Political and economic transition is often blamed for Russia's 40% surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994 (the "Russian … consumption and mortality during the campaign experienced larger transition era increases, and (3) Other former Soviet states and … explains a large share of the mortality crisis, suggesting that Russia's transition to capitalism and democracy was not as …

The economies of the former Soviet Bloc experienced large declines in output during the decade of transition which … deflators provide a poor proxy for the change in real living standards in transition economies. This paper uses the Engel curve … the transition period and to provide an estimate of how much the officialRussian CPI has overstated consumer inflation. We …

The author develops the concept of 'clan capitalism' that has emerged in Russia during a period of transition. Clan …

When designing a trade policy reform, government of a transition country faces the problem of minimizing both trade …