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Natural Resources And Economic Growth In Russia’s Regions
Alexeev, Michael; Chernyavskiy, Andrey - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
We examine the impact of natural resources on economic growth in Russia’s regions since the introduction of the mineral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757254
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Institutions, ratings and economic growth: in search of reliable indicators
Menyashev, Rinat; Natkhov, Timur; Yanovskiy, Konstantin - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
The ratings of political institutions are well-known and widely used in academic literature. These ratings are mostly based on expert evaluations. However, such evaluations can be subjective and occasionally driven by ideological considerations. In this paper we propose two new indicators of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010734226
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Redistribution and the political support of free entry policy in the Schumpeterian model with heterogenous agents
Veselov, Dmitry - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
We consider the problem of finding sufficient conditions for political support of liberal, growth-enhancing policy in a quality-ladders model with heterogeneous agents differing in their endowment of wealth and skills. The policy set is two-dimensional: Agents vote for the level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010717760
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Multisector monopolistic competition model
Pospelov, Igor; Radionov, Stanislav - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
We present a natural generalization of the Dixit-Stiglitz monopolistic competition model (DSM) | we assume that there is a continuum of industries, each of them described as in DSM, and each characterized with its own elasticity of substitution. Although rms in all industries share the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720461
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Deconstructing The BRICs: Structural Transformation And Aggregate Productivity Growth
Vries, Gaaitzen J. de; Erumban, Abdul A.; Timmer, Marcel P. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2011
China, India and Russia reallocation of labour across sectors is contributing to aggregate productivity growth, whereas in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720495
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Institutions and the Allocation of Talent
Natkhov, Natkhov Timur; Polishchuk, Polishchuk Leonid - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2012
Institutions affect investment decisions, including investments in human capital. Hence institutions are relevant for the allocation of talent. Good market-supporting institutions attract talent to productive value-creating activities, whereas poor ones raise the appeal of rent-seeking. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720526
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Efficiency, Policy Selection, And Growth In Democracy And Autocracy: A Formal Dynamical Model
Akhremenko, Andrei S.; Petrov, Alexander - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
The main focus of this paper is the impact of efficiency losses, related to public capital stock, on the prospects of economic growth in democratic and autocratic political environments. We introduce a distinction between two types of efficiency loss: along with the loss of public capital during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098881
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The Sheremetev Almshouse In 1810–1812: Arranging A Modern Institution In A Pre-Modern Urban Society
Lavrinovich, Maya - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
century Moscow. The Sheremetev Almshouse was the first charity institution in Russia to expose the applicants for relief to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159135
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A Contemporary Framework for National Security Related Technological Risks Minimisation
Chulok, Alexander A.; Suslov, Dmitry V.; Moiseichev, … - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015
Last several decades have shown a steady broadening of national security issues’ spectrum along with an increase in the strictness of international competition driven by advances in high technologies and other factors. National security agenda is nowadays comprised not only of defense issues...
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Breaking Vicious Circle of the Us-Russia Relations
Suslov, Dmitry V. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
Despite relative normalization of the US-Russia dialogue in early 2013 and their impressive cooperation on Syria and … serious crisis by. The author argues that the fundamental problem of the US-Russia relations is their old-fashioned philosophy … relations, which poorly reflects the real challenges that US and Russia face in the world of today and tomorrow. The author …
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