study examines the link between services sector reforms and the productivity of domestic firms in downstream manufacturing … lead to two conclusions. First, the study finds that services policy matters for the productivity of manufacturing firms …

This note presents the results of an empirical analysis of firm-level productivity growth in Russia's manufacturing … characteristics such as size, location, age, and the structure of firm ownership are important determinants of productivity, as … Performance surveys (BEEPs). The results show that productivity grew steadily between 2003 and 2008, with an annual growth rate …

This paper summarizes the estimates of what Russia will get from World Trade Organization accession and why. A key … finding is the estimate that Russia will gain about $53 billion per year in the medium term from World Trade Organization … sectors. The paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade …

-mineral exports. Russia's lagging regions have much more tenuous international engagements than the rest of Russia in exports and … development and could be an important item on Russia's regional policy agenda. Such policies might have a variety of objectives …: (1) earning income (export goods in which Russia has traditionally had a comparative advantage); (2) diversification and …

in productivity gains from additional varieties of services, the analysis finds that real wages increase across all …

accumulation, and total factor productivity, unlike previous periods. Resources play a role by attracting capital inflows …

linking this to productivity, which turns out to be important. The paper also provides an example of modeling productivity …

direct investment and the endogenous productivity effect from services. The modeling framework shows that the liberalization … request of the Russian government to assess the potential impact of Russia's accession to the WTO. Reviews of the work …