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The more things change…
I was reading RFE/RL to catch up on the latest Russian news, and found this little gem. Apparently Izvestia*, in order to convince people not to dump on the ruble and buy dollars, has reported that the...
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BREAKING NEWS! NEW CURRENCY!
From Pravda (in English, for you pansies). Apparently, we’re giving up the dollar. Pravda has become like the Onion, only not as funny and they actually think they’re right. It’s like a self-delusional...
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Only in Russia.
Just read. It’ll brighten up your day after reading Kevin’s depressing articles on economics. Unless you have actual feelings. HT to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
A free hint to President Medvedev: when you have to go on television to say you’re in power and that Putin isn’t calling the shot, you aren’t in power. To my recollection, you haven’t said one even...
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Quick hits
– The Simpsons chalkboard gag this Sunday? “My piggy bank is not eligible for TARP.” This has been my one economics comment for Spring 2009. – Immediately after RFE/RL posted the story on Medvedev, we...
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Ha ha! Fooled you!
You know, I’d like to think Americans wouldn’t fall for this. I’d like to think that.
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My brilliant plan for world peace
Sure, I’m borrowing a bit from Frank J., but I’m improving upon it. I got into this after thinking about the whole Georgian military coup that wasn’t really a coup. Look, there are certain places in...
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Why cops should be well paid
Great article on Russian police reform in RFE/RL. Russian cops are paid very poorly, so they come up with interesting ways to generate crimes and thus achieve bonuses.
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In The Papers: Imperial Russian Entrepreneurship
Continuing my string of network economics papers, I have one by Henning Hillmann and Brandy Aven, entitled Fragmented Networks and Entrepreneurship in Late Imperial Russia. Abstract: Emergent economies...
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Hope for Russia?
It’s almost unprecedented. United Russia (the Putin party) has lost the super majority it once needed to fiddle with the Constitution as much as they like. There’s an actual chance of legitimate...
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