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On the Markov property of strong solutions to SDE with generalized coefficients
We show the complete proof of the Markov property of the strong solution to a
multidimensional SDE whose coefficients involve local time on a hyperplane of
the unknown process
Macroeconomy of the Russian regions ? neighboring with the New European Union
In the paper is presented the comparative analysis of macroeconomic indicators of six regions of the Russian Federation neighboring with six countries of the New European Union (EU). The basic line of investigation: ? Interregional comparisons of gross regional products (GRP) by production and by final use; ? Estimation of regional net export; ? Evaluations of financial flows in the system ?region ? national economy ? global economy?, including outflows from regions to abroad of Russia; ? Differentiation of regions by GRP per capita and the econometric analysis of the differentiation factors; ? Changes of GRP in 1996-2001 (divergence or convergence?); ? Major tasks of regional policy. Comparison GRP of Russian regions and GDP of neighboring EC countries (in accordance with methodology of international comparisons) is carried out for the first time. Following tasks of research are formulated.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE IN MODERN RUSSIA
The results of survey, Municipal Governance in Modern Russia, was conducted in 2003 – 2004 by the Institute for Urban Economics (IUE), are presented in the paper. The primary goal of the research is to take an inventory of the experience accumulated by the cities in the field of managing local development, focusing on such important parameters as local leaders’ awareness of new management technologies and popularity of such technologies, activity of municipalities at inter-municipal level, technical equipment of administrations. The study of the present status of municipal governance in Russia is all the more important now, with the beginning of a critically new period in the development of Russian cities. Internal and external factors of various nature determine the beginning of this period. On the one hand, relative economic stability in the country and experience accumulated over the years enabled many cities to turn at last from current problems and institutional reforms to strategic planning of their development. On the other hand, the system of local self-governance itself is being transformed drastically by the state – both in terms of territorial organization and municipal powers and interaction between different levels of government. Further transformation is determined by the new version of the Federal Law, On the General Principles of the Organization of Local Self-Governance in the Russian Federation, passed on October 6, 2003 (#131-FZ). The law will fully come into force on January 1, 2006, but preparatory work is already under way in Russian regions. The following main conclusions can be drawn, based on the survey results. 1.New advanced technologies of municipal governance and instruments of socio-economic development have passed the phase of pilot implementation and are now being disseminated on a mass scale. 2.Network of inter-municipal contacts has become a reality and is functioning actively. 3.Computerization of local administrations and information access of city residents have reached a rather high level. 4.Local self-governments are still faced with their traditional problems, first of all, finances and personnel. 5.Population size is not a decisive factor in institutional development of Russian cities. 6.Almost all sample municipalities are familiar with the new version of the law, On the General Principles of the Organization of Local Self-Governance in the Russian Federation.
Multiregional analysis with use of regional accounts and Input-Output tables
Authors construct Regional input-output tables (11 products of goods and sevices) on the basis of regional accounts and National input-output table (120 products) by 79 subjects of the Russian Federation. Information of the Regional input-output tables is used for three types of multiregional models (size 79 x 11): a) multiregional input-output model; b) multiregional optimization model (with vector criterion function); c) spatially-economic equilibrium model. Multiregional economic analysis is developed by the following directions: 1) export-import impact on the regional economy; 2) possibilities of decreasing of regional trade deficit and deficit of regional balances of payment; 3) searching of equilibrium and quasi-equilibrium in the multiregional system; 4) possibilities of leveling of regions by the level of final consumption of households per capita; 5) use of reserves of the basic industrial capital in one regions for increase of final demand in another regions.
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