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Where russians should live: a counterfactual alternative to Soviet location policy
Mikhailova, Tatiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper investigates the extent of distortions in Russia's spatial economy that are inherited from the Soviet system … allocation of population that would result in Russia, given its initial conditions and existing regional endowments, in the … absence of Soviet location policy. The results show that Siberia and the Far East were overpopulated by about 14.5 million …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009418481
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Environmentally Unfriendly Consumption Behaviour: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Private Motorists in Mexico City
González, Alva; Ángel, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and the use of automobiles in Mexico City by analyzing three related aspects: i) relevant factors of driving patterns, ii) differences in the extent of pollution arising from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578221
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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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Re-Think Russian Investment in Southern Africa
Gerasimchuk, Ivetta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Russia’s direct investment of about USD 3 billon in Southern Africa over the past decade has placed before the country … the current and future state of environmental practices in joint ventures between Russia and Southern Africa as compared …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005052185
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Degrowth and sustainable public finance
Pasche, Markus - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013459233