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Latvia Stumbling Towards Progressive Income Taxation
The 2016 budget includes measures aimed at increasing the progressivity of the Latvian income tax system. In this brief…
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Environmental Implications of Russia’s Accession to the WTO
Authors: David G. Tarr, NES and Natalia Turdyeva, CEFIR. We investigate the environmental impacts of Russia’s World Trad…
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Russia: Increasing Concentration of the Economy and Low Investment
Author: Oleg Shibanov, New Economic School and Corporate University of Sberbank. The Russian economy became more concent…
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A Russian Sudden Stop Still a Major Risk
The Russian economy is facing serious challenges in 2015 even after the currency and stock market have strengthened on t…
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Crisis and Trust
Authors: Maxim Ananyev and Sergei Guriev, CEFIR Our research uses the 2008-2009-crisis experience in Russia to identify…
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Stimulating Growth in Belarus: Selecting the Right Priorities
Belarus is suffering from a substantial decline in economic growth potential. Both the government and academic researche…
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Governance Quality as a Determinant of FDI: the Case of Russian Regions
This brief highlights the results of a study of the effect of poor governance quality on foreign direct investment in Ru…
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More Commitment is Needed to Improve Efficiency in EU Fiscal Spending
The member states of the European Union coordinate on many policy areas. The joint implementation of public good type pr…
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Liquidity and Monetary Policy in Belarus
High inflation and devaluation expectations after the 2011 currency crisis force Belarusian monetary authorities to seek…
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