Russia's Virtual Economy

By C. Gaddy, B. Ickes. 2002

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations

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Other Transitions: Multiple Economies of Moscow Households in the 1990s (2004, background): “For example, the nonmarket enterprise behavior in post-Soviet societies has received scholarly attention (Ickes and Ryterman 1994; Gaddy and Ickes 1998; Grabher and Stark 1998; Pickles 1998), but the continued contribution of unpaid housework and social networks to social reproduction typically re”
From Soviets to oligarchs: inequality and property in Russia 1905-2016 (2018, positive): “13This 1905 estimate has been used by Gregory (1982) and Lindert and Nafziger (2012).”
Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia (2004, neutral): “This literature is summarized in Graham and Pettinato (2002a). Adaptations can also adjust downwards, as in the case of health and aging. Several studies show that individuals adapt to changes in health status such as the onset of a serious disease by changing their reference point for “good” health”
Corruption in the post-Soviet workplace: the experiences of recent graduates in contemporary Ukraine (2008, background): “…character and consequences cannot be controlled’ and it is argued that rather than a fully functioning market system many post-Soviet states have seen systems of ‘economic involution’ (Burawoy et al., 2000), ‘chaotic capitalism’ (Lane, 2000) or ‘virtual economies’ (Gaddy and Ickes, 1998) emerge.”
Do outside directors and new managers help improve firm performance? An exploratory study in Russian privatization (2003, background): “Besides hyperinflation, another problem with managers' perceptions of financial performance was that this measure might be influenced by the systematic under-reporting of profits in the face of exorbitant corporate tax rates (Maddy & Ickes, 1998).”
The role of informal institutions in corporate governance: Brazil, Russia, India, and China compared (2011, background): “Although Russia’s formal corporate governance codes on paper are comparable to OECD standards, its formal institutions are ineffective due to lack of enforcement and a gap between the “virtual economy” ( Maddy & Ickes, 1998 ) reflected in official statistics and company reports and reality.”
An Abnormal Country (2004, neutral): “The existence of markets is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for western economic normalcy (Gaddy and Ickes, 2002).”