Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name:Sergey Prikhodko Author-Name-First: Sergey Author-Name-Last: Prikhodko Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name:Nadezhda Volovik Author-Name-First: Nadezhda Author-Name-Last: Volovik Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name:Alexander Pakhomov Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Pakhomov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Support of the Innovation Activity: Foreign Export Aspact Abstract: This paper deals with the issues related to the customs administration, which does not permit creating a favorable competitive environment in the export sphere. Administrative barriers are not only constraints for the business and entrepreneurship development but create another problem which leads to the growth of the shadow economy. Length: 218 pages Creation-Date: 2012 Revision-Date: 2012 Publication-Status: Published Paper Series Classification-JEL: F10, F13, F19 Keywords: Russian economy, foreign trade, Russia's foreign trade regulations File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/169Volovik.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2013 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:169