Russia possesses the world's largest forest reserves and is one of the major exporters in the
world timber market. This paper explores the role of Russian forest products on the global …

A number of recent studies have taken notice of the differences among sub-national
institutions within the convoluted structures of Asian economies. The influence that the …

A broad literature suggests that political regimes matter for the growth effect of natural
resources. However, while several studies have concentrated on the difference between …

Sanctions against Russia, beginning in early 2014, provide us with a unique opportunity to
study whether, and how, sanctions affect a territorially-vast global power. This study …

This paper investigates whether politicians who have plagiarized their PhD dissertations
perform worse in running their polities than those who have not committed plagiarism. We …

This paper identifies education, skills training and improved social infrastructure as key
development issues to address population decline in regions of steady out-migration from …

This study explores how subnational institutional differences in a large emerging economy—
Russia—influence the relationship between research and development (R&D), foreign direct …

Rising global prices for agricultural commodities have led to the inflow of capital to rural
economies and to transfers of land ownership to new agricultural operators (NAOs) in …

This study explores how subnational institutional differences in a large emerging economy
influence the relationship between research and development (R&D), foreign direct …

The Strategy of Spatial Development of the Russian Federation until 2025 aims at the
economic growth acceleration and reduction of the intra-regional socio-economic …