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Contemporary Developments in Russia’s Federal and Local Elections : On the Way to a Cohesive Party System?

Turovsky, Rostislav - 2019

This research analyzes the differences between municipal elections in large and medium-sized Russian cities (more than 100,000 citizens) and federal elections to representative bodies for the period from 2003 to 2018. The empirical evidence includes 210 municipal electoral campaigns in 119...

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Turovsky, Rostislav - 2017

, in simultaneous elections held at different territorial levels, United Russia always delivers better results at a federal … elections. However, in separate elections these trends are not retained, and United Russia in particular has been noted to …

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From Competition to Dominance : Political Determinants of Federal Transfers in the Russian Federation

Yakovlev, Andrei A.; Marques, Israel; Nazrullaeva, Eugenia - 2012

The recent uprisings in the Middle East have cast doubt on the degree to which existing theories of autocracy can correctly identify which groups threaten the autocrats rule at any given time. As a result, these theories are unable to predict fundamental upheavals in established autocracies. Who...

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Autonomy of Subnational Party Systems : Comparative Analysis of Federations

Turovsky, Rostislav; Luizidis, Elizabeth - 2021

This research is based on theories of federalized party systems, second-order elections and nationalization of party system comparing long-established democratic federations in terms of actual autonomy of their subnational party systems. The study shows that despite obvious prerequisites for...

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Explaining the Productivity Advantages of Manufacturing Firms in Russian Urban Agglomerations

Ksenia, Gonchar - 2012

manufacturing industry in Russia. A settlement is counted as part of an urban agglomeration in two cases: that of a large, central …

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Executing the Decisons of Foreign Courts and the Question of Sovereignty in Russia

Antonov, Mikhail - 2012

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 …

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Challenges and New Trends for Nonprofit Accountability in Russia

Jakobson, Lev - 2012

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

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Are Banks Peer Disciplined? Evidence from Post-Crisis Russia

Semenova, Maria - 2012

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

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A 'De Soto Effect in Industry? Evidence from The Russian Federation

Karas, Alexei - 2012

The empirical literature assessing the connection between land rights, access to finance and investment activity has focused largely on actors that, for multiple reasons, might face difficulties accessing credit. Communities of small-scale farmers or poor urban households in developing...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097641

Comparison of Default Probability Models : Russian Experience

Karminsky, Alexander - 2012

Under the Basel II accord, improving probability of default models is a key risk-management priority. There are four main aspects of this research: suggesting the bank default classification; using a wide time horizon (quarterly Russian banking statistics from 1998 to 2011); investigating the...

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