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1.03.2019
Economic Urbanization
A monograph on “Economic Urbanization”, written by IUE’s experts as part of their scientific activity in NRU HSE, has been published. The monograph deals with a highly relevant subject in today’s Russia - development of cities. The subject, however, is of importance not only for Russia. In this historic period the role of cities in regional, national, and even global economic development... more
29.10.2018
Real estate expropriation in Russia. Statutory regulation and enforcement
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Issues in Expropriation reviews the contemporary major issues involving expropriation (eminent domain/compulsory purchase) in an international context. Expropriation is a right reserved to all governments, and, thus, it has an impact on all societies. This book, the first of its kind, considers the essential issues from the point of view of both... more
30.03.2018
Economies of Russia’s cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #2: The club of capital cities
This review continues the series of publications on basic indicators of economic development of Russia’s cities and metropolitan areas. The indicators have been united under a general name “Economies of Russia’s Cities and Metropolitan Areas”. The project is being funded through the IUE Endowment. The issue focuses on a comparative analysis of capital cities, or administrative centers of the... more
21.11.2017
Economies of Russia’s cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #1: IUE Metropolitan ranking: Do metropolitan assets work towards the development of cities?
The Institute for Urban Economics launches a publication series entitled ‘Economies of Russia’s Cities and Metropolitan Areas’ on basic indicators of economic development of Russia’s cities and metropolitan areas. The project is being funded through the IUE Endowment. This first issue focuses on a comparative analysis of 20 largest metropolitan areas (urban agglomerations or metro areas), by... more
27.10.2017
Assessment of gross urban product in Russian cities and its contribution to Russian GDP in 2000–2015
The article presents a new methodology for estimating gross urban product (the gross domestic product by city or metropolitan level) in Russia under extremely low statistical data availability about economy performance at the local level. These estimates provide new analytical instruments for assessing disparities in economic development between more than 1,000 Russian cities and other areas, and... more
28.08.2017
Ensuring you are hiring qualified research staff: Guarding against CV padding
There are indications of CV padding being a significant problem, including for positions requiring graduate degrees. Although statistically reliable evidence is absent, a few examples of documented misrepresentation suggest its breadth. A survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com, a position-candidate matching firm, found almost 60 percent of nearly 2,200 hiring managers had caught a job... more
6.12.2016
The City to Live in: Launching the Redevelopment of Dilapidated Residential Areas
The IUE issued a publication on the outcomes of the project “The City to Live in: Launching the Redevelopment of Dilapidated Residential Areas” implemented in 2016 and funded through the IUE Endowment. The project became the result of the combined efforts of the experts of the Real Estate Market Department: E. Trutnev, Scientific Adviser; T. Polidi, IUE Executive Director and Head of the... more
7.06.2016
Multifamily housing construction in Russia: supply elasticity and competition
Housing unaffordability and unavailability are major socio-economic problems in modern Russia, and result from market failure to provide a sufficient volume of new housing at reasonable prices. About 29% of new newly constructed housing units are self-build single-family houses produced outside the market. Professional builders are specialized mainly in constructing multifamily houses, generally... more
29.04.2016
