Regional Disparities and Transfer Policies in Russia : Theory and Evidence /

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 re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dabla-Norris, Era
Other Authors: Weber, Shlomo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/199
Online Access:Full text available on IMF