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Vladimir Popov

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Research Director, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (Berlin); Principal Researcher, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor Emeritus, New Economic School; Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University
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Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute, Berlin
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New Economic School (Bio), Carleton University (Bio), Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute
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Economics of Development and Transition, Economic Growth, Russia, China
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Learning from Asia: How to Handle Coronavirus Economic Recessions

  • April 28, 2020
  • Vladimir Popov
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) It is clear by now that several East Asian responses to the coronavirus scourge have been extremely efficient, especially in China and South Korea. Now, countries elsewhere hit…
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When Life Expectancy Is Falling: Mortality Crises in Post-Communist Countries in a Global Context

  • April 24, 2020
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Publisher: Nova Publishers Buy It Now – Link: Photo: Secondary Author: Vladimir Popov (Ed.)
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Does the Middle East Have What it Takes to Progress?

  • August 31, 2016
  • Vladimir Popov
(The Wire) (Co-authored with Jomo Kwame Sundaram)     Many of the MENA countries have the needed pre-conditions to accelerate future economic growth – natural and human resources, strong state…
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Free Trade’s Diminishing Returns

  • August 5, 2016
  • Vladimir Popov
(Project Syndicate) (Co-authored with Jomo Kwame Sundara) In its May 2010 “Global Survey,” McKinsey & Company reported that, “the core drivers of globalization are alive and well.” In an April 2014 report, the…
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Ускорится ли российская экономика в 2015 году?

  • October 22, 2015
  • Vladimir Popov
Исправление ошибок экономической политики — снижение завышенного курса рубля и защита внутреннего рынка продовольствия — похоже, создает более сильный импульс для роста национальной экономики, чем угнетающее воздействие оттока капитала и…
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Начнет ли, наконец, российская экономика разворачиваться на Восток?

  • October 21, 2015
  • Vladimir Popov
“У российского орла две головы. Одна смотрит на запад, другая – на восток.” Президент Борис Ельцин В 2012 г. Россия экспортировала в крохотные Нидерланды 550.000 баррелей нефти в сутки, а…
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New Policy Memo: Is the Russian Economy Finally Tilting East?

  • August 14, 2015
  • Vladimir Popov
In 2012, Russia exported 550,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to tiny Netherlands, but less than 500,000 bpd to China (Figure 1). According to the “gravity model” of trade,…

Is the Russian Economy Finally Tilting East?

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  • Vladimir Popov
In 2012, Russia exported 550,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to tiny Netherlands, but less than 500,000 bpd to China (Figure 1). According to the “gravity model” of trade,…
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New Memo: Will the Russian Economy Accelerate in 2015?

  • March 20, 2015
  • Vladimir Popov
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