About Econs

Econs.online is a website dedicated to economic and financial research. It is managed by the staff of the Bank of Russia. 

Economic research forms the basis for the policy of any central bank, and, in turn, the results of this policy and their impact on the economy become the subject of economic research. The Bank of Russia actively interacts with experts and scientific organizations and develops its own research competence.

The goal of Econs.online is to provide more information about the research results on topics that relate directly to the central banks’ mandates or are taken into account during the decision-making process. By using plain language to describe relatively difficult things, Econs.online would like to close the gap between academic science and a broader audience, and to contribute to the raising of the level of public discussions on financial and economic issues. That is what the name of the site means: Economic Conversations or, shortly, Econs. 

Some of Econs.online publications are translated into English. To the English-speaking audience, Econs.online hopes to be useful by providing information related to the Russian economy and Russian experts’ views on the common global agenda.

Among Econs.online authors, there are experts from the Bank of Russia and other research and analytical institutions. Each of the authors expresses his/her expert view only, and the materials published on Econs.online do not reflect the Bank of Russia official position. The official statements of the Bank of Russia are posted only on www.cbr.ru. 

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