Summary №3 2011 г.

Roik V.D., Moscow
Russia Pensions System: the Hard Way of Building Insurance Institutions
The paper considers economic backgrounds for building the retirement insurance institutions in Russia, and it analyses the pension reform of 2002 and systemic obstacles impeding the effective operation of the pension institutions, the accumulation pension institute among them. Having compared Russian pensions system with those existing in other countries, we can offer the ways how the mechanisms of the retirement insurance could be built.
Retirement insurance, pensions systems, wage

Smirnov S.N., Moscow
Pension System: the Inevitability of Changes
The principles of pension reform that has started in Russia in 2002 г. were not the same because of the social, economic and demographic changes. Nevertheless for the time being the situation in the pension sphere can’t be determined as stable. The author analyses the main factors clarifying the current characteristics of the pension system in this country as well as the decisions made by the federal government. The future rise of the responsibility of the employed for their future incomes after reaching the pension age is considered to be inevitable.
Pension reform, age structure of the population, insurance premium taxes, pension strategy

Shirov A.A., Potapenko V.V., Moscow
Forecast of the Pension System in Russia for the Period up to 2030
The paper presents how a model of the Russian pensions system could be built applying input–output balances. Varying the scenarios, we consider the variations of key parameters of the Russian pensions system in the long-term outlook.
Pensions systems, demography, input–output balance, model of a pensions system, GNP, real average pension

Aranzhereyev M.M., Novikov A.V., Novosibirsk
Non-Governmental Pension Plan: Current State
The article considers the issue of the non-state pension provision. It analyzes the prerequisites of the pension system formation, core elements of the non-state pension provision in the Russian Federation, tendencies in the development of non-state pension funds, proposals for improving the investment strategies of NPF
Рension provision, non-state pension fund

Novgorodov, P.A., Novosibirsk
Financial Sustainability of Non-Governmental Pension Funds: Today and Tomorrow
A main task of non-governmental pension funds is to ensure a constant growth of the pension reserves and accumulations for timely pension payments to participants and accumulative parts of retirement pensions to the insured. However, it would be early to state that they fully succeeded in achieving this task. Non-governmental pension fund, financial sustainability, actuarial calculations, regulation

Shiryaeva E.M., Moscow
Retirement Income Security in Russia
The paper considers whether a current system of retirement income security in Russia may provide any pensioner with incomes which allow them to have minimal living standard, and whether these incomes could be regarded sufficient to substitute a pensioner’s lost wage.
Retirement income security, retirement pension, substitution coefficient, pensioner’s living wage

Kasparyants N.M., Armavir
Problems of the Pensions System in Agrarian Sector (by example of Krasnodarsky Kray)
The paper analyses the pensions system in the agrarian sector by example of the Krasnodarsky Kray where low wages and a significant share of part-time employment are observed as well as a high share of early retirement and a large number of workers having «shadow wages» (declared partially). We offer that the pensions system in the agrarian sector should be supported by special grants designated for farmers and workers of the agrarian sector to raise their pensions to the average national level.
Agriculture, agricultural sector, pensions systems, early retirement

Voronov Yu., Tyurin O.A., Novosibirsk
Is lifetime Employment Real for Russia?
The soviet pension system is so usual for us, and any deviations aside it are perceived painfully. But there no pensions in rapid developing China, pension age became larger in France and Estonia. By the way there are another forms of noble age guaranties, not only pensions. Lifetime employment, for example
lifetime employment, Japan, Toyota, Germany, Siemens, Moskwa Re

Saifieva S.N., Moscow
Some Sectoral Macroeconomic Problems
Proposed a mechanism of calculating the gross value added and gross margins in the gross value added by industries due to the lack of official statistical information from 2004 until the end of 2010, the author performed a comparison of calculations with the information of a statistical publication «National Accounts 2002–2009 years», which shows the detailed sectoral development. The problems that hinder macroeconomic industry analysis. A method for calculating the actual total tax burden on the industry in 2000–2008.; assess its effectiveness for the period analyzed.
Gross value added, gross and net profit, taxation, tax burden, efficiency, industry

Alyamov A.E., Balasov I.Yu., Novosibirsk
By Assessing the Potential Areas of Defense Research and Development Efforts in Strategic Government Objectives
The article discusses economic issues related to the existence of corresponding features in the Russian sphere of defense research and problem solving technical development armed forces and the modernization of the economy. Reveal shortcomings in funding mechanisms applied defense research and development and a possible solution to the acute problem of components.
Defense R & D, government and their own expenses, the element base

Bobyleva K.A., Magnitogorsk
Forecasting Trends in Development of the Metal Scrap’s Providing System of Metallurgical Complexes
The features and main factors of the metal scrap’s providing system are described in this article. It’s possible to use economic and mathematical methods. The algorithm for predicting the development trends of the metal scrap’s providing system presented in article can be used by the participants of the metal scrap’s market to make administrative decisions and to develop the strategy of the enterprise.
The metal scrap’s providing system, metallurgical complex, forecasting

Tkach V.I., Kuznetsova E.V., Rostov-on-Don
Management of Economic Process and Accounting in Russia
The article deals with the problem of organization of business accounting in Russia. Shown possibilities of accounting in implementation of control over properties and of management of economic processes. A comparative analysis of Russia and that of abroad experience has been conducted
Business Accounting, cards of accounts, property, Management

Tskhay T. V., Novosibirsk
Financial Market Means Technologies
Technological changes gave rise to fundamental changes in exchange trade. In turn, changes in the business made new demands to technologies.
Electronic trading, stock exchange, broker, IT

Izotov D.A., Suslov D.V., Khabarovsk
Interim Results of Realization of the Program of Cooperation Between the Eastern Regions of Russia and Northeast China (2009–2018)
The content and the interim results of the Program of cooperation between far eastern and eastern Siberian regions of Russia and Northeast China has been analyzed. Authors argue that the Program is relatively optional, and it is only a package of bilateral investment proposals. The scale of investment in the Russian resource sector projects is so small that any concerns regarding assignment of Russian eastern «strategic» resources to China are at least inconsistent.
Program, Russian Far East, Eastern Siberia, Northeast China

Khanin G.I., Novosibirsk
Catherine II: Does She Deserve Our Admiration?
The authors of the article titles as Economic Activity of Catherine II bravely tried to prove that, economically, Russia of the second half the XVIII century was not behind European countries and it even excelled some in many indicators. Did they succeed in their findings?
Russian economy in the XVIII century, Catherine II, social differentiation, economic growth, corruption in Russia