According to business surveys of the Gaidar Institute carried out in May, the situation in the Russian industry changed for the better. Forecasts of changes in demand, output and employment demonstrate positive dynamics. The stocks of finished products are successfully controlled by enterprises....

The initial estimates of August by industrial enterprises received by means of business surveys carried out by the Gaidar Institute showed improvement of the situation in industry. Actual changes in demand retained the previous dynamics; as a result, the achieved volumes of sales were rated...

In this paper we investigate the connection between productivity of Russian firms and their export status. It is known that there is a positive connection between the firm export status and its productivity. This may be explained through learning-by-exporting effect, that is firms become more...