Regional Disparities and Transfer Policies in Russia: Theory and Evidence

December 1, 2001

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Era Dabla-Norris, and Shlomo Weber. Regional Disparities and Transfer Policies in Russia: Theory and Evidence, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed September 20, 2024

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Summary

In this paper we examine economic disparities across regions in Russia and offer a theoretical treatment of various transfer rules between different regions. We analyze the principle of partial equalization, which implies that the more depressed regions should be subsidized by the more advantaged regions, but, the burden on more prosperous regions should not be excessive. Although, contrary to the partial equalization principle, the gaps between the richer and poorer regions have widened since the transition, there are some signs that this trend could be reversed.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Capital accumulation, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal union, National accounts, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration

Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, Capital accumulation, Central government, Collection region, Concerted government policy, Customized revenue assignment, Economic structure, Federal government, Federation equal, Federation treaty, Fiscal union, Government policy, Government transfer policy, Horizontal imbalances, Net revenue gap, Regional disparities, Revenue collection, Russia, Transfer policy, Transfer system, Transfers, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

23
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Series:

Working Paper No. 2001/199
Stock No:

WPIEA1992001
ISBN:

9781451860115
ISSN:

1018-5941

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