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This study is about the effects reforms have had on industry's dispersion in Russia. We use data on regional production …
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This paper investigates a possible impact of education corruption on economic growth in Russia. It argues that high …
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This paper considers corruption in higher education in Russia as reflected in the national media, including such … standardized test. The major focus is on the opinions of the leading figures of the education reform as related to corruption in … education. The national media presents points of view of both supporters of the reform and those in opposition to the reform …
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The reform of higher education in Russia, based on standardized tests and educational vouchers, was intended to reduce … paper analyses the reform and suggests a methodology of measuring effects of the reform on access to higher education. …
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Russian higher education is in the process of reforming. Introduction of the standardized computer-graded test and educational vouchers was intended to increase accessibility of higher education, make its funding more effective, and reduce corruption in admissions to public colleges. The idea of...
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Recent financial crises highlight weaknesses in financial markets and the need for regulatory and supervisory bodies (RSB) to improve the stability of financial markets. Currently, international institutions like the IMF and the World Bank place the independent RSB among their principle policy...
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Savings Banks Institute, La Habana, Cuba, 4-5 November 2013. It mentions some of the more recent international reform …
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This document describes the main issues of the New Basel Accord, highlights the roles and organization of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and offers some arguments against some of the criticism that has been voiced against the...
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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...
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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...
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