. Moreover, fiscal reforms implemented in the first half of 2000s, which followed to some...

In December 2007, the Institute for the Economy in Transition (IET) carried out a survey of Russian industrial enterprises to identify their perceived constraints to successful economic development. Senior managers of enterprises were asked to answer 2 groups of questions and to assess: 1)...

In December 2007, the Institute for the Economy in Transition (IET) carried out a survey of Russian industrial enterprises to identify their perceived constraints to successful economic development. Senior managers of enterprises were asked to answer 2 groups of questions and to assess: 1)...

This paper presents an econometric model intended to explain fundamental cross-country differences in the quality of national economic institutions by using the set of economic, geographical, cultural and historical factors. Our key research hypothesis claims that bilateral trade may be working...