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This paper uses a classic, overlapping generation model to analyze the optimal transition of the Russian economy from a PAYG pension system to a funded pension system. The transition is associated with the accumulation of social capital gained by increased contributions to the pension system....
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in the Russian stock market. Empirical analysis focuses on two main explanations relating the premium either to the …
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The problem of poverty and inequality measurement in contemporary Russian society is considered within the framework of the general problem of social tension reduction via efficient organization of the social assistance system. We argue that features specific to Russian transition stipulate that...
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Factors impacting the initiation and termination of smoking, using Cox's proportional hazard model as the econometric tool, on the basis of RLMS and Goskomstat data on tobacco prices, are being investigated in this paper. The model to explain the amount of consumed cigarettes and the composite...
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population. This paper examines the causes of inequality growth in Russia during transition. Using RLMS data author tries to …
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The paper documents the changes in the size of the wage distribution in Russia over the period 1994–2003. Developments …
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This paper studies different auctions of supply functions in a local market and a simple network market of a …
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The paper studies a possibility to construct a price index (“core inflation” index) for Russia, which is more …
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at the Russian labor market during 1985–2002. At the basis of the occupational mobility model which takes into account … occupation, characteristics of the local labor market make into probability of occupational mobility of employees of the … market and eliminating factors preventing their access to employment in the private sector. Positive returns to occupational …
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This paper analyzes the effect that the ability of candidates to increase their valence has on candidate location in the Downsian model of elections. I show that if the candidates can increase valence at a cost after they have selected policy, then the candidates will select different policy...
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