The paper analyses the patterns of demographic dynamics of settlements and districts of various types in Russia within the framework of the core-periphery model. We test the hypotheses stating that population density is growing in regional centres and in their surroundings; variations in the...

Every country faces what economists call an intertemporal (across time) budget constraint, which requires that its government's future expenditures, including the servicing of its outstanding official debt, be covered by its government's future receipts when measured in present value. The...

Research on the topic: "Forms of participation of civil society in the independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the social area" is devoted to the study of a new public institution in Russia - an independent evaluation of the quality of providing services by organizations and institutions...

The paper investigates adjustment costs of trade liberalization in Russia by estimating the influence of tariff policy in the 90-ies on the level and volatility of employment and wages. In particular, we study the labor demand and labor supply channels and address the following issues. First,...

The paper investigates potential impact of Russia’s WTO accession on the labor market by estimating various labor market elasticities with respect to trade liberalization in Russia in the 90-ies. In particular, the influence of tariff reduction on demand for labor is estimated, intersectoral...

In January 2005, Russia implemented a major overhaul of its social assistance system. The principal hallmark was the cashing out or monetization of some benefits previously provided on an in-kind basis. Using household survey data, this article measures the social and economic effects of the...

Subject of this study is features of social support of poor in Russian Federation. The goal of this study is evaluation of effectiveness of social support of poor in Russia and development of propositions for its improvement.

Prepared material on the topic: "Organization and carrying out comprehensive monitoring of persons with disabilities in Russia in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" is an example of a theoretical understanding of the problems of organizing statistical...

The goal of this study is a development and a justification of proposals for the modernization of pension formula for calculation of the insurance part of retirement pension based on stimulation of later retirement, improvement of system that forms pension rights and linked measures allowing to...

This paper is an applied research of forms of work with people who are in difficult life situations in regions of Russia by public authorities and institutions and NCO. Also opinion of representatives of these excluded groups was studied. Analysis of federal and regional legislation was done and...