to Russia (e.g. Yakovlev and Zhuravskaya, 2007). Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia … environment in Russia. A broad range of evidence shows that overly burdensome regulation and corruption are significant … impediments to firm entry, productivity and growth. Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia is a …

The objectives of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) are to: (i) provide an up-to-date, fact-based analysis of …

-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does this by combining an assessment of the investment climate faced by …

practical insights in support of enhancing the climate resilience of infrastructure investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa …. This first introductory chapter starts with an overview of the investment conditions and climatic context in the region …

importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization as part of Russian WTO accession, the authors also include FDI and … 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 …

barriers against multinational service providers. They assume that foreign direct investment in business services is necessary … perfect competition. The ad valorem equivalent of barriers to foreign direct investment have been estimated based on detailed … questionnaires completed by specialized research institutes in Russia. The authors estimate that Russia will gain about 7.2 percent …

delivery and regulation has adverse long-term effects on households. The term "quiet corruption" is introduced to indicate … service provision) that do not involve monetary exchange. The prevalence of quiet corruption and its long-term consequences …