Hans Gerhard Strohe

Dynamic Causal Links between the Russian Stock Exchange and Selected International Stock Markets

This paper analyses the causal relationships and dynamic links between the Russian stock exchange with other Central and East European as well as some important international commercial centres between August 1994 to February 2001. We use the data of the corresponding stock market indices.

Consumer Prices in Russia and Transforming Official Statistics

Official statistics supply the government and the economy with indispensable information for political and business solutions. A functional infrastructure of information constitutes the fundamental base for proper decisions. The output cannot be better than the informational base. In Russia, the state statistics measure the development of the country, but it has been subject to changes itself.

Official Statistics in Russia and the Measurement of the Crisis — Some Remarks on Russian Price Statistics

Every solution in economic policies needs a functional informational infrastructure. The base for the economic policies is supplied by official statistics. Nowadays there is very little literature about the institutional transformation of state statistics in Russia. The project connected with the statistical analysis of the Russian Federation deals with three subjects: The conversion of official statistics from a state instrument of planning and controlling into an independent and neutral instrument of information. The development of sensitive and sensible methods for the measurement of prices, being relatively robust against the transformation of other subjects. The measurement of prices as one important indicator of the transformation from a centrally planned to a market economy.

Structure and Growth of Private Consumption in Russia and East Germany

Private consumption is a main part of national accounts. Often private consumption is taken as an early or parallel indicator of economic growth. Data on private consumption is also needed in many other fields of official statistics. Data on private consumption help in forecasting effects of changed tax systems, it is essential in statistics of consumer prices for measuring weighting structures etc. Furthermore, private consumption is an indicator of social welfare and standard of living.