In the beginning of the 21st century mobile telecommunications spread out rapidly in Russia and became basic commodity Mobile technology arises first in large and rich regions with developed infrastructure Speed of technological diffusion grows over time; regions where mobile technology came...

In the paper we have estimated the total factor production (TFP) growth rates for Russian industrial firms for 1995–2004 years by using three different methodologies — non-parametric method, translog production function estimation and stochastic frontier analysis. Then by means of stochastic...

The paper provides a framework for analysis of optimal growth enhancing policy in the economy with market and government failures. It develops an endogenous growth model with strategic complementarities between R&D investments of firms and investments in training of households. The model...

In this paper we investigate the effect of the entry of foreign firms on the efficiency of Russian industrial enterprises using the panel firm level dataset for 1995-2004. The analysis of the competition structure of Russian industrial sectors reveals that domestic concentration ratios remain...

The paper is devoted to an empirical study of determinants of vertical integration and their influence on economic growth. We verified the following hypotheses: higher quality of institutions reduces probability of vertical integration; productivity levels of participants in vertical integration...

The paper analyses the idea of “secular stagnation” actively discussed in the recent economic literature. It examines the most popular versions of this idea offered by T. Kowen, R. Gordon and L. Summers. Author concludes that in the next decades a slowdown of economic growth in the U.S. is...

Russian Abstract: РАНХиГС и АИРР совместно с Группой «Интерфакс» разработали национальный доклад о развитии высокотехнологичного бизнеса в регионах России....

Russian Abstract: Статья об особенностях оказания логистических услуг в электронной коммерции. Автор анализирует основные закономерности и тенденции формирования...

Russian Abstract: Статья об институциональных особенностях управления цепями поставок в условиях электронной коммерции. Внедрение облачных технологий коренным...