f r i d a y,
M a y 2 4,
2 0 0 2
8.00-8.30
Breakfast at hotel
8.30-8.40
Bus transfer from the hotel “Rus’ ” to the conference
venue
8.50-9.00 Bus transfer from the hotel “Oktyabr’skaya” to the
conference venue
8.30-9.30 Registration of conference participants at venue
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9.30-10.15
Session
1. Opening Addresses
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Mr.
Swiecicki Jakub
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Sweden)
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Mr.
Yakobson Lev I.,
State
University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
Association
For Studies Of Public Economics In Russia
(Aspe)
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Mr.
Vasil’ev Sergey A.
ICSER
“Leontief Centre”, The Council of Federation
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10.15
- 11.00
Session
2.
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Chair: Mr. Kuznetsov Pavel V.
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Mr.
Paldam Martin
Aarhus
University (Denmark)
“Social
Capital in Russia and Denmark: A Comparative Study”
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11.00 – 11.30
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Coffee
Break
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11.30
– 12.15
Session
3.
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“Russian
social policy: what has been done, what is next on the agenda?” «Ðîññèéñêàÿ
ñîöèàëüíàÿ ïîëèòèêà: ÷òî áûëî
ñäåëàíî, ÷òî ïðåäñòîèò äàëåå?»
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12.25-13.55
Session
4à
Taxes
1

(270Ê)
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Chair: Mr. Sonin Konstantin I.
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Mr.
Nerré Birger
Institute
of Public Finance, University of Hamburg (Germany)
"Bargaining As An Element of Russian Tax Culture"
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Mr.
Vasin Alexander
Moscow
State University
"Tax Enforcement for Heterogeneous Firms"
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Mrs.
Badyina Svetlana
Institute
of Economic Research (Khabarovsk)
“Regional
Tax Remissions: Theory and Practice (Case of Khabarovsk Krai)”
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Discussant:
Mr. Chevtchouk Dmitriy V.
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12.25-13.55
Session
4b
The
Labour and
Social Policy 1
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Chair:
Mrs. Oding Nina Y.
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Mrs.
Smirnykh Larisa
Voronezh
State University , Moscow State University
“Labor
Market Heterogeneity and Asymmetric Information: Consequences for
the Duration of the Employment”
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Mrs.
Ivanova Elena
Institute
of National Economy Forecasting of RAS (Moscow)
“Intergenerational
Transfers and its Role in the Decision of the Aged People Problems
in the Rural Areas”
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(430Ê)
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Mrs.
Lisenkova E.
Consortium
of Economic Researches and Education (Ukraine)
Mr.
Eremenko Igor
Institute
for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine)
“Population
Ageing Long-term Consequences for Ukrainian Pension System”
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Discussant:
Mr. Matveenko Vladimir D.
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14.00-15.00
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Lunch
(Restaurant
“Metropol”)
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15.00-16.30
Session
5à
The
Labour and Social
Policy 2
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Chair:
Mrs. Oding Nina Y.
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Mr.
Matveenko Vladimir D.,
The
European University of St.Petersburg
St.Petersburg Economics and Mathematics Institute of RAS
Mr.
Savel’ev Peter A.
St.Petersburg
Economics and Mathematics Institute of RAS
“Strategies
of Job Search on Russian Labor Market and Role of Placement Service”
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(293Ê)
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Mr.
Liberati
Paolo
Urbino
University – Insitute of Economic Sciences (Italy)
“Poverty
Reducing Directions of Reform: an Application of Consumption
Dominance to Consumption Subsidies in Belarus”
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(216Ê)
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Mrs.
Baimatayeva Gulnat
Institute
of Management (Kazakhstan)
“The
Pension Reform in Kazakhstan. Costs and Benefits of Reform”
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Discussant:
Mr. Baranov I.N.
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15.00-16.30
Session
5b
Fiscal
Federalism
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Chair:
Mr. Zaostrovtsev Andrey P.
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Mr.
Enikolopov Ruben S.
Centre
for Economic and Financial Research (Moscow)
“Interdependence
of Economic and Political Decentralization; Its Influence on
Economic Growth and Government Activity Efficiency”
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(204Ê)
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Mr.
Sonin Konstantin I.
Russian
Economic School, CEFIR (Moscow)
“Local
Politicians, Firms, and the Federal Center: The Anatomy of Regional
Protectionism”
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Mrs.
Golovanova Nataliya V.
Centre
of Fiscal Policy; State University -
Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
"Decentralization in Russian Federation"
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Discussant:
Mr. Yacobson Lev I.
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16.30-16.45
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Coffee
Break
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16.45
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2nd
Annual ASPE
Meeting
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S a t u r d a y,
M a y 25, 2002
8.00-8.30
Breakfast at hotel
8.30-8.40
Bus transfer from the hotel “Rus’ ” to conference
venue
8.50-9.00 Bus transfer from the hotel “Oktyabr’skaya” to
conference venue
8.30-9.30 Registration of conference participants at venue
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9.30-11.00
Session
6à
Regulation
1

(173Ê)
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Chair:
Carol Scott Leonard
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Mr.
Rutland Peter
Wesleyan
University (USA)
"The Politics of Regulatory Reform in a Petro-state"
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Mrs.
Bogachkova Lyudmila Y.
Volgograd
State University
“About electrical energy tariffs optimization “
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Mr.
Joachim Zweynert
University
of Hamburg (Germany)
“Celostnoyoe
Rynochnoye Khozyaistvo or: In What Sense is the German
„Social Market Economy“ a Model for Russia?”
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Discussant:
Mr. Zaostrovtsev Andrey P.
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9.30-11.00
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Chair: Vlasova Tatyana V.
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Session
6b
Corruption
1

(263Ê)
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Mrs.
Mel’ota Iryna
Institute
for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine)
“Fiscal
and Regulatory Causes of the Shadow Economies in Transition
Countries: The Case of Ukraine”
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(210Ê)
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Mr.
Angelov Angel
Sofia
University (Bulgaria), Bologna University (Italy)
“Dependency
Between Actors And Institutions In The Process Of Reforming The
Public Administration”
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Mr.
Savvateev Aleksey V.
Central
Economics and Mathematics Institute, Russian Economic School (Moscow)
“Optimal
Strategies for Fighting Corruption: A Strong Nash Equilibrium
Implementation”
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Mr.
Gehlbach Scott
Centre
for Economics and Financial Research (Moscow)
“State Capacity, Ownership, and Corruption”
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Discussant:
Mr. Sonin Konstantin I.
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9.30-11.00
Session
6ñ
The
Labour and
Social Policy
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Chair: Chevtchouk Dmitriy V.
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Mrs.
Ibragimova Dilyara K.
Development
Centre, Interregional Public Foundation for Promotion of the
Development and Construction of the Consumer Sentiment Index
(Moscow)
“Consumer
and Provident Behavior of Russian People under Conditions of
Economic Growth”
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Mrs.
Nestorenko Tatyana P.
Azov
Regional Institute of Administration
“Income
Redistribution from the Consideration of Justice”
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(208Ê)
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Mrs.
Yngster Anne Y.
European
University in St.-Petersburg
"Informal Contracts in Russian Labor Market"
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Discussant:
Mr. Savulkin Lev I.
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11.00-11.30
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Coffee
Break
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11.30-12.15
Session
7
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Mr.
Truyevtsev Konstantin M.
State
University – Higher School of Economics: Centre for
Human Rights Studies
“Democratic
Audit in Russia: Significance, Potential, Prospect”
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12.15-14.00
Session
8à
Social
politics 1
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Chair: Oding Nina Y.
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Mr.
Chevtchouk
Dmitry V.
European
University in St.-Petersburg
“General
equilibrium model on the higher education and
labour markets: why is the demand for higher education in
Russia growing?”
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(257Ê)
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Mr.
Sparh Ronald, Mrs. Scannell Nancy
University
of Illinois, Springfield (USA)
“A
macro-finance explanation for standard of living differences
between Russia and the united states: economic policy implications”
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Mrs.
Sinyavskaya Oksana
Independent
Institute of Social Policy (Moscow)
“Motives
of Pension Registration – Has Anything Been Changed? (Estimation of
pension reform economic consequences and alternative variant of
retirement age change for labor market and dynamics of pension
expenditures)”
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Discussant:
Mr. Matveenko Vladimir D.
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12.15-14.00
Session
8b
Restructuring

(421Ê)
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Chair: Baranov Igor N.
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Mrs.
Kolomak Evgeniya A.
Institute
of Economics and
Industrial Engineering, Branch of RAS (Novosibirsk)
“Price
Regulation and Subsidizing in the Russian Regions”
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Mrs.
Ermishina Anna V.
Rostov
State University
“Institutional
Analysis of Municipal Enterprises’ Regulation in the Housing
Services and Public Utilities”
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(333Ê)
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Mrs.
Legeida Nina
Institute
of Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine)
“The
Economic Implications of the Government Support for the Steel Industry:
Case of Ukraine”
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Mr.
Kokcharov Alex
Oxford
University (Great Britain)
“Russia’s
Publicly Owned Oil Companies: Issues of Restructuring”
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Discussant:
Mr. Sloyev Igor A.
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12.15-14.00
Session
8c
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Mr.
Dečman Mitja and Mrs. Klun Maja
University
of Ljubljana, School of public administration (Slovakia)
“E-Tax
Administration: A Challenge To Transition Country? A case of
Slovenia”
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Mr.
Belyakov Aleksandr V.
Training
Centre of Bank of Russia (Tver)
“Backlog
on Possible Loss –– Economic Essence and Calculation for Taxation
Purposes”
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(398Ê)
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Mr.
Chernogorsky Sergei
St.-Petersburg
State Technical University
“Marginal
Excess Burdens of Taxation in Some EU Countries and Russia”
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Discussant:
Mr. Vasin Alexander
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14.00-15.15
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Lunch
(restaurant “Metropol”)
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15.15.-17.15
Session
9a
Regulation
and restructuring
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Chair: Oding Nina Y.
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Mrs.
Tarasova Yuliya
St.-Petersburg
Branch of State University – Higher School of Economics
“State unitary enterprises in Russia”
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Mr.
Vorobjev Andrey
St.-Petersburg
State University
“Efficiency
of the Government and the Restructuring of the State Ownership
Management”
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(349Ê)
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Mr.
Symachov Yuriy V.
Mr.
Kuzyk Michael G.
“Integration
Process in the Public Industry Sector (Case of Machinery Construction)”
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Discussant:
Mr. Zaostrovtsev Andrey P.
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15.15.-17.15
Session
9b
Social
policy 2
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Chair: Matveenko Vladimir D.
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Mrs.
Konovalova Irina
Novosibirsk
Agrarian State University
“The
Present-day Problems of Labour Force Reproduction in Russia (Case of
Novosibrsk Region)”
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Mr.
Sloyev Igor
European
University in St.-Petersburg
“Optimal
Redistribution in the Presence of Poverty Externalities”
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Discussant: Mr. Savulkin Lev I.
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15.15.-17.15
Session
9ñ.
Equal
opportunities
– Female employment
in Russian
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Chair: Mrs. Oxenstierna Susanne
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Mrs.
Bychkova Nataliya
Moscow
House of public organizations of Moscow Administration
“Women
on the labour market: motivation and realization of work”
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Mrs.
Severin Deboos
Moscow
branch of International Labour Organization
“Worthy
job: ILO approaches to promote equal opportunities between men and
women on the labour market”
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Mrs.
Ivanova Eleonora
NGO-
Conversion and women
“Opportunities
of Women from the military industrial complex on the labour market”
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Discussant:
Shapiro Judith
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17-15-17.45
Conclusions
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Mr.
Matveenko Vladimir D.
The
European University of St.Petersburg
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18.30
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Buffet
conference dinner (The restaurant “Metropol”)
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