Small enterprises in the RF,their position,and conditions for their development

The development problems of small enterprises are studied. It is shown that despite the important role played by small enterprises in the market economy, which is recognized by the government and by other economic entities, the relative scope of their activities and their output of goods (services) are still insignificant while their innovation initiative is clearly insufficient.     

Consequences of the inertial development of the labor potential in the Russian Federation

The inertial trends of the dynamics of balance indices of labor force of the Russian Federation are considered in this article, and their characteristics are given. The main trends behind the increase in the labor potential of the country and the increase in the efficiency of its usage are proposed here. The deficit values of the national labor power at different ratios of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate and labor capacity that can be interpreted as values describing Russia’s economy’s need for international labor power are evaluated.     

Problems of eurozone expansion to the East: Example of Poland

This article presents real and nominal convergence, which defines the conditions of expansion of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union; on the basis of an analysis of the financial and economic problems of Poland, the prospects of its accession to the eurozone are estimated.     

Long-term investment forecasting as the basis of the development strategy for the agroindustrial complex of the Northern region (by example of the Komi Republic)

The investment forecast in the strategic development of the agroindustrial complex of the Northern region using the Komi Republic as an example is considered. The prospects of the agroindustrial complex and its functioning peculiarities are analyzed. The multilevel classification characteristic of a long-term strategic development is determined. The estimated characteristic of the investment forecast of the strategic development of agribusiness with regard to the uncertainty of socioeconomic conditions is given. The assertion is substantiated that the long-term course of the investment activity guarantees solution of the complex problems of the long-term development of the agribusiness in the region.     

The post-crisis recovery and its risks and opportunities

This article considers the prospects for the development of the Russian economy in the post-crisis period. Key factors are analyzed that may affect the rate of the economic recovery. Opportunities are studied for changing the qualitative characteristics of economic development. Key objectives are formulated for the mid-term development of the Russian economy.     

Some topical issues of Russian monetary policy

Some issues of Russian monetary policy are considered. The strenghts and weaknesses of the Russian monetary policy regime reviewed and alternative methods of macroeconomic regulation are presented.     

Sphere of paid services to the population in the context of social and economic development

This paper examines the technical and economic situation in the sphere of services, long-term and recent tendencies, and the proportion of development among services in connection with the income of the population. Factors of the inequality in the consumption of paid services and the results of cross-country comparisons, as well as reasons for the slow growth of this sector, are investigated     

Regional long-term forecasts: A synthesis of technological and economic approaches

The paper describes a long-term two-scenario forecast of the economy of the Far East, compiled as a synthesis of scientific-technological and general economic approaches, using a modeling program complex. The paper presents the results of probabilistic systemic transformations in the region’s economic and social environment for as long as until 2050. The forecast was based on a scientific and technological foresight and evaluations of scenarios of the dynamics of general economic parameters.