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Set-aside auctions and small businesses’ participation in public procurement: an empirical analysis
Applied Economics. 2025. No. 1466-4283 . P. 1–15.
We investigate the effects of set-aside (SA) auctions supporting small business participation in public procurement, exploiting an original database of e-auctions for Russian granulated sugar (a largely homogeneous good) in the period 2011–2013. This affirmative action programme – as in many others similar and commonly adopted programmes by governments – records confounding effects. On the one hand, SA auctions attract more small business enterprises; on the other hand, SA auctions restrict the entry of possibly more cost-efficient large firms. Our findings highlight that SA auctions, on average, determine lower final prices for the procurer than non-SA (NSA) auctions do, although competition in SA auctions is not higher. We show that these findings depend on the reserve price intervals, supporting the effectiveness of SA auctions for small-scale procurement.
Petrov I., Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination 2026
This paper studies a social-norm model in which agents choose effort in response to their own productivity and the efforts of their neighbours. We analyse how links between groups with different productivity levels affect equilibrium effort and derive the intergroup linking intensity that maximises aggregate effort. We work in a stylised two-group stochastic block setting ...
Added: August 30, 2026
Svetlana Grigorieva, Narmin Isaeva, Aliya Azizova et al., Journal of Corporate Finance Research 2026 Vol. 20 No. 1 P. 75–84
This paper identifies the determinants of green bonds on global markets, China and Russia and evaluates the hedging effect of these instruments. We contribute to the existing literature by (1) studying the emerging markets such as Russia and China, (2) providing comparative analysis of the impact of identical factors on green bond yields on global, ...
Added: August 29, 2026
Ustyuzhanin V., Zinkina J. V., Korotayev A., / Series "SocArXiv". 2026.
“Leaderlessness” is widely held to be a defining feature of contemporary mass mobilization, yet the claim rests on a handful of recent cases. We offer the first systematic cross-national analysis of this phenomenon from 1791 to 2019. We show that the absence of leadership is real but older and more modest than claimed: the share ...
Added: August 29, 2026
Шмитт К., Праксис, 2026.
The classic work of the famous German jurist and political theorist Carl Schmitt is devoted to reflections on the partisan as a "key figure in world history", starting with its appearance during the struggle of the Spanish people against the Napoleonic troops in 1808-1813 and ending with the consideration of historical destinies and the political ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Kosevich E., Problems of Post-Communism 2026 P. 1–21
Since 2022, the Kremlin has revised its foreign policy priorities. Russia’s traditional Western partners have been designated as “unfriendly countries,” and Moscow has increasingly focused on intensifying rapprochement with states in the Global South, with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as the US’ closest neighbors, occupying a special place in this strategy. The region ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Финагин М. И., Мирошниченко Д. В., Прикладная эконометрика 2026 Т. 82 С. 105–123
We construct a monthly indicator and produce a nowcast of nominal GDP in Russia using operational
data. The data used are bank statements and the ruble price of Russian oil. This approach
allows for the nowcast of nominal GDP ahead of official statistics by 3–5 months. Nominal GDP
data is published by Rosstat only on a quarterly basis ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Simachev Y. V., Ruzhanskaya L., Саблин К. С., ЭКО 2026 № 4 С. 55–82
Energy security concerns, environmental constraints, and competition
with other energy sources—combined with the disruption of established global value
chains—are forcing Russian coal companies to undergo transformation. Based on an
analysis of statistical data and the results of in-depth interviews with experts conducted
from August 2024 to January 2025, this study identifies the main challenges facing
the development of Russia’s coal ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Kazun A., Девятников В. Ю., Белов М. Д., Вопросы теоретической экономики 2026 Т. 3 № 32 С. 115–135
Как понять, хорош адвокат или нет? В данной статье мы описываем методологию, позволяющую измерять качество юридической помощи через разницу между тем, что предсказывает модель машинного обучения по объективным характеристикам дела, и тем, чем дело закончилось в реальности. Мы исходим из предпосылки, что если у адвоката дела стабильно заканчиваются лучше ожидаемого, то он делает свою работу хорошо. ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Melnik D. V., Вопросы теоретической экономики 2026 № 3 С. 65–82
Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961) was a prominent economist who made theoretical contributions to the Italian school of public finance, an influential professor, a brilliant publicist, and an outstanding statesman who served as president of the nation from 1948 to 1955, and whose activities laid the foundations for the institution of the presidency of the Italian Republic. ...
Added: August 27, 2026
Lysenok N., Финансовый журнал 2026 Т. 18 № 4 С. 45–63
The article discusses the application of clustering methods to form an optimal investment portfolio
that allows the investor to achieve an effective risk-reward ratio. Three popular clustering methods,
K-Means, MeanShift, and DBSCAN, are examined. The article focuses on the DBSCAN clustering method
and highlights its advantages over other clustering methods in the context of financial data analysis.
DBSCAN is ...
Added: August 27, 2026
Panova A., Ostrovnaya M., Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization 2026 Vol. 34 No. 2 P. 199–226
Local authorities can crucially affect the economic performance of public organizations. Using data on the Moscow region, we analyze the unique case of a huge, socio-economically homogeneous region with differing political environments. We examine how the political characteristics of local authorities influence state schools’ decisions on whether to outsource non-core activities, in this case food ...
Added: August 27, 2026
Шарко О. В., Шарко Е.Р., Маркетинг в России и за рубежом 2026 Т. 2 № 172 С. 71–79
The paper analyses scholarly understanding of consumer behaviour in e-commerce by synthesizing recent advances in digital marketing, the dynamics of online retail platforms, and empirical models of customer interaction. The research outcomes include a detailed comprehension of the mechanisms underlying customer loyalty, empirical data on the multidimensional factors influencing platform preferences, and methodological innovations applicable ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
The Liberal Mission Foundation continues to introduce readers to new concepts of democracy and relevant publications. This discussion focuses on the challenges facing democracy in the era of globalization, as addressed in two recent books: *The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies* by S.C. Stokes (2025) and *Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
Today, more than ever before, the contribution of new technologies shapes the conditions of humanity's existence as a biological species, prompting a debate about its prospects for survival. This process of transformation—which spans every sphere of social and moral regulation, from family relations and child-rearing to the very meaning of life—is dividing public opinion between ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Keldina L., Ивашечкина Л. Г., Жаринов В. В. et al., М.: КноРус, 2023.
Материал излагается с учетом современных тенденций в организации и ведении бухгалтерского учета экономическими субъектами Российской Федерации. В каждом разделе содержится теоретический и практический материал, нормативная база, рисунки, схемы и
таблицы. Теоретический материал представлен как в традиционном виде, так и в виде схем. Каждый раздел завершается контрольными вопросами, тестами и заданиями для самоконтроля. Приложения содержат иллюстративный материал: ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2026 Т. 35 № 2 (167) С. 4–29
In the context of the rapid changes in the modern world associated with globalization, informatiza tion, and the revision of ethical standards of mass behavior, legal theory faces a number of problems — the loss of consensus in understanding global constitutionalism, growing disagreements regard ing its values and principles, and unclear prospects for the future. ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2026 Т. 35 № 1 С. 53–77
Judges should be independent of politics, yet they are constantly ensnared by it. Politics haunts judges even where the full scope of constitutional guarantees for the separation of powers and an in dependent judiciary is in place, infiltrating the courtroom through variable interpretations of the val ues, principles, and norms of the constitution, the selection ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Ausubel L., Baranov O., Journal of Economic Theory 2026 Vol. 235 Article 106192
The Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) mechanism is one of the most compelling constructs in mechanism design, but the presence of complementary goods creates the possibility of non-core and even zero-revenue outcomes. In this article, we show that joint feasibility constraints on allocations offer a second pathway to ill-behaved outcomes in the VCG mechanism, even when all bidders ...
Added: May 20, 2026
Andreyanov P., Krasikov I., Suzdaltsev A., / Series Theoretical Economics "arxiv.org". 2024.
We study buyer-optimal procurement mechanisms when quality is contractible. When some costs are borne by every participant of a procurement auction regardless of winning, the classic analysis should be amended. We show that an optimal symmetric mechanism is a scoring auction with a score function that may be either flatter or steeper than classically. This ...
Added: November 20, 2024
Белик И. А., Беляев С. Г., Бердников Д. В. et al., М.: РГ-Пресс, Проспект, 2024.
Настоящий сборник подготовлен сотрудниками антимонопольных органов, ведущими юристами и экономистами, профессионально занимающимися вопросами применения закупочного законодательства.
Законодательство и практика приведены по состоянию на 31 мая 2024 г.
Книга предназначена для практикующих юристов и экономистов, предпринимателей, сотрудников антимонопольных и иных органов власти, научных работников, студентов и аспирантов образовательных учреждений высшего профессионального образования. ...
Added: September 9, 2024
Lyaskalo A., Право. Журнал Высшей школы экономики 2024 Т. 17 № 1 С. 112–132
The accumulated antimonopoly and judicial practice in cases of cartels, recent changes in competition legislation (the so-called “fifth antimonopoly package” associated with the abolition of “cartel immunities” for bidding) and the latest decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (determination оf April 25, 2023 No . 757-O; resolution of April 25, 2023 No ...
Added: March 10, 2024
Борха С., Скиф. Вопросы студенческой науки 2021 № 8 С. 159–163
The article justifies the recognition of the solidary liability of the customer and the organizer of an auction for the return of the earnest money given by a participant of the suspended auction. It juxtaposes two opposite legal positions of the same commercial courts wherein the main facts were, however, identical. The author points out ...
Added: November 15, 2023
Матяшевская М. И., Москвитин О. А., Российское конкурентное право и экономика 2022 № 4(32) С. 86–93
This article reveals the modern attitudes of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Rus- sia) applied by the agency when considering cases of violation of antimonopoly legisla- tion in cases of anticompetitive agreements.
The attitudes of the FAS Russia often play a significant role both for the FAS Russia terri- torial agencies and for courts in cases ...
Added: February 14, 2023
Tsatsenko N., Erfurt: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2021.
This work presents an analysis of the development of entrepreneurship and small businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the example of two countries: Ghana and South Africa/ At the beginning of the work, the theoretical concept of entrepreneurship in economic growth and economic development is reviewed. Further, this study explains the nature of the SME ...
Added: October 31, 2022