I - КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ РЭШ “ПРЕОБРАЗОВАНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО СЕКТОРА В ЭКОНОМИКАХ ПЕРЕХОДНОГО ПЕРИОДА” 27-28 Марта 1997г. 117418 Москва, Нахимовский проспект 47 Thursday 27 March 1015 Alastair McAuley Introductory Remarks 1030-1145 Banking and Central Banking in Emerging Capital Markets Brigitte Granville: Introduction Vladimir Oleinikov: The Demand for money in Russia: the vector autoregressive approach Anna Semikoz: Limits to the Bond-financing of Government Deficits in Russia 1200-1315 Regional Development and Regional Policy Alastair McAuley: Introduction Konstantin Fedorov: Services Sector Development in Regional Perspective Tatiana Mikhailova: Regional Migration in Russia 1430-1600 Stock Markets in Transition Economies: emergence and regulation Giovanni Urga: Introduction Andrei Yashin: The Russian Stock Market and the Equity Puzzle Valerii Manokhin: Dividends Policy in Russia: theory and applications. Aleksei Zhiltsov: Ownership Structure and Equity Prices on the Russian Stock Market 1615-1730 Tax Reform and Taxation Policy in Russia Solomon Movshovich: Introduction Maria Bogdanova: The Influence of Inflatation Tax on Welfare in Russia Vladimir Rodionov: Tax collection and the Underground economy in Russia Friday 28 March 1030-1145 Privatisation and Industrial Policy Victor Polterovich: Introduction Aleksei Savvateev: Privatization: voucher market and extra-market distribution Pavel Grigoriev: The Arrears Crisis in Russia: causes and consequences. 1200-1300 Poverty and Public Policy in Russia Alastair McAuley: Introduction Anastassia Kolodeznikova: Urban and Rural Poverty in Russia Anna Khmelevskaia: The Redistributive impact of Social Policy 1300-1400 Human Capital and Public Policy Leonid Fridman: Introduction Maria Blinkina: The Demand for Higher Education Kristina Shimko: Government Support for Science and Technology 1515-1645 Distinguished Lecture: Gur Ofer (Hebrew university of Jerusalem) The Reform of Welfare State in Russia. 1700-1830 Keynote Address :Victor Danilov-Danilian (Minister for the Environment)