Economics

How the Corona Crisis Has Influenced the Russian Labour Market

April 5, 2021 | Alexander Morozov, Alexey Porshakov, Dmitry Chernyadyev, Ksenia Yakovleva

The changes in the Russian labour market caused by the corona crisis have been largely temporary, but some of them may take hold and become the ‘new normal’. Sustained changes in the labour market will also affect inflation in the Russian economy.

Opinions

Income Inequality in Russia from a Sociological Point of View

March 11, 2021 | Svetlana Mareeva

Inequality remains a sore point in socio-economic development, but society's key demands for justice have more to do with inequalities of opportunity such as equality before the law and equal access to healthcare and education, than with the elimination of income inequality.

Opinions

Pandemic and Gender Inequality in the Labour Market: Challenges for Russia

February 12, 2021 | Oksana Sinyavskaya

Changes in private and social life caused by the pandemic have reignited scientific interest in gender inequality in the labour market. Russian economy has adapted to the crisis mainly through price adjustment, and this means the gender pay gap is likely to grow.

Finance

Heads or Tails: Why Randomly Composed Portfolios Can Be More Successful Than Thought Out Ones

January 25, 2021 | Mikhail Tishchenko

Experiments show that cats, monkeys, and deer can often ‘compose’ more profitable investment portfolios than those of professional investors. However, one should not rely on luck when investing.

Finance

Digital Ruble: Opportunities and Scenarios

January 15, 2021 | Alexey Zabotkin

Digitalisation is changing the payment market and consumer behaviour in many countries. This raises the question of whether it would be expedient to introduce an additional form of money that would meet the requirements of the digital age: a central bank digital currency.

Using Unconventional Data to Deal with an Unconventional Crisis

December 28, 2020 | Alexander Morozov, Alexey Porshakov, Natalia Turdyeva, Dmitry Chernyadyev

During a crisis, real-time data is particularly important: the economic situation requires prompt governmental and regulatory decisions. Industry-specific financial flow monitoring developed by the Bank of Russia allows analysis of business activity on a daily basis.

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