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On 31 March, the head of the Gaidar Institute legal department Irina Tolmacheva took part in the discussion “Income distribution and impact assessment” at the Endowments-2017 forum.

On 15–16 March, senior researcher at the Center for Political Economy and Regional Development Konstantin Kazenin took part in the VII Sociology Grushin Conference. The conference main theme was: “Towards the Future. Forecasting in Social Studies”.
Konstantin Kazenin made two reports on the problems of the North Caucasus.

No. 5(43), 2017 of the analytical review Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. The Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development which follows the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy is now published online.

On 14–16 March, the head of the Gaidar Institute legal department Irina Tolmacheva took part in the subregional workshop “Regulations on Intellectual Property in Universities and Research Institutes” held in St. Petersburg.

On 13 March, the Scientific Director of the Gaidar Institute, Sergey Drobyshevsky, spoke at the Russian Business Week organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. His talk was titled “New Challenges for the Tax System in Mid-Term Perspective”.

On 7 March, Russian News Agency TASS hosted a press conference presenting the latest issue of the Online Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook prepared by experts from the Gaidar Institute, the RANEPA, and the RFTA.

No.4(42), 2017 of the online Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. The Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development, an analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy, has been released.

On March 1, at a meeting on climate change issues, Senior Researcher of the Gaidar Institute's Innovation Economics Department Stepan Zemtsov delivered a presentation titled Hazardous Hydrological Phenomena and Social Vulnerability in Russia.

On 25 February, leading researcher at the Social Services Department Irina Dezhina spoke at the 58th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) in Baltimore, USA, with the report “Research and Innovation Policy in Russia: Dynamic Process, Invariable Results?”

On February 28, Novaya Gazeta published an interview with Ivan Lyubimov, Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, in which he discussed the issue of inequality in Russia.

On 21 February, Head of Gaidar Institute’s Business Surveys Laboratory Sergey Tsukhlo reviewed, in his interview for Radio Liberty, the effect of rouble exchange rate fluctuations on Russia’s industry.

On 16 February, senior researcher at the Innovation Economy Department Stepan Zemtsov spoke at the II International Conference “The Arctic: Offshore Projects and Sustainable Regional Development”. His report was titled “Innovation Potential and Developing High Technologies in Russian Arctic Zone.”

On 15 February, the head of the Gaidar Institute legal department Irina Tolmacheva took part in the meeting “Risks for NGOs when Engaging in Public Activities.”

Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. Trends and Challenges of Socio-Economic Development (MREO) No. 3(41) 3(41) was released in February 2017. The MREO covers prevailing trends and changes in Russia’s economy.

On 17 February 2017, Yekaterinburg hosted Gaidar Readings – Regional financial systems amid crysis: Regional budgets and banks of the Urals Federal Okrug – held under the auspices of the Gaidar Institute, the Urals Institute of Administration (a RANEPA branch), and the Yegor Gaidar Fund.

On 6 February, senior researcher at the Center for Political Economy and Regional Development Konstantin Kazenin spoke at the international workshop “The Fertility of Migrants and Minorities” held at the University of Hannover (Germany). His report was titled “Fertility of Muslim Minorities in Russia: Individual vs. Community Effects.”