The volatility of financial markets has been a relevant topic for transition economies, as the countries of Central and … Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have seemingly endured high levels of volatility in their financial sectors during … the transition process. But what have been the determinants of this financial volatility? This paper posits that …

affected by ‘volatility contagion’ coming from emerging markets. I find also some partial support for the ‘volatility contagion …

shows factually, and on the norms elaborated by Pareto, Arrow and Bergson that Russia is an abnormal political economy …

This study considers the pervasive tax evasion of transition economies, with particular reference to Russia’s tax …

a search for common global and regional driving-forces in stock market returns and volatility. We focus particularly on … two emerging stock markets - Russia and China, because of their unique characteristics and performance in the past years …

. The author provides an estimate of Russia’s institutional convergence to the standards of the G7 and the “Big Five” group … of large, middle-income countries that includes Brazil, China, and India. In some areas Russia outperforms "Big Five …" countries, in others it trails behind. Finally, public mistrust, corruption, and inefficient governance in Russia are discussed …