In this paper, we analyze the influence of the state on the improvement of corporate governance in Russia of the early … 2000s. Taking into account the low quality of market institutions in the 1990s (i.e., the market failure phenomenon), we … in Russia in 2001-2004. The estimation results of this model are statistically robust in different specifications. We …

Russia's economy is energy intense and wasteful of resources. This situation has arisen in part due to the country … then analyse recent moves of the Duma to boost gas and electricity prices to bring them into line with market-based pricing … potential benefits of Russia's comparative advantage in energy commodities. Increases of 6% in electricity and 10% in the price …

indicate that there is still a lot scope for improvement in the quality and quantity of public service provision in Russia … investments and growth in Russia. The paper is part of the project quot;Infrastructure and Welfare Services in Russia: Enterprises …

regional economies varies substantially: rela-tively high in western and central regions, lower in southern and northern Russia …

market hardships (wage cuts, arrears, and/or unemployment) in the half decade from 1989 to 1994. More recent labor market …

imply that the Russian secondary labour market, as part of the informal economy, can provide long-term benefits for the …

inflation for three crisis-hidden transition economies (Bulgaria, Romania and Russia). The results indicate that while fiscal … deficits have increased inflation in Bulgaria to a certain extent, this has not been the case in Romania and Russia. Even in …

, formerly state-owned urban industrial firms in Russia, we explore how land tenure reforms affect the pace at which this legacy … is being erased. Specifically, the privatization of plots is shown to promote the development of a rental market that …