research reveals that distrust matters a lot for the problem in Russia and suggests further examination of the dynamics of …

be from the region where they serve. Appointed governors are also more likely to be federal bureaucrats, hold a graduate …

across subnational regions in Russia. We apply the literature on heterogeneous firms and the institution-based view of …-up subsidiaries. Our empirical results based on microestablishment data of foreign-owned firms in Russia show that a weaker judicial … enter Russia, which is viewed as a high-risk country, through large and very large subsidiaries wholly owned by the foreign …

procurement in Russia due to corruption. Unfortunately, to measure corruption is very challenging. In this paper, using the data … influences the results of public procurement in this region …

manufacturing industry in Russia. A settlement is counted as part of an urban agglomeration in two cases: that of a large, central … firms in urban agglomerations – own-sector and all economic activity concentration in the city and the surrounding region … premium, suggesting that efficient clustering requires a scale economy larger than only a city. The region's trade openness …

The author examines the theoretical difficulties of implementing decisions and awards of foreign courts in Russia … educational background of legal professionals – especially judges – in Russia. It is suggested that the statist conception of law … of law developing in the mentality of legal professionals in Russia …

Nonprofit accountability in Russia is becoming increasingly important as nonprofit organizations become more open …

assess correctly the riskiness of other banks. However, the “crises of trust” (as one in 2004 in Russia) create some doubts …