"In light of the recent argument that rapid economic growth in Russia over the next decade might result in emissions … costs and benefits of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia. They conclude that even under a very high economic … economic growth, Russia still benefits from a net surplus of emissions allowances, and thus will not see its growth adversely …

As Russia continues to make rapid general progress in building modem market institutions, the complex spatial dimension … related to the question of what type of a national regional strategy, if any, might be useful for Russia. …

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

Russia's economy lost steam in 2013. Growth slowed to 1.4 percent in the first half (H1) of 2013, compared to 4 … of this report discusses the link between growth patterns in Russia, firm survival and diversification in manufacturing …

Russia is a country of global importance and great internal diversity, making it challenging to undertake acoherent … country growth diagnostic. The world's largest transcontinental country spans eleven time zones in northern Eurasia. Russia is … role as a donor to low-income economies worldwide. Russia isthe ninth most populous country in the world with an admirable …

Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS. The key policy conclusions of each of the chapters are highlighted in this … described here is available on the website www.worldbank.org/trade/russia-wto. This paper first explains the potential … first part treats trade policy (with applications to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]). The second …

households gaining. They find that global free trade would result in a weighted average gain to households in Russia of 0 … of 0.2 percent of consumption). Russia, as a net food importer, loses from subsidy elimination, and the gains to Russia … from tariff cuts in other countries are too small to offset these losses. The results strongly support the view that Russia …

"The authors use data from a large nationally representative survey in Russia to analyze the distributional and welfare … implications of draft avoidance as a common response to Russia's highly unpopular conscription system. They develop a simple …