The research is dedicated to the analysis of the relation between political competition that measured as the sum total … of the electorate competition and the consolidation of the elite, as well as of the effectiveness of the fulfillment of … influence of the political competition within hybrid Russian regional political regimes is significant, it lacks some definite …

This paper explores the relationship between the degree of competition between higher education institutions (HEIs) and … higher education systems in the regions and compare the results with the extent of higher education competition within them … competition correlates with the efficiency of regional sets of HEIs more in less socio-economically developed regions …

This paper explores the competitive bidding process in eight regions of Russia where local governments entered into … usually produce. The results reveal a substantial lack of competition in Russian social service quasi-markets. In many cases …, nonprofit organizations can be competitive in terms of competitive bidding in Russia; however, this result raises questions …

Many antitrust investigations in Russia continue to present a challenge for the assessment of competition policy and … enforcement efforts in the context of rigid competition restrictions and the significant related harm to social welfare. On the … remedies on competition is questionable. In fact, large number of investigations may indicate the ineffectiveness of antitrust …

test whether limited competition in non-democratic Russia leads to voting stability and party system institutionalization …Does limited competition promote voting stability and party system institutionalization? Since Russian political …

punishment. Thereby, antitrust intervention led to fake competition, but not to honest non-corrupt behavior in public auctions …

competition and consumer behaviour make it an interesting subject for analysis, but full-fledged empirical studies in this area …

This study analyses the incentives for process innovations under different conditions determined by the competition … policy for intellectual property rights (IPR) and particular features of markets and technologies. Competition policy is … technological competition. The results of modelling show that the uncertainty engendered by technological competition may lower the …

organizations, especially firms. This conception is reflected in a producer-oriented approach to science, technology and innovation … policy-making (STI). However a new understanding of the role of users within innovation processes is gradually taking shape … not captured by general statistics on innovation. Up to now the only exception is the empirical evidence-based study of …

This paper examines how export and export destination stimulates innovation by Russian manufacturing firms. The …