resource-richest and most unequal countries in the world – Russia. While previous literature produced contradictory findings … income but increased the income share from unidentified sources traditionally associated with corruption. These effects of …

This study considers the pervasive tax evasion of transition economies, with particular reference to Russia's tax … system. Starting with a survey of theoretical literature on tax evasion and corruption, it argues that, although standard tax …

-firm relationship in the form of bribes. Using survey data from 404 medium and large industrial enterprises in 40 regions of Russia, we …

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of corruption on bank lending in Russia. This issue is of major … interest in order to understand the causes of financial underdevelopment and the effects of corruption in Russia. We use … hampers bank lending in Russia. We investigate whether this negative role of corruption is influenced by the degree of bank …

This study considers the pervasive tax evasion of transition economies, with particular reference to Russia’s tax … system. Starting with a survey of theoretical literature on tax evasion and corruption, it argues that, although standard tax …

The paper reviews the recent conduct of monetary policy and the central bank’s rule-based behavior in Russia. Using … different policy rules, we test whether the central bank in Russia reacts to changes in inflation, output gap and the exchange … rate in a consistent and predictable manner. Our results indicate that during the period of 1993-2002 the Bank of Russia …

How do corruption and the state apparatus interact, and how are they connected to the political and economic dimensions … effect of corruption on state power. Under general assumptions about fat-tailed risk, we show that, if fiscal capacity is … corruption is maintained at such a level that no erosion of state power is tolerated. Comparative statics shows the impacts of …

Corruption, which remains a serious problem in many countries, has prompted considerable research in recent years. This … for corruption, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The innovative aspects of this research include use of a wide set … of historical, geographical, and governmental determinants of corruption, as well as detailed assessment of several …