Russia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced … double-digit annual export growth in the last decade and represented almost 65 percent of Russia's exports value in 2009 a … in Russia's trade performance. Moreover, Russia's revealed comparative advantage seems concentrated in the 'periphery' of …

, and regional and sectorial characteristics of competition, while Section five provides an overview of Russia's innovation … measures undertaken in recent years to promote growth in the nonoil and gas sector. Russia's export base has narrowed … substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are …

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 …

telecommunications companies in Russia has been a significant issue in Russia's accession negotiations. Jensen, Rutherford, and Tarr use …

"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 …