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Better Safe than Sorry - Individual Risk-Free Pension Schemes in the European Union
Peeters, Marga - 2012
Variations between the diverse pension systems in the member states of the European Union hamper labour market mobility, across country borders but also within the countries of the European Union. From a macroeconomic perspective, and in the light of demographic pressure, this paper argues that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013114018
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Impact of Economic Crisis on Innovation Behaviour of Industrial Firms In Russia
Kuznetsov, Boris - 2013
The paper focuses on empirical analysis of major factors that determine innovation activities of Russian manufacturing firms during the crisis. We presume that the crisis has ambiguous effects on firms' behaviour, on one hand limiting their financial capabilities to invest into new products...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082604
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Fostering Innovation in Russian Companies in the Post-Crisis Period : Opportunities and Constraints
Simachev, Yuri - 2013
In recent years the Russian innovation policy has made a significant progress that manifests in developing its ‘tool kit', increasing resource base, etc. However it has not yet succeeded in improving business innovation activities that remain local thus not giving prerequisites to transform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083716
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Cooperation between Russian Research Organizations and Industrial Companies : Factors and Problems
Simachev, Yuri - 2014
The study is focused on the cooperation of Russian companies with research organizations in implementing R&D projects during technological innovation. Taking into account behavioral changes, authors carry out a micro-level analysis based on empirical data of executive survey of over 600 Russian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050230
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Russian Policies in Support of Innovation : Elusive Quest for Efficiency
Simachev, Yuri - 2014
Focused on the efficiency of the Russian innovation-fostering policy, the research is based on an empirical analysis of how policy instruments impact firms' behavior. The data is obtained from two surveys of more than 600 Russian industrial companies in 2011-2012. The analysis shows that tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051919
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The Nature of Innovation Channels at the Micro-Level : Evidence from Russian Manufacturing Firms
Simachev, Yuri; Kuzyk, Mikhail; Feygina, Vera - 2013
The main purpose of the paper is to analyze different channels for innovations. We consider the influence of various incentives for innovation in Russian companies taking into account the organization of industries — vertical or horizontal orientation, peculiarities of corporate demography,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014153492
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Eurasian Integration and Its Institutions : Possible Contributions to Security in Eurasia
Vinokurov, Evgeny; Libman, Alexander - 2017
The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014118027
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Uzbek-Russian Economic Relations and the Impact of the Russian Economic Performance on Uzbekistan's Growth and Foreign Trade
Kakhkharov, Jakhongir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
majority of the connections among enterprises and branches of the economies of Russia and Uzbekistan. However, the sense of … world in Uzbekistan’s foreign trade, Russia's share is big enough to significantly influence the Uzbek economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272687
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Economic Sanctions and The Sanctions Paradox: A Post-Sample Validation of Daniel Drezner’s Conflict Expectations Model
Hillebrand, Evan; Bervoets, Jeremy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
target will concede or resist. The model explained quite well the amount of concessions demanded by Russia in the 1990s and … the degree of compliance by the 14 new states. Russia is still using economic leverage to reap economic advantage and … political influence over its former constituent republics. In this paper we examine the pressures exerted by Russia in the 2000s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258585
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«Национальные чемпионы» в структуре российского рынка банковских услуг
Vernikov, Andrei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
We assess the effects from the industrial policy of growing state-controlled national champions on the Russian banking system, its concentration and competitiveness. Some light is shed on comparative financial performance of state-controlled banks versus other market participants. We also show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258633