Wadim Strielkowski

Analysis of competitiveness: energy sector and the electricity market in Russia

Abstract This study provides an overview and conducts a thorough analysis of the current state and development trends of the energy sector in a competitive electricity market in Russia. It scrutinises and outlines the most probable scenarios and outcomes of the innovative development on the electricity market and describes the possible changes. Moreover, a comprehensive study of technology foresight methods that allows one to draw parametric models of the development in the technological industry is undertaken. The results indicate that, in the medium- and long-run, one can identify economic inefficiency and uncontrollability of the existing Russian energy sector as well a clear disharmony with the selected energy strategy. Thence, it is necessary to rely on economic innovations in order to develop predictive models for managing productive development of the industry in a competitive energy market.

Integration of Migrants in the EU : Lessons and Implications for the EU Migration Policies

Our paper deals with the specifi c aspects of immigration and the eff ects that the integration of immigrant groups may have in the national income. Th rough an appropriate analysis, this research attempts to provide a description of the immigration phenomenon in the EU, the consequences of it in the labor markets and the relation with the distinct integration policies implemented by the EU countries. Since the European Union enables free mobility among its Member States, certain EU countries have become attractive destinations because of the working conditions and/or employment opportunities. As a result, some EU nations have experienced the infl ow of large amount of immigrants and disturbances on their labor markets. With regard to the above, the concept of immigration surplus stipulating that immigration phenomenon might trigger off a process of redistribution of wealth that could in turn enhance the volume of production and increase the national income can be applied for analyzing these processes. In addition, we fi nd that deeper integration of immigrants into host countries can lead to higher levels of economic success. Th erefore, we conclude that the high level of integration may lead to an increase in the immigration surplus of the host countries.

Economic Prospects of the Power-plant Industry Development in Russia

Our paper analyzes economic prospects and development of power engineering enterprises in Russian Federation. We show that despite the growth in use of renewable energy sources, the increase of organic fuel consumption is observed, and this is one of the key factors of traditional manufacturing effi ciency improvement related to energy conversion in the power-plant industry in Russia. Cost forecast for mastering the manufacture of advanced generation equipment by Russian enterprises can yield the price competitiveness of the given type of products. Our results demonstrate that the increase in the share of expenses for research and development by means of mobilization of resources from generation enterprises might result in the considerable technological potential for Russian power-plant industry. We conclude that Russian power industry can achieve a dominant position at the domestic and global markets of power generation technologies provided new resources are secured for its development.

Locational preference and unemployment of Asian-born immigrant in the U.S. metropolises

Our paper focuses on the problematique of the locational preferences and unemployment of Asianborn migrants in U.S. metropolises. We employ the data from the 2010 United States Census on mostly Asian-born individuals and run a thorough analysis of immigrants’ segregation and placement in 23 U.S.