Russia's Regions : Income Volatility, Labor Mobility and Fiscal Policy /

Russia's regions are heavily exposed to regional income shocks because of an uneven distribution of natural resources and a Soviet legacy of heavily skewed regional specialization. Also, Russia has a limited mobility of labor and lacks fiscal instruments to deal with regional shocks. We assess...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Kwon, Goohoon
Weitere Verfasser: Spilimbergo, Antonio
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/185
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF