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European integration and competitiveness: Implications for Russia (Draft) François Benaroya 24 Feb 2005
Competitiveness is widely considered as a key building block to economic development and prosperity, and, as such, has been at the centre of the political debate for the last two decades in most countries, in particular in Europe... Factors of regional growth Lilia Valitova 21 Feb 2005
The paper is devoted to the analysis of factors, explaining regional inequalities in living standards and economic growth in Russia. It was found out that significant factors enhancing economic growth are resource endowments, regional industrial policy, R&D policy and investment activity. We could also conclude that supporting grants from other budgets cause distortions and even slow down regional development. Russia: natural resource rent and competitiveness Christophe Cordonnier 18 Feb 2005
In a recent publication , the World Bank has recalculated the various components of the Russian GDP in order to eliminate the strong statistical distortions linked to practices of price transfers which inflated artificially the share of market services. In the past these practices have been systematically used by oil and gas companies for the sake of reducing their tax liabilities... Improvement of Interbank Market Regulation Mechanisms Danila Levchenko 18 Feb 2005
Post-crisis development of the money market in the Russian Federation is described by gradual reduction of inflation and sustainable progressive development of the banking system. The year 2003 when the Bank of Russia for the first time achieved the formally set planned inflation target of 12% is especially worth mentioning... Management of Interbank Market as Development Factor Danila Levchenko 09 Dec 2004
It is becoming apparent lately that the policies of the Bank of Russia need improvement. There are, in the first place, purely empirical indications that those policies lack both flexibility and the ability to solve political problems per se. During the current year alone, a number of problems emerged, which can hardly be considered incidental. The effect of federal supporting grants on the incentives of regional authorities Lilia Valitova 28 Oct 2004
This paper analyses the impact of the system of grants existing in the Russian Federation as a tool of encouraging regional economic development. We have focused on the mechanism and criteria of supporting grants allocation. The econometric analysis of comprehensive statistical data found the negative distorting influence of this transfer on fiscal incentives in the context of decreasing future tax revenues. Regulation Inside Government: the Theory, International Experience, Russian Reforms Vitaly Tambovtsev 13 Oct 2004
The paper is devoted to the main topics of the “New Public Management” theory. As distinct from the traditional “Public Administration” concept, the idea behind NPM is in applying management principles more common for profit-making entities, or firms, to government institutions responsible for providing individuals with public and social benefits.
Regulation inside government will be examined from the standpoint of the economic theory. The paper will also give an overview of international experience with NPM and demonstrate the applicability of these concepts to Russian reforms and, more specifically, to reforming of the budget process. Change of the fundamental productive and social paradigms and transformation of the public sphere in Europe Jean-Paul Blandinieres 10 Oct 2004
The article of Jean-Paul Blandinieres “ Change of fundamental productive and social paradigms and transformation of the public sphere in Europe (EU experience)” is dedicated to the issues of public administration in Europe in light of the shift of the major social and productive paradigms. The article considers social changes which have taken place in Europe since the beginning of the integration process, with the evolution of principles and approaches of the public institutions, as developed by European institutions. Internal Audit of Federal Executive Bodies: International Best Practices and Recommendations for Russia Yuri Lipuntsov 06 Oct 2004
The current theory and practices of internal audit of executive authorities in the European countries employ an established set of exterritorial definitions having the steadfast meanings... Russia can and shall shape its Future Jean-Paul Blandinieres 30 Jul 2004
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the methods of perspective and of strategic planning as forestalling strategies aimed at defining and reaching “the wishful future” as important issues in western political and economical practices. Special attention in the article is focused on the use of such methods in Russia.
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