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on Confederation of Independent States |
| By: | Popov, Vladimir |
| Abstract: | Even before the war in Ukraine of 2022 and even before the ‘Russian-hackers-undermine-US-democracy’ campaign of 2016, Russian-American relations had degraded to a level not seen since the 1950s. Why? Today the US has fewer ideological disagreements with Russia than it had with the USSR during the Cold War. Nowadays Russia is a capitalist market economy and a more democratic country than the USSR. Also, Russia is much weaker than the USSR – the size of its population and territory, and economic and military potential are about 60 to 80 percent of that of the Soviet Union. Its influence simply cannot be compared to the global impact of the USSR. But today the rhetoric and the actions of the US towards Russia are much harsher than they were in the 1970s, in the era of détente. The case in point is 1968 Czechoslovakia crisis, when the USSR together with its Warsaw pact allies moved the troops into the heart of Europe, de facto replacing the old leadership of the country with a new pro-Soviet regime. Not only the West refrained from imposing sanction, it started the détente only 3 years later. But sanctions were imposed in 1980, right after the Soviet Union moved the troops into Afghanistan in 1979, and in 2014 after Crimea became part of Russia. Why the difference? It is argued that the US and Western policy towards USSR/Russia is driven by perceptions of the political class about the prospects of the strengthening/weakening of the regime. In the 1960s it was perceived that the role of the USSR will continue to rise in the world economy and international politics, so there was a need to find modus vivendi and rules of co-existence, which eventually resulted in détente. In the 1980s, however, and especially in the 2010s it was perceived that the USSR/Russia is not catching up with the West economically and is likely to be on the decline, not on the rise. |
| Keywords: | Russia, US, geopolitics, détente, Cold War, sanctions, catch up growth, economic competition |
| JEL: | F50 F51 F52 N4 |
| Date: | 2022–11–24 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:115447&r=cis |
| By: | Jargin, Sergei V. |
| Abstract: | This update attempts to analyze social, historical and environmental aspects of the conflict in Ukraine, formulating proposals potentially conductive to peace initiatives and prevention of conflicts. Should the power in Eurasia be displaced to the East, it will come along with losses of values like liberties and human rights. Quality of many services, products and foodstuffs would decline. The environmental protection and energy conservation is less popular in Russia than in other industrialized countries. The reason of the “special military operation” started February 2022 was the anti-separatist activity by the Ukrainian army in Donbas since 2014. In principle, the fight against separatism within national borders is justifiable. Ukraine in her 1991 borders was recognized by all nations including Russia. However, another argumentation is also possible. The Ukraine in today’s borders was created in 1918 disregarding ethnic and linguistic realities. A majority of residents in southern and eastern provinces are Russian-speaking. Many people in Donbas were disappointed that their region had not become a part of the Russian Federation. Recent referendums on occupied territories have been met with skepticism. The Soviet-trained collectivism and mass intimidation influences referendums and elections. Many residents of occupied territories voted for the unification with Russia to avoid personal trouble as they don’t believe that the situation will be reverted. A workable solution would be an international agreement delimitating spheres of influence. Some areas in the East and South of today’s Ukraine should belong to the Russian sphere of influence as the majority of residents are ethnically and linguistically Russians. If the world is becoming multicentric, armed conflicts of various magnitudes may become permanent. A reasonable alternative is a global leadership centered in the most developed parts of the world, based on humanism and modern science. |
| Date: | 2022–11–21 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:gez25&r=cis |
| By: | Kazakova Maria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Izryadnova Olga (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Volovik Nadezhda (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes the main structural shifts in the Russian economy since 2014. The question of how the 2020 crisis will affect the further economic development of the country is investigated. |
| Keywords: | structural shift, covid economies crisis, macroeconomic forecasting |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21104&r=cis |
| By: | Pavel Trunin (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Sergey Narkevich (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Chembulatova Maria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The global financial crisis of 2008-09 patently demonstrated that ensuring price stability by central banks does not guarantee the achievement of financial stability and is not a sufficient condition for it. It also showed how destructive the result of accumulating imbalances in the financial sector can be. |
| Keywords: | MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICY, CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, economy development |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21102&r=cis |
| By: | Klyachko Tatiana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Fedotov ALexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Polishkina Anna (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kovalenko Alexey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The paper presents some generalizing results of a comprehensive analysis of the state, structure, and features of the system of additional professional education that has developed by 2021. |
| Keywords: | systems of additional professional education |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21049&r=cis |
| By: | Abroskin Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Abroskina Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The subject of the research is actual problems of methodology and practice of measuring the population’s standard of living in the statistics of the Russian Federation, the adequate solution of which allows improving the quality and provide a greater analytical orientation of the developed system of indicators. |
| Keywords: | final consumption, households, monetary approach, monetary income, property assets, standard of living, structural indicators |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21103&r=cis |
| By: | Knobel Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Baeva Marina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Zaytsev Yuriy (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kazaryan Margarita (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | This study evaluates the impact of trade safeguards on Russian exporters. |
| Keywords: | protectionism, international economy, balance of trade |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21146&r=cis |
| By: | Klyachko Tatiana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Loginov Dmitry (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Tokareva Galina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Semionova Elena (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Tishenko Alexey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The scientific report presents the results of the analysis of the resource provision of the preschool education system at the expense of budgetary allocations of the consolidated budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, an assessment of the socio-economic state of preschool education in the Russian regions is given. |
| Keywords: | preschool education, monitoring |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21048&r=cis |
| By: | Leskova Yulia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pisarev Georgyi (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Levushkin Anatoliy (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Zolotova Olga (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The main goal of the study, the results of which are presented in this paper, is the development and substantiation, based on the doctrine of views, of a system of theoretical provisions on the private-law aspects of entrepreneurial activity of family members, spouses in various business processes in the context of reforming Russian legislation, the formation of a scientifically grounded concept on these issues. , development of recommendations for improving the legal regulation of entrepreneurial activity in the Russian Federation as the basis for the formation of business processes in the context of reforming Russian legislation at the present stage of development. |
| Keywords: | family relationships, historical analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21141&r=cis |
| By: | Danilov Yuriy (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pivovarov Danil (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Davyudov Igor (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The paper investigates the problems of modeling the system of interconnections of the financial sector of the Russian Federation. |
| Keywords: | financial sector linkages |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21126&r=cis |
| By: | Danilov Yuriy (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pivovarov Danil (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Davyudov Igor (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The work examines the problems of the concept of sustainable finance that has been actively developing in the world in recent years. We examined three blocks of issues related to the concept of sustainable finance: theoretical aspects of this concept, which have become the subject of intense discussions in the world economic community; applied problems of active implementation of this concept in the practice of the largest national financial markets; the current situation in Russia, characterized by an extremely weak development of the sustainable finance segment. |
| Keywords: | sustainable finance concept |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21127&r=cis |
| By: | Agadzhanyan Alexadr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Razdyakonov Vladislav (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The subject of the research is religious social projection in pre-revolutionary Russia. |
| Keywords: | HISTORY OF RELIGION, SOCIAL HISTORY, SOCIAL DESIGN, Utopia, Spiritualism, Tolstoyism, COMMUNES, SOCIAL PROJECT, SOCIAL THEORY, IMAGINATION |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21033&r=cis |
| By: | Blinov Vladimir (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Sergeev Igor (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Satdykov Airat (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Esenina Ekaterina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kurteeva Larisa (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the preprint is to present a scientific approach to the development of scenarios for the development of the regional system of secondary vocational education. |
| Keywords: | secondary vocational education, development scenario, fan of scenarios, parameters, education development, strategic management, education ecosystem, scenario structure. |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21040&r=cis |
| By: | Гурко, Сергей Александрович |
| Abstract: | В 2022 г. Россия столкнулась с беспрецедентным санкционным давлением со стороны экономически развитых стран «западного» мира. В результате чего произошли и происходят глобальные изменения в мировой экономике. Рост цен, разрушение десятилетиями формировавшихся логистических цепочек, массовый уход западных компаний с рынка РФ вот далеко не полный список негативных факторов, с которыми столкнулась экономика России. В этих условиях крайне важно сохранить стабильную работу системообразующих предприятий нашей страны. В настоящее время одной из таких организацией является ПАО «Мосэнерго», которая имеет огромную социальную, инфраструктурную и экономическую значимость для Москвы и Московской области, её жителей и бизнес-структур. In 2022, Russia faced unprecedented sanctions pressure from the economically developed countries of the «western» world. As a result, global changes have occurred and are taking place in the world economy. Rising prices, the destruction of decades-old logistics chains, the mass withdrawal of Western companies from the Russian Federation market is not a complete list of negative factors faced by the Russian economy. In these conditions, it is extremely important to maintain the stable operation of the backbone enterprises of our country. Currently, one of such organizations is PJSC Mosenergo, which has a huge social, infrastructural and economic significance for Moscow and the Moscow Region, its residents and business structures. |
| Date: | 2022–04–19 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:wkunq&r=cis |
| By: | Steiner, Nils D.; Berlinschi, Ruxanda; Farvaque, Étienne; Fidrmuc, Jan; Harms, Philipp; Mihailov, Alexander; Neugart, Michael; Stanek, Piotr |
| Abstract: | This paper uses a survey among students at European universities to explore whether Russia's invasion of Ukraine has affected attitudes toward European integration. Some respondents completed the survey just before Russia's assault on February 24, 2022, and some did so just afterwards, thus delivering a quasi-experimental design situation, which we exploit. Our results suggest that the ominous news about the Russian attack increased the participants' interest in EU politics, consolidated their attachment to the EU, and made them more mindful and appreciative of the benefits of deeper European integration. In effect, the war so close to the EU Eastern border provoked a rally around the supranational EU flag, with convergence of public opinion toward shared European values. |
| Keywords: | European integration,attitudes,external threat,rally around the flag,Ukraine,Russia |
| JEL: | F02 F5 H77 N44 Z18 |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:bofitp:bdp2022_009&r=cis |
| By: | Komarov Vladimir (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Akimova Varvara (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Voloshinskaya Anna (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Moskvitina Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | It is shown that theoretical concepts that underlie the methods of strategy development abroad are based on the maximum consideration of the internal specifics of the regions, the correlation of the tasks and the expediency of their implementation in each specific region. |
| Keywords: | theoretical strategy, international experience |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21159&r=cis |
| By: | Pechatnikov Leonid (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Maskin Maksim (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pekova Oksana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Petrova Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The scientific report presents the results of a study of various approaches to the construction of modern quality management systems in medical organizations. Trends in the development of healthcare systems in the world and in the Russian Federation are analyzed, it is shown what role, on the one hand, the development of the infrastructure of medical care for the population, the staff of medical organizations, and on the other hand, the satisfaction of patients with the quality of the services provided to them by the medical organization, plays. |
| Keywords: | quality management, quality control of medical organizations |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21060&r=cis |
| By: | Radyigin Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Chernova Maria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Abramov Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The work carried out was devoted mainly to risk factors in the Russian stock and corporate bond markets, as well as to the study of the possibilities of practical application of knowledge about them to study the possibilities of collective investments and their analysis. |
| Keywords: | factor analysis, stock market, stock market analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21128&r=cis |
| By: | Grishina Irina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Polinev Andrey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Shkuropat Anna (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The goal of the research is to develop an evidence-based approach to comprehensive assessment of the comparative socio-economic performance of Russia’s regions to monitor the achievement of national goals until 2024 in a regional context. |
| Keywords: | comprehensive assessment, comparative socio-economic performance |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21156&r=cis |
| By: | Sokolov Ilya (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | Currently, public-private partnership is actively developing in most countries of the world, and is an important factor in socio-economic development, improving the quality of life of the population, improving the environment, optimizing the use of financial, human and other resources for the implementation of socially significant projects. Public-private partnership is one of the mechanisms of a mixed economy, along with public procurement, mechanisms of nationalization and privatization, allowing the development of relations between business and the state. |
| Keywords: | public-private partnership, business support |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21120&r=cis |
| By: | Malevanov Yuriy (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Dozhdikov Anton (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Ivanov Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the research: development of mechanisms for optimizing the quality management system of education at various levels in the digital environment based on methods of working with big data. |
| Keywords: | big data, education management, peer review, data lakes, education control and supervision, education quality assessment, digital educational environment |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21046&r=cis |
| By: | Alasgeev Sergey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kuteynitsyna Tatiana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Postalyuk Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Prudnikova Victoria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The level of orientation of regional secondary vocational education systems to the needs of the territories in which they are located significantly affects the economic parameters of the development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the dynamic characteristics of personnel demand and supply in the regional labor market. |
| Keywords: | compliance criteria, indicators, vocational education and training (VET) system, region, socio-economic development. |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21050&r=cis |
| By: | Alexeev, Michael; Zakharov, Nikita |
| Abstract: | We investigate the relationship between oil windfalls and income inequality using the subnational data of one of the resource-richest and most unequal countries in the world – Russia. While previous literature produced contradictory findings due to the use of an aggregate measure of oil rents mainly in cross-national settings, we focus exclusively on oil rents that accrue to the subnational governments across one country. Our estimation strategy takes advantage of the two specific features of Russian oil taxation: 1) the policy change when sharing oil extraction taxes with local budgets was discontinued; and 2) the oil tax formula being tied directly to the international oil prices making oil price shocks an exogenous measure of change in oil rents. When we look at the period with oil tax revenues shared with the regional governments, we find that oil windfalls had increased income inequality and benefited the wealthiest quintile of the population in regions with more intense rent-seeking. Further, positive price shocks combined with greater rent-seeking reduced the share of labor income but increased the income share from unidentified sources traditionally associated with corruption. These effects of oil windfalls disappeared after the Russian government discontinued oil tax revenue sharing with regional governments. Finally, we examine some political implications of rising inequality due to the appropriation of oil windfalls. We find a positive effect of rising inequality on the frequency of protests associated with grievances among the poor and disadvantaged social groups; this effect, however, exists only in relatively democratic regions. |
| Keywords: | oil,decentralized revenues,income inequality,corruption,protest,Russia |
| JEL: | D63 D73 Q35 Q38 P48 |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:bofitp:bdp2022_002&r=cis |
| By: | Natchov, Timur V.; Pyle, William |
| Abstract: | Decades of investment decisions by central planners left communist societies with structures of production ill-prepared for competitive markets. Their vulnerability to liberalization, however, varied across space. Similar to the effects identified in the "China shock" literature, we hypothesize that post-market-shock outcomes will reflect pre-marketshock structures of production. Tracking voting outcomes at the district level in Russia's presidential elections, we document asymmetric reactions to the liberalization of markets in 1992. Electoral support for the pro-market incumbent declined most in areas with structural inheritances that made them most vulnerable to reforms. This finding sheds new light on an old debate about the importance of "initial conditions" (as opposed to policies) to the trajectories of post-communist societies. |
| Keywords: | industrial structure,transition economy,voting,Russia |
| JEL: | N14 N44 P00 P23 |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:bofitp:bdp2022_012&r=cis |
| By: | Radyigin Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Chernova Maria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Abramov Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | This study shows various methods and indicators for measuring the public sector in the economy using the example of Russian companies that are issuers of securities. |
| Keywords: | economic indicators, analysis of the securities market |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21129&r=cis |
| By: | Елманова, Виктория Михайловна; Kudryashov, Alexander (Open European Academy of Public Sciences) |
| Abstract: | В статье анализируются ведущие направления финансовой стратегии ПАО «ГМК «Норильский никель», лидера горно-металлургической промышленности России. Они неразрывно связаны со стратегией экологического роста, реализуемой предприятием в настоящее время. Кроме того, в данной статье рассмотрены наметившиеся в последние годы тренды развития компаний горнодобывающего и металлургического сектора России. В результате исследования были выявлены наиболее серьезные проблемы, влияющие на отрасль и освещен ряд подходов к решению задач жизнеспособности и эффективности горнорудных организаций в условиях нестабильности рыночных условий. The article analyzes the leading directions of the financial strategy of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, the leader of the mining and metallurgical industry of Russia. They are inextricably linked with the environmental growth strategy currently being implemented by the company. In addition, this article discusses the trends in the development of companies in the mining and metallurgical sector of Russia that have emerged in recent years. As a result of the study, the most serious problems affecting the industry were identified and a number of approaches to solving the problems of viability and efficiency of mining organizations in unstable market conditions were highlighted. |
| Date: | 2022–04–29 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:buem8&r=cis |
| By: | Alexandra Bozhechkova (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Dobronravova Elizaveta (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Alexey Evseev (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Ishakova Farida (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pavel Trunin (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | In this paper we estimate the degree of producer price rigidity in the Russian economy and identify the response of various industries to monetary policy shocks, taking into account the heterogeneity of the rigidity parameter. The first part of the paper reviews theoretical approaches to modeling producer price rigidity, including models in which price revisions depend either only on time, or only on the state of the economy, as well as a hybrid pricing model. |
| Keywords: | monetary policy, investments, comparative analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21100&r=cis |
| By: | Shulgin Sergey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Scherbov Sergey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The level of orientation of regional secondary vocational education systems to the needs of the territories in which they are located significantly affects the economic parameters of the development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the dynamic characteristics of personnel demand and supply in the regional labor market. |
| Keywords: | demography, COVID-19, multi-regional demographic projection, migration, fertility, mortality, life expectancy, regional differentiation |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21052&r=cis |
| By: | Musina Nuria (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Fedyayev Denis (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | To improve the quality of health care delivery and ensure its accessibility, a number of countries use health care financing models based on determining the population's need for health care. This approach to health care financing has an advantage over general financing, in which resources are evenly distributed across different regions, regardless of the actual need for health care. |
| Keywords: | health financing, health economics |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21056&r=cis |
| By: | Elena Sinelnikova-Myruleva (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Grebenkina Alina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Makeeva Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The neutral interest rate is one of the basic components of a large number of macroeconomic and, in particular, monetary models. Central banks take estimates of the level of neutral interest rate into account when conducting monetary policy to determine its degree of rigidity / softness. |
| Keywords: | NEUTRAL PERCENTAGE RATE, camparative analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21101&r=cis |
| By: | Werner Roeger (Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW)); Paul J. J. Welfens (Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW)) |
| Abstract: | The merit-order approach in the electricity market, which is in widespread use across the EU27 and the UK, has proven to be somewhat economically problematic in the context of the Russo- Ukrainian war. The massively increased gas prices since summer 2022 – in the context of Russian supply cuts to the EU – has led to an abnormally high electricity price: Using the merit order approach, the price of electricity increases enormously if, as is often the case, gas is the last type of energy still realized in power generation; this leads to artificial increases in returns for all other types of energy providers whose output is used in power generation. Gas price increases by Russia or Russian supply cuts to the EU can increase the price of electricity and also the rate of inflation, as well as depress real income. The electricity price shock can be countered by switching – temporarily – to a modified regulation of the electricity market for a few years with a gas price subsidy in the electricity market. In a macroeconomic analysis, we identify both the output losses and adverse distributional effects of a gas price hike and find that a gas price subsidy is superior in stabilizing output and employment compared to a transfer; it also at least partially addresses certain distributional issues by reducing windfall profits in the electricity market. The study advocates a combination of gas price subsidies only in the electricity market and targeted transfers to households to meet both efficiency and distributional targets. The macro-analysis findings presented herein should be considered carefully, as they could minimize the welfare losses in the EU and the UK. As regards the expansion of renewable energy-based electricity, it is shown herein that the cost-differential between gas-fired power stations and renewable electricity is critical – large cost differentials imply barriers for an expansion of electricity generation from renewables unless there is a price regulation of electricity. There is the potential of an inefficient adjustment path due to nonlinearities. With a proposed narrow gas price cap for the electricity market only, the associated initial deficit related to necessary subsidies is, of course, much smaller than in the case of a general gas price cap. |
| Keywords: | Power sector, Russo-Ukrainian war, gas prices, macro modeling, subsidy policy, transfers, DSGE model |
| JEL: | D58 L51 L52 Q41 E64 Q48 |
| Date: | 2022–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bwu:eiiwdp:disbei323&r=cis |
| By: | Milogolov Nikolai (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Gromov Vladimir (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The use of digital technologies in tax administration is a promising way to develop the tax system itself and a necessary condition for the transition to a qualitatively new level of implementation of taxpayers' rights. By increasing the transparency of operations in the economy and reducing the cost of meeting the tax legislation requirements, digitalization brings strong advantages that make us to take a different look at the longstanding rules of calculating personal income tax. In this regard some significant issues of tax fairness and progressivity rise. |
| Keywords: | IT in administration, taxes collecting |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21111&r=cis |
| By: | Gabueva Larisa (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | At present, great importance is attached to the problem of maintaining the professional health of the working-age population and prolonging professional longevity in the world and in the Russian Federation. This problem has become especially urgent in recent years, in connection with the change in the country's retirement age. |
| Keywords: | DEMOGRAPHY, GENDER AND AGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, OLDER AGE GROUPS, INCIDENCE BY THE MAIN CLASS OF DISEASES, CAUSES OF MORTALITY OF THE OLDER GENERATION, GERIATRIC PAYMENT MODELS; PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21058&r=cis |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | The St. Lucian economy is confronted with significant challenges from consecutive external shocks. While still recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to an output collapse in 2020 and 2021 mainly due to a halt in tourism, the war in Ukraine is adding inflation and balance of payments pressures given the dependence on fuel and food imports. |
| Date: | 2022–11–18 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2022/348&r=cis |
| By: | Filippova Irina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Deryugin Alexander (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Arlashkin Igor (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The paper considers the impact of regional tax transfers to municipal budgets on the taxable base on a sample of 72 Russian regions for the period 2011–2018. The results of the assessment show that the transfer of the tax applied under the simplified taxation system and personal income tax has a positive effect in poor regions. The transfer of corporate income tax has a positive effect in rich regions. No significant results were obtained in regard to corporate property tax. |
| Keywords: | taxes policy, comparative analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21110&r=cis |
| By: | Lyubimov Ivan (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Mirakyan Diana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The work reveals a positive associative relationship between the complexity of economies and the quality and diversity of higher education programs at the regional level. However, several regions have more advanced higher education systems compared to the complexity of their economies. |
| Keywords: | scientific factor of economic growth, the relationship between science and business |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21144&r=cis |
| By: | Davydov, Denis; Garanina, Tatiana; Weill, Laurent |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the effect of executive board gender diversity on the relationship between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and bank liquidity hoarding (LH). We focus on the Russian banking sector, which, relative to most of the world, has a high share of women on bank executive boards. Using the news-based EPU index developed by Baker, Bloom, and Davis (2016) and LH measures proposed by Berger, Guedhami, Kim, and Li (2022), we exploit a unique dataset from the Russian banking sector. While higher economic policy uncertainty tends to increase liquidity hoarding, we find this effect diminishes as gender diversity of the board increases. We attribute this finding to the moderating influence of gender diversity on stability and overreaction in decision-making. Additionally, we find that the channel through which board gender diversity affects the impact of economic policy uncertainty on liquidity hoarding takes place via the hoarding of liquid assets. Our findings are robust to the use of alternative measures for economic policy uncertainty and gender diversity. As women are still significantly under-represented on bank boards in most countries, these results argue for policies to promote gender diversity of bank boards as a means of limiting detrimental effects of economic policy uncertainty. |
| Keywords: | liquidity hoarding,bank boards,gender diversity,economic policy uncertainty |
| JEL: | G18 G21 G34 P26 |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:bofitp:bdp2022_011&r=cis |
| By: | Родина, Юлия Михайловна; Kudryashov, Alexander (Open European Academy of Public Sciences) |
| Abstract: | Пандемия Covid-19 изменила мир и повлияла на все сферы жизни общества, особенно банковский сектор. Многие ожидали, что финансовая устойчивость российских банков не выдержит натиск резкого экономического кризиса. Однако анализ ключевых и специфических показателей не позволяет сделать таких однозначных выводов. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world and affected all spheres of society, especially the banking sector. Many expected that the financial stability of Russian banks would not withstand the onset of a severe economic crisis. However, the analysis of key and specific indicators does not allow such unambiguous conclusions to be drawn. |
| Date: | 2022–04–29 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:67xf3&r=cis |
| By: | Pokida Andrey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Zybunovskaya Natalya (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The results of the study represent the Russian experience in the sociological study of the non-criminal “shadow” labor market, including the identification of trends in its development, analysis of socio-economic mechanisms, in particular the socio-psychological attitudes of participants in “shadow” processes, norms of legal and economic consciousness, value orientations, and motives of behavior. that determine the massive participation in the non-criminal "shadow" economy of representatives of different social, demographic and professional groups. |
| Keywords: | shadow economy, comparative analysis |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21061&r=cis |
| By: | Doronova Tatiana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Hailova Elena (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Tarasova Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Pestrikova Svetlana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Krivtsova Svetlana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The scientific report examines the history of the emergence and formation of the system of public education of young children in Russia and abroad. The analysis focuses on the education of children from 1.5 to 3 years old. The necessity of a much larger-scale approach to the issues of additional professional education of teachers (retraining, advanced training), taking into account the specifics of the education of young children, is substantiated. |
| Keywords: | early childhood research, preschool education system |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21041&r=cis |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | San Marino's economic activity showed remarkable resilience throughout the pandemic. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, San Marino faced an unprecedented energy price shock which, compounded with a food price shock, led to high inflation and real income erosion. However, strong external demand amidst global supply chain constraints and an elevated inflow of tourists have boosted economic activity so far this year. At the same time, San Marino secured beneficial energy import prices this year and next that have resulted in tariffs below regional peers at minimal fiscal costs. Despite a strong economy, the fiscal position in 2021 remained relatively weak. However, greater reliance on domestic debt along with a large share of long maturing and low interest debt is supporting favorable debt dynamics given higher inflation. Banks' capitalization and profitability improved in 2021, deposits continued to grow, while credit contracted. Progress halted recently while vulnerabilities remain given very large nonperforming assets and weak capitalization. |
| Date: | 2022–11–23 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2022/349&r=cis |
| By: | Maleva Tatiana (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kartseva Marina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kuznetsova Polina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Salmina Alla (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | In this paper, a study of the socio-economic situation of persons experiencing "sandwich syndrome" is carried out. The work includes a critical analysis of the literature on the impact of the "sandwich syndrome" on various aspects of human life, as well as an empirical analysis of the prevalence, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the "sandwich syndrome" in Russia. |
| Keywords: | sandwich syndrome |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21069&r=cis |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | St. Vincent and the Grenadines is recovering from the pandemic and 2021 volcanic eruptions. Despite the authorities’ strong efforts to contain deficits, critical fiscal responses to these shocks pushed up public debt, which—while assessed as sustainable—remains at high risk of distress should future shocks materialize. The economy is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2022, supported by large-scale investment projects and recoveries in tourism and agriculture. Surging commodity prices, fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine, are expected to raise inflation sharply to 5.8 percent in 2022, adding to fiscal and external pressures and weighing on the recovery. So far, the financial system has weathered the shocks relatively well. The outlook is subject to significant downside risks primarily from an abrupt slowdown in trading partners’ growth, potential delays in investment projects including due to supply chain disruptions, and the ever-present threat of frequent natural disasters. |
| Date: | 2022–11–17 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2022/346&r=cis |
| By: | Claudio Morana |
| Abstract: | This paper introduces a new decomposition of euro area headline inflation into core, cyclical and residual components. Our new core inflation measure, the structural core inflation rate, bears the interpretation of expected headline inflation, conditional to medium to long-term demand and supply-side developments. It shows smoothness and trending properties, economic content, and forecasting ability for headline inflation and other available core inflation measures routinely used at the ECB for internal or external communication. Hence, it carries additional helpful information for policy-making decisions. Concerning recent developments, all the inflation components contributed to its post-pandemic upsurge. Since mid-2021, core inflation has been on a downward trend, landing at about 3% in 2022. Cyclical and residual inflation -associated with idiosyncratic supply chains, energy markets, and geopolitical tensions- are currently the major threats to price stability. While some cyclical stabilization is ongoing, a stagflation scenario cum weakening overall financial conditions might be lurking ahead. A pressing issue for ECB monetary policy will be to face -mostly supply-side- inflationary pressure without triggering a financial crisis. |
| Keywords: | headline in‡ation, core in‡ation, Russia'’s war in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic, sovereign debt crisis, subprime financial crisis, dot-com bubble, euro area, ECB monetary policy, trend-cycle decomposition |
| JEL: | C22 C38 E32 F44 G01 |
| Date: | 2022–12 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mib:wpaper:505&r=cis |
| By: | Родина, Юлия Михайловна; Kudryashov, Alexander (Open European Academy of Public Sciences) |
| Abstract: | В данной статье рассматриваются основные различия между мониторингом бюджета и управлением бюджета, процессы бюджетного контроля в компании Росбанк.Страхование, которые включают в себя установление фактического положения компании, сравнение фактических показателей с бюджетом, расчет отклонений, установление причин расхождений, а также принятие мер по их корректировке. В статье проанализированы вышеперечисленные этапы, приведены примеры расхождений между бюджетами и фактическими показателями, а также сделаны выводы о эффективности данной системы бюджетного контроля. This article discusses the main differences between budget monitoring and budget management, budget control processes in Rosbank.Insurance, which include establishing the company’s actual position, comparing actual indicators with the budget, calculating variances, determining the causes of it as well as taking actions to correct them. The article analyzes the above stages, provides examples of variances between budgets and actual indicators, and draws conclusions about the effectiveness of this budget control system. |
| Date: | 2022–04–29 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:rmsa4&r=cis |
| By: | Sylvain Bellefontaine |
| Abstract: | Relatively sound macroeconomic fundamentals, coupled with government measures and financial support from donors, have allowed Uzbekistan to withstand the shock of the health crisis. Despite a marked deterioration in the regional situation for the last year, the country shows internal political stability. At the same time, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s “New Uzbekistan Strategy” is continuing the post-Soviet economic transition formally initiated in 2017. However, the uncertainties generated by the international environment seems to hamper the implementation of reforms and the transformation from a planned economy to a market economy. The objective of this publication is to present the major macroeconomic trends in the country. |
| Keywords: | Ouzbékistan |
| JEL: | E |
| Date: | 2022–11–17 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:avg:wpaper:en14771&r=cis |
| By: | Larionova Marina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Shelepov Andrey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Saharov Andrey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Popova Irina (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Ignatov Alexandr (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Vasilkovskyi Sergey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | The report presents an analysis of modern approaches to collective regulation of the digital economy, existing and emerging mechanisms for its collective regulation, as well as the potential of these mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of Russia's priorities. |
| Keywords: | regulation of the digital economy |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21145&r=cis |
| By: | Galina A. Orlova (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Kristina A. Tanis (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Marina N. Balakhonskaya (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Anastasiia A. Balykova (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Alexander A. Berlov (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Alina A. Zaripova (National Research University Higher School of Economics); Maxim Yu. Lukin (National Research University Higher School of Economics) |
| Abstract: | Responding to the reproaches addressed by Michel de Certeau a quarter of a century ago to historians, who use time as a taxonomic tool without reflecting on its social structure, we seek to make time visible through the analytical tools developed currently by sociologists and anthropologists of time. Setting the analytical optics, we are turning in a performative way towards temporality in the history of the Soviet 20th century, transferring the temporal turn from the declaration into presence. Continuing to experiment with looking at the Soviet reality through a temporality lens, we are gathering the subjects of our two-year research in the text. The number of co-authors, unusual for the humanities; the composition of paper; and the wide range of topics express and embody the letter and spirit of our project, where the Soviet social time is jointly studied from different perspectives. Compositionally, the article consists of six analytical short stories. In each of them, the results of one of our research cases, united under the umbrella of the Soviet temporality project, are interpreted with one of the core concepts or approaches introduced by the temporal turn. |
| Keywords: | (Soviet) temporality, theoretical framework, timeframe, (socialist) timescape, heterochrony, temporalization, phronesis of time, pedagogy of time, time-patterns, materialization of time, clock-timing, temporal turn. |
| JEL: | Z11 |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hig:wpaper:211/hum/2022&r=cis |
| By: | Koryitin Andrey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Kostrykina Natalia (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Melkova Elena (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | Tax on mineral extraction is the main method of collection of the resource rent in Russia. However, the tax level on solid minerals is very low, so it does not correspond to their share in the production as well as the export of raw materials. In connection with that, an investigation of new approaches to the taxation of solid minerals based on the best world practices becomes the burning issue. |
| Keywords: | mineral extraction taxing, tax system development |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21121&r=cis |
| By: | Mariia Shkolnykova; Lasse Steffens; Jan Wedemeier |
| Abstract: | Against the background of the current political developments in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, like Ukraine, Poland, and Romania, the question arises what role the transformation of the economy and the resulting innovation linkages have played in these countries. This paper addresses this issue by exploring the impact of economic and institutional dimensions on the development of CEE countries, thereby explicitly distinguishing between European Union (EU) members and non-members. First of all, the performance development of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the CEE countries and Western European countries is observed. In a further analysis step, the development of EU members is compared with that of CEE countries that are non-members of the EU. This paper estimates the impact of such factors as innovation, institutions, and political practices on the economic development of 37 European countries for the period from 2000 until 2020 by using a panel regression. The results of the analysis show that institutions matter, especially for non-EU-member CEE countries. Stable institutions—such as freedom of the press, freedom of expression, but also high levels of the Human Development Index—help countries to achieve a higher income development over time. The role of the innovative ability of countries is also decisive for a positive development. |
| Keywords: | Central and Eastern European Countries, Economic growth, Innovation, Institution, GDP |
| JEL: | O40 O47 R11 |
| Date: | 2022–11 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:atv:wpaper:2209&r=cis |
| By: | Serebryakova, Evgeniya |
| Abstract: | The role of ICTs for women’s empowerment in the development context is increasingly being discussed in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Studies have been conducted investigating the empowering potential of ICTs. Yet research on the Central Asian region is lacking, in particular regarding the most vulnerable group of people in the region: rural women. This paper aims to shed light on this gap by conducting an exploratory analysis using an adapted version of Kleine’s Choice Framework, which is based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach, using secondary data sources. Through a focus on the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, the adapted version of the Choice Framework is used as a mapping tool to identify the barriers and opportunities that ICTs can have for rural women’s empowerment in the region. The findings show that a lack of access and infrastructure of ICTs remains the biggest barrier in the region, with the exception of Kazakhstan. Where ICTs are being used, this is likely to take place through mobile phones, reflecting a common tendency throughout developing countries. Additionally, the local context regarding traditional gender roles, and social norms constrains women’s agency, in combination with an increasingly oppressive political environment. This combination of factors means that ICTs do not currently appear to present an empowering tool for rural women in the region. |
| Date: | 2022–11–18 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:v72xw&r=cis |
| By: | Kasyan Alexey (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Egorov ilya (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration); Trofimov Atryem (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) |
| Abstract: | This preprint uses the method of statistical processing of lexical lists developed by the authors: transcription of consonant classes and a weighted permutation test. The experiment involves five language families, presumably forming the Altai macrofamily: Turkic, Mongolian, Tunguska, Korean, Japanese. A strong signal was revealed between the so-nuclear Altai taxa: Türkic, Mongolian, Tunguska, which can be explained as a genealogical relationship, partially obscured by contacts. A signal of kinship was revealed in the Japanese-Turkic and Japanese-Tungusic couples (the contact scenario is poorly suited for these couples). |
| Keywords: | transcription of consonant classes, weighted permutation test. |
| Date: | 2021–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rnp:wpaper:s21034&r=cis |
| By: | Werner Roeger (Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW)); Paul J. J. Welfens (Europäisches Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW)) |
| Abstract: | Since late summer 2022, policymakers in Germany and many other European Union (EU) countries have increasingly discussed the option of imposing a gas price cap and introducing transfer payments to private households to help consumers in terms of gas, heat and electricity purchases. How a gas price cap should be designed - for all gas customers in the household and industrial sectors or targeted towards certain gas-consuming sectors - is not clear for the time being; in Germany, a special commission is to deliver proposals on this in October. Following a new EIIW analysis by Roeger and Welfens, it is shown below that a gas price cap only makes economic sense for the electricity market and the overall economy - supplemented by certain transfer measures. The DSGE model simulation results for Germany (or also the EU) are clear: Compared to a situation without government intervention or a pure transfer approach, real income and employment develop more favorably, while both inflation and the government deficit are lower in the medium term. It is also recommended that policy approaches be coordinated within the EU to avoid distortions in the EU’s internal market and, finally, that demand and peak load management be stepped up in national electricity markets. This is because with reduced peak loads over the course of the day, there will be less need to rely on the flexible but price-driving gas-fired power generation than has been the case to date or which can be expected in the context of a falling gas price in the electricity market. If the share of gas in electricity generation decreases, this may contribute to a medium-term decline in the price of gas in Europe. |
| Keywords: | Power sector, Russo-Ukrainian war, gas prices, macro modeling, subsidy policy, transfers, DSGE model |
| JEL: | D58 L51 L52 Q41 E64 Q48 |
| Date: | 2022–10 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bwu:eiiwdp:disbei324&r=cis |
| By: | Olegs Krasnopjorovs (Bank of Latvia) |
| Abstract: | Improving urban quality of life is now increasingly at the top of the political agenda of modern cities. However, right policy treatment requires a thorough analysis and correct diagnosis. This paper is designed as such a diagnostic tool in the hands of urban policy makers aimed to drive the urban structural reform agenda in Riga – the regional centre of the Baltics. We provide a systematic assessment of the quality of life in Riga city both over time and in the contexts of Latvia, the Baltics and Europe, as well as link it with a comparative economic development, demographic trends, the availability of housing and dynamics of local tax revenue receipts. We find that although the quality of life in Riga tends to improve over time, in many areas progress appears to be slower than in the neighbouring capital cities - Vilnius and Tallinn. While Riga performs rather well in terms of economic growth and environmental quality compared to other European cities, we identify a large room for improvement in the areas of social trust, the quality of urban governance and how pleasant a city is to live. By running the principal component analysis on the most recent wave of Eurobarometer survey and applying the data envelopment analysis to build the European urban quality of life frontier, we conclude that Riga has a great potential to improve the urban quality of life even with its current population size and the GDP per capita level. The paper highlights how the quality of life, economic prosperity, the availability of housing, size of city budget and population growth are all closely linked in an urban context, making all these variables mutually dependent. |
| Keywords: | urban quality of life, urban life satisfaction, safety, trust, environment, transport, infrastructure, governance, population growth, housing, municipal budget, economic growth |
| JEL: | O18 R11 R23 R5 |
| Date: | 2022–12–07 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ltv:dpaper:202202&r=cis |
| By: | Sylvain Bellefontaine |
| Abstract: | Des fondamentaux macroéconomiques relativement sains, combinés aux mesures gouvernementales et au soutien financier des bailleurs, ont permis à l’Ouzbékistan de résister au choc de la crise sanitaire. Dans un contexte régional en dégradation sensible depuis un an, le pays affiche une stabilité politique interne. Parallèlement, la « Strategy New Uzbekistan » du président Shavkat Mirziyoyev poursuit la transition économique post-soviétique formellement engagée en 2017. Toutefois, les incertitudes générées par le contexte international semblent freiner la mise en place des réformes et la transformation d’une économie planifiée vers une économie de marché. L’objectif de cette publication est de présenter les grandes tendances macroéconomiques du pays. |
| Keywords: | Ouzbékistan |
| JEL: | E |
| Date: | 2022–11–16 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:avg:wpaper:fr14771&r=cis |
| By: | Moll, Ben |
| Abstract: | Während sich Europa dem Winter nähert, ist die öffentliche Debatte auf die Füllstände der Gasspeicher fixiert; vermeintliche Meilensteine wie das Erreichen von 75 Prozent oder 85 Prozent werden gefeiert. In diesem kurzen Beitrag erläutert Benjamin Moll anhand einer Analogie zwischen den Gasspeichern und einem Wasserreservoir, warum die Fixierung auf die Füllstände – eine Bestandsgröße – irreführend sein kann. Damit Europa ohne russisches Gas durch den Winter kommt, müssen private Haushalte und Unternehmen vielmehr die Gasnachfrage – eine Stromgröße – reduzieren. Erfreulicherweise ist diese bereits erheblich gesunken und die notwendige weitere Nachfragereduktion ist machbar. „Gasspeicher-Optimismus“ ist fehl am Platz, aber „Gasspar- und Gassubstitutions-Optimismus“ ist gerechtfertigt. |
| Keywords: | Gasspeicher; Speicherfüllstände; Stock Flow-Fehlschluss; H2020 European Research Council - 865227; De Gruyter deal |
| JEL: | Q43 |
| Date: | 2022–10–08 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:116667&r=cis |