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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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Taxes and Benefits in the Polish Parliamentary Election Campaigns
Authors: Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA. The upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland, scheduled for the 25th…
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Urban Land Misallocation and Markets in Russian Cities
Authors: Paul Castañeda Dower, CEFIR and William Pyle, Middlebury College. Former socialist countries inherited factory-…
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Local Self-Governance in the Republic of Belarus
Author: Aleh Mazol, BEROC. This policy brief summarizes the results of our research on the development of local self-gov…
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Expected Effects of Tobacco Taxation in Five Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Authors: Irina Denisova and Polina Kuznetsova, CEFIR. In this policy brief, we discuss the results from a study of diffe…
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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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Distribution of the VAT Burden in Poland by Income Group and Demographic Characteristics
Authors: Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska, CenEA. The Value Added Tax (VAT) is the main source of revenue for the public…
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Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Discipline in Russian Regions
Authors: Michael Alexeev, Indiana University, Nikolay Avxentyev and Arseniy Mamedov, Russian Academy of National Economy…
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On Leniency, Damages and Deterrence
Authors: Catarina Marvão and Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE. On November 26th of 2014, an EU Directive on antitrust damage act…
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