The main focus of this paper is on the process and progress of economic reform in Russia. But I start with four … historical questions that bear on the current situation. How advanced was Russia in 1913? What relevance, if any, does the New … 1970s and 1980s? What role did Gorbachev's policies play in bringing about the final collapse of the Soviet Union? Russia …

In a partially reformed economy, distortions beget distortions. Segments of the economy which are freed from … centralized control respond to the rent seeking opportunities implicit in the remaining distortions of the economy. The battle to … governments throughout the economy sought to capture these rents by developing high margin industries. Continued reform, and …

neoclassical benchmark for reforming economies, we ask what the path of transition looks like in a reforming economy for which the … process governing the growth of new enterprises looks like it does in the U.S., a well-functioning market economy. We find … suggests that, even if all other aspects of the economy are perfect, the transition following economy-wide reforms should take …

Political and economic transition is often blamed for Russia's 40% surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994. Highlighting … the campaign's end explains a large share of the mortality crisis - implying that Russia's transition to capitalism and …

production on the macro economy, and in particular, the real business cycle. This literature employs calibration techniques to … econometric identification problems. Furthermore, using data from the late 90s from transition Russia, it is argued that one … from a controlled economy to a market economy resulted in significant increase in home productivity and an increase in the …

This paper develops a large-scale, dynamic life-cycle model to simulate Russia's demographic and fiscal transition … under favorable and unfavorable fossil-fuel price regimes. The model includes Russia, the U.S., China, India, the EU, and … Japan+ (Japan plus Korea). The model predicts dramatic increases in tax rates in the U.S., EU, India, and Russia. Indeed …