Minimum living wage as a basic aspect for managing the population’s life quality in Russia

The purpose of this research is to analyze the problem of incompliance of the minimum living wage (MLW) and the subsistence level. The consumer baskets of the Moscow residents and Europeans are compared. The MLW in Russia and countries of the Eurozone is aligned. Social aspects of raising the MLW to the level of the subsistence level are considered. Positive and negative consequences are formulated. The dynamics of the MLW and subsistence level are studied in detail. The factors influencing the quality of the population’s life are regulated. Positive and negative consequences of raising the MLW are formulated. Conclusions about the quality of the Russian population’s life are made. The article is based on a comprehensive study of regulatory and legislative documents that establish the MLW amount, the subsistence level, the consumer basket, as well as on studying the works of national and foreign researchers.peer-reviewe

Analysis of the relevance of educational programs for applicants and the labor market

The article is devoted to the analysis of the specialties and directions of training realized by Russian higher education institutions, the quality of admitted students, the identification of popularity among applicants and the demand in the labor market. The purpose of the article is to investigate the correspondence of the training directions to the real needs of the labor market for qualified specialists, to analyze the quality of training of the entrants for the training directions funded from the federal budget. The practical importance of the article is connected with the possibility of applying its results by higher education institutionswhen developing the basic professional educational programs for the necessary profiles inthe labor market, compiling a directory of popular and promising professions with further state funding for training the most demanded specialties. The article will be useful to a wide range of readers who are faced with the choice of profession and the direction of training, advanced training or retraining.peer-reviewe