Data and Code for: Review of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path From Market Economy to Kleptocracy by Anders Aslund

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael Alexeev, Indiana University

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Project Citation:

Alexeev, Michael. Data and Code for: Review of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path From Market Economy to Kleptocracy by Anders Aslund. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-02-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E118345V1

Project Description

Summary: This is a review essay for the Journal of Economic Literature. Anders Aslund provides a comprehensive description of the main political and economic events of Putin’s 20 years at the helm of the country. In politics, Aslund shows how Putin skillfully maneuvered to destroy democracy in Russia. I argue that the “cultural backlash” by older generations played perhaps an even more important role. I also show that the young generations hold rather liberal values, thus providing hope for the future. In economics, Aslund focuses on large state corporations, assets of Putin’s cronies, and macroeconomic policies, with only general statements about the country’s institutional weakness. I complement Aslund’s analysis by a more detailed examination of the impact of institutions and briefly survey fiscal federalism and informal economic activities – issues without which the workings of the Russian economy are hard to understand.

Funding Sources: None

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Russian economy

JEL Classification:
O50 Economywide Country Studies: General
P20 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: General

Geographic Coverage: Russia

Time Period(s): 1999 – 2019 (BEEPS); 2004 – 2016 (ESS)

Collection Date(s): 1999 – 2019

Universe: The data are from two different surveys:
BEEPS surveyed firms in Russia in 1999-2019
ESS surveyed individuals in Russia and Ukraine 2004-2016

Data Type(s): survey data

Collection Notes: The methodologies for the surveys are available at the websites for the respective surveys:

BEEPS: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/
ESS: https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/

Methodology

Response Rate: Varies; depends on the survey round; available at the links supplied above

Sampling: See links for surveys supplied above

Data Source: See links for surveys supplied above

Collection Mode(s): face-to-face interview

Scales: Depends on the questions

Weights: Weights were provided in the ESS survey. I did not use weights with the BEEPS data.

Unit(s) of Observation: Firms, individuals

Geographic Unit: Russian regions, Russia, Ukraine

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V1 [2021-02-26]

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