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Labor leasing: economic theory, EU and Russia experience (Task II.E.P.6) L. Smirnykh 16 Dec 2005
With the need in flexible business management getting acute, contingent employment comes into focus. While being widely spread all over the globe it has not been recognized in Russia for quite a long time. Today, analysts of the Russian labor market predict that this employment scheme awaits grand future. Indicative of a high demand for contingent labor in Russia is its dynamic year-on-year growth. Fostering the Development of Innovative SMEs (Task I.A.P.4) G. Walter 06 Dec 2005
Russia's economy has gone through a process of deep transformation in the last fifteen years. Its first stage lied mainly on the development of market institutions and the progressive dissemination of market rules. Despite some drawbacks and failures, it can be considered as largely achieved now. However, there is currently another huge challenge: the inscription of Russian economy into the World economy... The economic impact of the EU enlargement and forthcoming change in legislation of the special economic zone upon the Kaliningrad region (Task II.F.P.1) Kari Liuhto 01 Dec 2005
The rapid economic transition of the Baltic States and Poland along with their recent EU memberships raises the question, has the Kaliningrad region benefited from the EU coming to its borders or has the region suffered from the EU enlargement? In this short report, the author aims at answering the question, what is the socio-economic impact of the EU’s latest enlargement upon the Kaliningrad region? Use of Investment Ratings as Target Progress Measures (Task I.C.P.2) L.A.Valitova 07 Nov 2005
This report has been prepared in pursuance of Request # P27-336 (ORM-I02-050628-0146) of the Administration of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 28, 2005 for conducting analytical research under the Concept of the State Program of Enhancing Investment Appeal of the Russian Economy with Consideration to the EU Experience in Regulating Diminishment of Investment Risks ". Some Aspects of Harmonization of the Russian and EU Legislations Regulating Business Relationships: Problems and Prospects (Task II.E.P.2) T. Shashikhina 02 Nov 2005
At this juncture in the development of business relations between Russia and the European Union, the topicality of the Russian legislation approximation with the legal standards established by and effective in all EU member states, e.g. EU corporate legislation, is ever more felt... Increasing Openness and Competitive Potential of the Russian Economy. Regulatory Highlights for the period from January 1, 2004 to July 30, 2005 (Task V.M) Shirov A. 31 Oct 2005
- tools to regulate foreign trade – currency regulation, customs tariff policy, exports support;
- investments encouragement, including inter alia through SEZ, PSA;
- promotion of private - public partnerships
Judicial Reform (Task V.M) D. Nyarginen 25 Oct 2005
In 1992 Russian authorities proclaimed the need to reform the national judicial system and
outlined general principles for its restructuring. Some steps in this area were taken between
1992 and 1996, whereas in June 2001 the Russian parliament approved key directions of
further reform to start the second wave of judiciary transformation... Civil Society Institutions Independent Media Openness and Access to Information (Task V.M) D. Nyarginen 24 Oct 2005
According to the Russian Federation Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, civil
society in Russia “is in stagnation on a downturn trend”. The medium-term program for
Russia's social and economic development sets forth guidelines for the Russian
Federation Government in years 2005 – 2008, which include promotion of civil society... Improving efficiency of public governance (Task V.M) Demid Golikov 24 Oct 2005
Year 2004 witnessed emergence of a new structure of the federal government. The
new structure is streamlined by the governance levels. It is more centralized with the
number of ministries and departments being significantly reduced and the redundant
functions eliminated. The appointment procedure for top figures has also been made
more centralized and formalized... Economic Analysis of Associates in Terms of Antimonopoly Regulation (Task II.E.P.3) S.B. Avdasheva, A.E. Shatitko 05 Oct 2005
This paper has been prepared as part of a dedicated RECEP project intended to be used in the unfolding debate on improvement of the market competition rules in Russia, including inter alia discussions on the new draft law "Concerning Competition Protection". The main objective of this paper is to outline approaches to definition of associates as a group of multiple economic agents subject to specific proprietary and binding (contractual) relationships that impact or may impact the terms of competition on the market... Development of competition in the sectors with a natural monopoly component: justification, options, constraints (Task II.E.P.3) S.B. Avdasheva, A.E. Shatitko 04 Oct 2005
Competitive policy in the deregulated sectors is important for a whole number of reasons. The natural monopoly sectors or at least the ones containing a natural monopoly component occupy a prominent position in Russia’s economy – more so, than in the economies of developed countries. This is connected both with the basic commodity orientation of Russian industries and traditionally high energy consumption... Analysis of the currently effective antimonopoly law in the RF and comparison with the contemporary EU law. Possible options for increasing the efficiency of its enforcement in Russia. Analysis of anti-trust legislation and law enforcement in the EU (Task II.E.P.3) V. Prosvetov, &A. Shastitko 04 Oct 2005
The current analytical report drafted further to the request of the Committee for Economic Policy of State Duma of the Russian Federation is centred around the modern definition of antimonopoly policy and major instruments for its implementation. It describes a set of factors determining the need for modernisation of antimonopoly regulation and identifies the major aspects and possible trends for the improvement of antimonopoly policy in Russia. Does Russia benefit from the US twin deficit? (Task I.D.P.2) Demid Golikov 03 Oct 2005
The paper discusses the effect of the long-term dollar depreciation on the ruble exchange rate vs. major currencies and Russia’s balance of payment. The underlying idea is that insomuch as Russia's export proceeds are largely in dollars and imports are in euros, Russia is going to face deterioration of the terms of trade and the shrinkage of its trade balance... Regional policy priorities in Russia: empirical evidence (Task I.C.P.7) L.A. Valitova, V.L. Tambovtsev 03 Oct 2005
This paper continues a series of publications dedicated to the analysis of the regional budget policy in Russia. This paper presents results of the analysis of the impact of the officially promulgated regional policy of the federal center on dynamics of indicators describing socio-economic position of the Russian regions... Analysis of contemporary budget federalism models based on economic and social effectiveness of inter-budgetary relations. Theory, experiences in OECD countries, and analysis for Russia (Task I.C.P.7) U. Thiessen 30 Sep 2005
We evaluate Russia’s system of fiscal federalism. To this end a general framework of analysis is first suggested. It consists of evaluation criteria derived from the current state of the theory of fiscal federalism concerning the three main spheres of fiscal federalism Proposals for Government Program: "Strengthening Guarantees of Property Rights and Contract Protection" (Task I.C.P.3) E.A.Mishina & V.L.Tambovtsev &A.E.Shastitko 30 Sep 2005
The Report has been prepared upon Request N P27-173 of April 2005 (Registration Number
ORM-I02-050404-0108), Russian Federation Government Executive Office, for presenting an
analytical paper Strengthening Guarantees of Property Rights and Contract Protection. Improving Property Rights Protection: Problem Structure, Indicators, Action Directions (Task I.C.P.3) V.L. Tambovtsev A.E. Shastitko 30 Sep 2005
This report was prepared in pursuance of Request No. P27-103 of the Administration of
the Government of the Russian Federation of March 2, 2005 concerning development of an
analytical memorandum on the panel task "Preparing of Proposals on Goals, Tasks and
Indicators of the Ministerial and Inter-Ministerial Programs for Improvement of Validation
of Ownership Relations in the Framework of the RF Performance Oriented Budget
System" Proposals for a revised Institutional Structure in the Russian Federation and Strategic Policy Making in the Regional Development (Task I.B.P.1) Wolfgang Wedderkopf 30 Sep 2005
This paper is based on a previous document developed in 2004 as an initial basis for dis-cussions with the Russian Line Ministries and experts of the Presidential Administration on the future institutional structure of the countries decision making levels... Competitiveness of Russian enterprises: microeconomic approach (Task I.A.R.6) A.A. Khoudokormoff 29 Sep 2005
Russia has to face a double challenge. It has to accomplish the transition (or a return) to a market economy after 75 years of planned economy, which is twice as long a period of time as in Central Europe and China, and at the same time it has to adapt itself to the globalization of the world economy, a globalization which was accelerated by the collapse of communism in Russia... The price of credit: Government's Contribution (Task I.A.P.7) V.L. Tambovtsev, L.A. Valitova 29 Sep 2005
Increased competitiveness of the Russian economy through a structural manoeuvre of
increasing the share were share of its high-tech sector is impossible to effect without a massive influx of investment seeking to implement the technology innovations. One of the conditions for such influx consists, evidently, in significant improvement of the investment climate in the country...
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