Sowohl auf theoretischer als auch auf empirischer Ebene wurde die wichtige Rolle privater und staatlicher Investitionstätigkeit für das Wirtschaftswachstum deutlich. Zu betonen ist hierbei, dass beide Investitionsarten in einer komplementären Beziehung zueinander stehen, so dass ein...

The paper emphasizes the transition in Russia and the role institutions played before and during the process. In Russia, a "big bang" approach was applied. That is to say, transition was conducted all of a sudden, omitting important underlying reforms. This practice should function as a shock...

The goal of this paper is to apply the theory of the political Kuznets curve to Russia and reveal the key determinants of the probability of recent protests during 2011-2012 in the Russian regions. We apply the political Kuznets curve in the time and spatial dimensions, and find mixed evidence:...