Economics

Russia’s Demography: Regional Differences

October 21, 2022 | Elena Akhmedova , Rodion Latypov , Egor Postolit

Demography is one of the factors influencing potential economic growth. Potential growth increases in tandem with the birth rate, which is closely linked to the increase in household income.

Macroeconomics

Income and Poverty of Highly Educated Professionals in Russia

September 9, 2022 | Vlasta Demyanenko

One in five of Russian professionals with higher education and permanent employment are impoverished or low-income. According to the HSE, poverty among professionals, which seemed to be a thing of the past, is now returning, and the crisis may exacerbate it.

Opinions

Financial Stability

Green Transition: Confirming the Priority

July 29, 2022 | Elizaveta Danilova, Maxim Morozov, Tatiana Yudina

Transition to a low-carbon economy remains a priority for major countries including China despite the rises in commodity prices and the highest global inflation. For Russia, as its economy refocuses on Asian markets, the importance of the green transition still holds.

Macroeconomics

Economic Activity: Bank of Russia Index

July 8, 2022 | Andrey Andreev

The index, developed by the Bank of Russia on the basis of surveys of enterprises, enables real-time assessment of the Russian economy and its sectors. It displays a high correlation with GDP, coming out in advance of it in terms of the timing of the publication of statistics.

Macroeconomics

Conservation of Employment: What Is in Store for the Russian Labour Market

June 30, 2022 | Yekaterina Kravchenko

International sanctions have sparked a fundamental transformation in the Russian labour market, which may result in large-scale underutilisation of accrued human capital, notes Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Opinions

Monetary Policy

Little Fires Everywhere

June 21, 2022 | Rainer Michael Preiss

The Fed waited too long to tighten the policy in its anti-inflation stand, believing the acceleration of prices to have been temporary. The biggest concern for markets now is whether the Fed could avoid another policy mistake with regards to over hiking interest rates.

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