Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Sergey Sinelnikov
Author-Name-First: Sergey
Author-Name-Last: Sinelnikov
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name: Pavel Kadochnikov
Author-Name-First: Pavel
Author-Name-Last: Kadochnikov
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name: Ilya Trunin
Author-Name-First: Ilya
Author-Name-Last: Trunin
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title: From Elections to Appointments of the Regional Governors: Major Challenges and Outcomes
Abstract: In 2005 Russian Federation moved from the elections of the regional governor to their appointment by the federal center. The study analyzes the possible changes in the regional governments fiscal policy due to the change of the preferences aggregation mechanism at the regional level. It includes an overview of the existing theoretical and empirical studies, as well as international experience of the regional governments formation. The study also contains a theoretical and empirical analysis of the possible changes in the fiscal policy in Russia at the regional level as a result of the implemented reform.
Length: 101258 words.
Creation-Date:  2008
Revision-Date:   2008
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/2Sinelnikov-Kadochnikov-Trunin.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2008
Classification-JEL: D72, D73, H11, H61, H77
Keywords: Legal basis, accountability, reporting, reserve fund, natinal welfare fund, institution base, investment portfolio and asset management, macroeconomic and fiscal linkages
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:2