Pricing in Russia’s sugar supply chains

The russian sugar market is considered as a production and logistics system that reflects the integration processes in the supply chain of goods. The existing plants can meet Russia??s domestic demand for sugar. To enter the international market, Russian companies need competitive prices, which can be obtained through the management of logistics costs. The development of a national stock exchange for trade in goods will have a positive effect on the formation of sugar supply chains.     

Russia’s energy systems: Opportunities and prospects

The paper considers macroeconomic forecasts of the performance of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Complex (FEC) up to 2030–2040 based on projections of economic development (worked out at the Institute of Economic Forecasting, Russian Academy of Sciences), predictive assessments of the economic aspects of the production of major fuel types, Russia’s involvement in meeting the world’s demand for oil and gas, and the progress in the development of new energy sources. It is demonstrated that, according to the expected demand for energy carriers and the proposed changes in the FEC structure and technological base, carbon dioxide emissions by FEC facilities in the considered term will not exceed the 1990 level recorded in the Kyoto Protocol. It is shown that the annual volume of investment in the energy industry by 2030 should be at least double the level of the 2000–2010 requirements and by 2040 it is expected to increase by another 15–20%.     

Absorption capacity of Russia’s forests and carbon dioxide emissions of fuel and energy systems

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in the fuel and energy systems (FES) and production industries are estimated on the basis of an analysis of the long-term forecast of the development of the former. The carbon sequestration by forest and nonforest biomes is calculated. Based on the global balance of carbon fluxes, a long-term national carbon balance is drawn up. As follows from this balance, the carbon sequestration during the 21st century is even larger than emissions in FES development scenarios, which do not include any special restrictions on CO₂ emissions. Thus, a considerable portion of foreign emissions is absorbed. This fact should be taken into account when developing national strategies for socioeconomic development.     

Some problems of Russia’s railway infrastructure

This paper provides a brief analysis of the state and development prospects of the railway infrastructure. Particular attention is paid to the study of the system capacity, bottlenecks in railway systems, their causes, and failure resilience. We analyze the main provisions of the “Development Strategy of Rail Transport in the Russian Federation until 2030.” The author presents his views concerning the possibilities to satisfy the demand for rail freight.     

Financing social systems in Russia’s northern regions: Trends and prospects

The paper presents a review of the basic trends in the financial support of the social area of Russia’s North, i.e., the growth in financing, accelerated increase in pension schemes, reduction in interregional disparities, and the continuation of the priority role of centralized sources. A scenario forecast, predicting the financing rate for the social system up to 2020, is provided, according to which the basic objectives of the nearest years, i.e., adaptation to the demographic changes and removal of disparities in wages, will require integration efforts from the government, business, citizens, and workers themselves.     

Dynamics of Russia’s competitive positions on foreign markets

The article considers main trends in the competitive positions of Russia on foreign markets by product groups on the basis of UN foreign trade statistics across the period 2002–2011. A summary rating of the export competitiveness of Russian manufacturers is developed and calculated by product groups, based on several indicators: export growth, changes in the unit value of exported products, as well as the trade imbalance coefficient. Changes in trends in the postcrisis period are emphasized.     

Involvement of resources in Russia’s construction materials complex

The problems of using resources in the construction materials complex of the Russian Federation are reviewed in the paper. The processes of involvement of resources in the economic application in the main types of economic activities providing production of materials are analyzed. The scope of limitations of resources used in economic branches is revealed on the basis of research of corporate and financial development mechanisms. The necessity to strengthen reproduction processes in the country as a basis for the formation of demand for domestic constructional materials is substantiated.     

Projections of Russia’s agricultural development under the conditions of climate change

This paper analyzes the possible impact of irrigation on the development of agriculture in the Volga River Basin and Black Sea Basin. Scenarios of the development of agriculture in Russia up to 2030 under the conditions of the expansion of irrigation and persistence of the current situation with irrigation have been calculated and analyzed based on the IMPACT-3 econometric partial equilibrium model.     

Effect of the ruble exchange rate on Russia’s economic activity

In this paper, we present and analyze our estimates of the effect of changes in the real ruble exchange rate on economic growth in Russia and on the output in various sectors of the Russian economy and provide a review of domestic and foreign studies investigating these indicators.     

Role of large companies in Russia’s oil and gas complex

The purpose of this article is to reconsider the interaction between major oil and gas companies and the state, which is especially important for modern Russia given its current conditions. General theoretical approaches are presented, as well as calculations of price and financial indicators reflecting the performance of these companies.     

Economy of Russia’s Northern regions: Investment in fixed assets

This article discusses the features of the dynamics of investment in fixed assets in northern regions and the main factors of its rapid growth before the crisis and sharp decline in the crisis period. The contribution of individual regions to the growth rate of investment in the entire economy of the North is determined, and the territorial structure of investment by sectors and types of economic activity and the main sources of financing and changes in the structure of investment are investigated. An evaluation of the tendency towards investment and the investment attractiveness of northern regions are given.     

Study of the multiplier effect of increasing public spending on Russia’s economy

This paper examines the impact of increase in public spending in Russia on the dynamics of macroeconomic and sectoral indicators using econometric methods and a dynamic input–output model.     

On the Development of Russia’s Information and Communication Technologies Ecosystem

A quantitative model of Russia’s information and communication technologies (ICT) ecosystem has been proposed that describes the main relationships between its participants, as well as the impact of environmental factors on the functioning of the ICT ecosystem. Based on the model, we have assessed the long-term (until 2030) potential for the development of Russia’s ICT sector in the case of the state’s active and stimulating strategy and the formation of an advanced system of institutions. We have also evaluated the contribution of the ICT sector to the macroeconomic dynamics while implementing the target scenario.     

Processes and mechanisms of the long-term development of Russia’s construction materials complex

The paper considers the development mechanisms of the Russian construction materials complex and their role in its future. The means of efficient accumulation of capital are discussed within the inertial and constructive options of economic growth. Special attention is paid to problems of import substitution and added value of materials, as well as methods of their solution in the changing macroeconomic environment.     

Long-term forecasting of the development of Russia’s pension system: Factors and conditions

The problems associated with the reformation of the pension system have gained extreme urgency in the process of forming the long-term strategy for Russia??s socioeconomic development (until 2030), which is determined by the growth in its influence on the macroeconomic strategy. This paper gives an actuarial substantiation of the actual factors and conditions, on which the development of the pension system in the Russian Federation depends, and prospects for the stability of the pension budget based on insurance principles.     

Demographic threat to the economy: Macroanalysis of Russia’s pension system

The pension reform in our country that is based on insurance principles has surpassed the second decade, and many elements that were originally written proceeding from speculative designs and successful practice in Western countries have acquired actual features (quantitative and qualitative). In the first place, this is relevant for its principally new elements—the accumulative pension provision methods. This paper analyzes the external and internal factors in the development of the pension system and their effect on the current and future state of the system and gives a forecast of the financial stability of the pension system in the long-term outlook.     

Russia’s financial policy in the perspective period

The article considers the financial and monetary support of the economic dynamics that is required to realize the economic growth potential, the parameters of which were grounded in the forecast of Russia??s economic development until 2030 developed by the Institute of Economic Forecasting, Russian Academy of Sciences.     

A cluster-based strategy for Russia’s innovative development

This paper summarizes Russia’s experience in the use of the cluster approach to solving modernization and innovative development problems in the country’s economy. Our main attention is focused on analyzing the formed approaches, programs, and regulatory legal acts adopted on clustering at the federal and regional levels. We have also analyzed the positive experience accumulated by individual constituents of the Russian Federation. The paper shows the key role of infrastructural systems of intellectual and financial capital in supporting a cluster’s innovative orientation.     

Foreign investments in Russia’s electric power industry

Foreign investments in Russia??s electric power industry and their role in the institutional and regulatory reorganization of its reformation are analyzed in the article. A comparison of the revenue efficiency of electric power generation companies on the Russian and European markets is made.     

Modeling Russia’s exchange rate in the long-run

This paper investigates long-run behavior of Russian real effective exchange rate. Due to high dependence on natural resources’ exports and, at the same time, absence of stable domestic policy, unexpected and/or excessive changes in the real exchange rate might negatively affect the Russian economy, causing large welfare costs. Since the determinants as well the causal links to different fundamental determinants are not straightforward, we employ the Johansen cointegration framework in order to determine factors that drive real exchanges rate in the long run. Compared to previous research on the Russian exchange rate, we expand the period of observations and construct potential determinants in a not traditional way, but as differences between domestic and foreign variables. This proceeding might also be relevant for researches, dedicated to another countries’ exchange rates.