We study the dynamics of inter-regional disparities for a number of characte­ristics of development, test the hypothesis of the new economic geography. The empirical analysis shows the spatial concentration of economic activity is continuing in Russia and the rate of inter-regional divergence,...

The article views corruption as an integral feature and the engine of the Russian economy. The main causes of corruption are linked to the nature of Russian privatization, mechanisms of government appointments and carrier growth, the lack of resource control in the process of the execution of...

This paper deals with the outcome of the first year of Russia’s membership in WTO.

High volumes of grain production in 2013, the devaluation of the national currency and concerns about likely disrupti ons in grain supplies from Ukraine allowed Russia to increase its grain export volumes in the period of 2013- 2014 MY1 and achieve the second highest result after record-high...

This paper deals with a wide range of issues related to the land market in Russia.

Over 2013, the population’s real disposable income rose by 3.3%. The salary level in the budget-funded sphere was being raised at a high rate – which, however, proved to be insufficient to meet the targets set in the President of the Russian Federation's Executive Order of 7 May 2012, No....

This paper deals with a wide range of issues related to housing mortgage lending in Russia.

The situation in Russia’s residential housing market over the past year was largely determined by the near-stagnation macroeconomic situation and the current phase of market development, which resulted in a multi-vectored movement of prices in the housing markets of different cities, because...

In 2013, both sudden growth in public interest in migration issues and explosive increase in the number of statutory acts initiated in that field were observed. A new surge of interest in migration was triggered by the Biryulovo developments in October and the election campaign of the Mayor of...

In 2013 the Russian economy entered a new phase of socio-economic development. The period of tempestuous development, during which the primary trends and objectives had been those of recovery and which had lasted almost twelve years (1999–2012), had come to an end. The crisis of 2009 did not...