In China, local governments have actively contributed to the growth of new firms. In Russia, local governments have … present in China, but not in Russia. Transition in China has taken place under the tight control of the communist party. As a … behavior of local governments in Russia. First, capture by old firms, leading local governments to protect them from …

under favorable and unfavorable fossil-fuel price regimes. The model includes Russia, the U.S., China, India, the EU, and …This paper develops a large-scale, dynamic life-cycle model to simulate Russia's demographic and fiscal transition … Japan+ (Japan plus Korea). The model predicts dramatic increases in tax rates in the U.S., EU, India, and Russia. Indeed …

Mongolia. We conducted public lotteries to allocate scarce slots for approximately 8,000 students who applied to oversubscribed … Mongolia led to significantly higher employment, and increased earnings for women. These positive impacts appear to be due to …