Conflict of interest of welfare dependent voter creates wrong incentives. These incentives inherent to universal suffrage, yield consequences, as predicted by John Adams back in the 18-th century. Historically the rise of the modern welfare state might be traced to the emergence of mainstream...

Russian Abstract: Опыт применения всеобщей избирательной привилегии и выросшего на ее основе социального государства весьма уязвим для критики экономиста. Достаточно...

Russian Abstract: Данный материал содержит попытку выделить основные антиреформистские группы будущих реформ. Их благополучие построено на связях с Большим...

Russian Abstract: Собранный в записке легко проверяемый материал ставит под большое сомнение представления о том, что богатые (тем более богатейшие – занимающие первые...

Russian Abstract: Каждый конкретный ученый не может быть идеальной интеллектуальной машиной полностью свободной от посторонних влияний. Прогресс (как минимум)...

In April 2013, rumors of the RF Government's impending sacking suddenly became much more than simply rumors after Vladimir Putin had announced that this option was now on the table. He made that statement at a government meeting at Elista, and the corresponding footage of the event was then...

The shooting down of a Russian bomber by a Turkish warplane at the Turkey-Syria border has led to a sharp increase in international tensions. Russia has slammed Turkey with economic sanctions, which can likewise be damaging to the Russian economy because of Russia's huge trade surplus with...

The RF Government finalized the main parameters of Russia's budget for 2016 – in the coming year, Russia's defense spending will remain at a very high level, while social expenditures will be notably cut (pensions will be raised at less than the rate of inflation, while the wages of budget...

The main political and economic events experienced by Russia in September 2015 were the single voting day – the final one before the federal elections to be held next year, and the beginning of Russia's military operation in Syria, officially approved by the RF Federation Council by...