fiscal management reforms in Russia. It argues that explicit financing of structural reforms is fully justifiable because … these are the investments in the institutional infrastructure with a high rate of return. Furthermore, Russia currently …, can be put in the context of medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) that evolve in Russia. A general framework is …

The gains from the transition in post-communist Russia were captured by the new managerial class, which won rents from … industrial restructuring. With neither pension reform nor industrial restructuring, Russia's economy has continued to shrink … pays little to pensioners (as in Russia).The authors apply this model to Russia for the period 1992-96. An empirical …

The report is based on analysis of the main facets and dynamics of poverty in Russia since 1997. The analysis was …