Capital investments stood at 99.3% in real terms in January-July 2013 against the previous year. The structure of sources of investment financing kept showing an uptrend in the share of equity funds and federal budget funds. In H1 2013, general level of investment activity was adversely affected...

The volume of investments in fixed assets over the period of January-July 2015 in real terms amounted to 94.1%; the index for July dropped to 91.5% on the same month of last year. The structure of sources of investment financing displayed a strengthening trend towards increasing the share of...

This paper deals with domestic capital investments in Russia in 2014. Last year the trend towards declining investment in fixed assets was fairly predictable being determined by the fall of investments, which had been under way since Q2 2013. According to the results of 2014, investments in...

Some new features have been added to Russia's import substitution policy. Minpromtorg (Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade) in April compiled a comprehensive list of foreign-made machinery, equipment and materials which state-owned companies will not be permitted (from 1st of July) to...

In January thru May 2013 capital investments in real terms stood at 99.6% on a year-on-year basis. An uptrend in corporate own funds and federal budget funds was boosted in the structure of sources of investment financing. In Q1 2013, investments dropped in real terms on a year-on-year basis by...

This article analyses the problem of economic growth in transition countries. It is argued that growth in transition economies is investment-driven. The saving ratio and balance of payments are two factors among several, which can limit economic growth, and we concentrate on these issues, using...

This article presents basic concepts of flow of funds analysis, with application to the Russian economy. Flow of funds analysis can be used to examine private and public savings in an economy, investment decisions of economic agents, development of the financial system and its stability, and...

We present a legislative bargaining model of the provision of a durable public good over an infinite horizion. In each period, there is a societal endowment which can either be invested in the public good or consumed. We characterize the optimal public policy, defined by the time path of...