Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Dezhina Irina
Author-Name-First: Irina 
Author-Name-Last:Dezhina 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Title: The situation in the science and innovation sphere in Russia in 2015
Abstract: In 2015, the budget allocations to civilian research and development (R&D) were cut by approximately 8% at current prices by comparison with the targets set in the basic version of the Law on the 2015 Federal Budget and 2016–2017 Budget Plan. The reduction in the amount of budget funding is of critical importance for the science sector, because the federal budget has remained the principal source of funding for research and development, covering about 70% of the aggregate expenditures on R&D. 
Classification-JEL: I21, I22, I23, I24, I25
Keywords:  Russian economy, R&D, science, technology
Creation-Date: 2016
Revision-Date:2016
Publication-Status: Published in RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN 2015  TRENDS AND OUTLOOKS  (ISSUE 37)
Length: 29 pages
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2016-263.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2016
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2016-263