Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander E. Abramov Author-Workplace-Name: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Author-Name: Alexander D. Radygin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Author-Name: Maria I. Chernova Author-Workplace-Name: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Author-Name: Andrey G. Kosyrev Author-Workplace-Name: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Title: Role of Institutional Environment in Increasing Capitalization Title: Роль институциональной среды в повышении капитализации российского рынка акций Abstract: Starting in 2022, the question of restarting the growth of the stock market for Russian companies in the face of sanctions and uncertainties in the global financial market has become of paramount importance. This research article examines the influence of macroeconomic and institutional factors on the capitalization of stock markets in 79 countries from 1982 to 2021. The study provides evidence for the role of institutional factors in the growth strategy of the Russian stock market. Keywords: capitalization, property rights protection, state participation in the economy, Russian stock market Classification-JEL: G18, G32, G38, P14, P26 Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2023 Issue: 6 Month: June Pages: 36-46 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/r2349.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:r2349