Purpose – The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the influence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption by Russian public companies on the value relevance of financial reporting in Russia.Design/methodology/approach – We selected 67 Russian public companies...

The article reviews the new trends of Russian tourist market in summer season 2018 and defines the main tendencies of the period. The author raises actual problems of the hospitality industry and tourism in Russia

This paper examines the effects of censorship and propaganda on media consumption and government support in Russia. To measure censorship, I compare the number of mentions of the USDRUB exchange rate during weeks when the ruble went up and down, finding that Russian media outlets were more...

The case of deposit insurance introduction in Russia may suggest that institutional change in post-socialist economies was partly driven by subjective factors, and the choice of imported institutions was rather random. The circumstances under which explicit deposit insurance emerged in Russia...

Hungary has become a showcase for Russian energy statecraft in Central and Eastern Europe over the last decade. Russian–Hungarian relations have developed in a vociferous and spectacular manner, demonstrating a broad understanding between the two leaders in world policy and economic matters....

Do corporate governance reforms influence firm decision-making in the intended way in countries where the institutional framework is weak? We explore this issue for Russia, which implemented a corporate governance reform in 2002. Contrary perhaps to expectation, we document a significant...

To a big extent the Russian defense policy and, as a consequence, development of the Russian defense industrial complex, is determined by the prospects of the US missile defense policy and fate of the US-Russia negotiations in this area. As a cooperative solution seems improbable in the...

In September 2008, the IET's Department for Economic Situation Surveys conducted a business survey among Russian industrial enterprises aimed at identifying the existing obstacles to successful economic development. Within the business survey's framework the directors of enterprises were offered...

This paper deals with economics and politics in Russia in 2011 in light of the global crisis and the quest for a new growth model. The author looks at the results and lessons of 2011. The global economic crisis and its features and how it affected Russia was analyzed. 2011 was the mark of the...

The typical feature of the present-day situation in Russia with regard to institutional development is the existence of a significant discrepancy between two groups of indices. While the changes in the values of the majority of indices that describe the quality of this country's business...