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Авторы:Irina Denisova,
Markus Eller,
and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Аннотация:We use data from the 2006 round of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
to describe perceptions of the Russian population about the transition process and
the role of the state compared with that of free markets. We find that about one-half
of the Russian population is disappointed with transition and a large majority is in
favour of high state regulation and state provision of goods and services. High
demand for government regulation and increased state intervention coexists with a
low level of trust in government institutions and recognition of high and rising levels
of corruption. The findings are consistent with the theory developed by Aghion
et al. (2009). In an environment with poor social capital, private business imposes
negative externalities on the society and society chooses to demand more state regulation
and tolerate corruption to reduce these externalities. We also find that individual
perceptions of social capital and corruption co-vary with the demand for
regulation, as predicted by the theory.