Household real disposable income and real pensions decelerated by 6.1% and 2.5% in December 2016 in comparison with the same period of 2015 (Fig. 1). In contrast, real wage went up by 2.4% in December 2016 compared to the same period of the previous year

Individual differences in perceptions of the scale and duration of crisis phenomena are largely determined by the socio-professional status of a person and by his or her particular field of activity. The current economic situation is most negatively perceived by those engaged in industry and the...

The social well-being of the Russian middle class in terms of the dynamics of its financial standing and opportunities of successful self-actualization has somewhat improved. According to representatives of the middle class, the prospects of self-actualization depend primarily on a high level of...

Research findings obtained by the Institute of Social Analysis and Forecasting, RANEPA, demonstrate that in Q2 2016 the population with more optimism began looking to the future, which testifies about the adaptability potential of the respondents.The research provides negative stabilization with...

Common perception of the stabilization of economic situation without any signs of its improvement dominated prior to the presidential elections. Social optimism has significantly grown during the elections. Expectations of the positive development have slightly diminished during one month...

As shown by the study conducted in 2020 by the RANEPA Center for Lifelong Learning Economics (CLLE),1 the main reasons behind the respondents’ choice in favor of secondary vocational education (SVE) can be divided into four groups: lack of proper knowledge and/or motivation to learn; shortage...

During a pandemic, the majority of young people find a job by using their connections. The relative share of those who believed that it was difficult to find a job that matched their chosen specialty was 40% among the surveyed young people who had received a high-quality education and worked...

Socioeconomic development depends on different social groups having access to the so called "development resources". Research conducted by our experts shows that Russians' most scarce resources are education and high salary

В работе рассматриваются вопросы трансформации общественных потребностей в Советском Союзе и Российской Федерации и их отражение в проводимых реформах...