/Russian discussions on economic reforms. Should Russia strive to become a "Western" country marked by democracy and a market economy … of political and economic life suitable for Russia or is the attempt to import foreign institutional structures doomed … for failure, making it necessary for Russia to find her own way? This type of question, going far beyond the realm of …

growth of industrial production in Russia. A special attention is paid to performance of survey-augmented models during the … recent Great Recession 2008/2009. Using the real-time data vintages of the index of industrial production in Russia we …

Preliminary data on Russia's economic results of 2015, as well as the current trends in the global energy market, give … grounds for revising down possible scenarios for Russia's economy in 2016-2017. For instance, a scenario of yearly average oil … prices staying at $35 a barrel in 2016 is now the baseline scenario, whereas $50 a barrel is considered optimistic (Russia …