Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Svetlana Misikhina Author-Name-First:Svetlana Author-Name-Last: Misikhina Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: THE LIVING STANDARDS OF THE POPULATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Abstract: Real disposable money income of the population in January–April 2015 were down 2.2% against the same period 2014. Within Q1 2015 the level of inequality somewhat down against Q1 2014. Laws were adopted at the federal level which simplifi ed the use of maternal capital. In a number of Russian regions, the social safety net underwent some changes aimed at the reduction of regional budget deficits. Classification-JEL: Keywords: LIVING STANDARDS Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 6 Month: June Pages: 30-31 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/538Misikhina.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:538