Inequalities in Health : the Importance of Material/Structural Factors and Psychosocial Resources

The author discusses the importance of studying socio-structural factors of socio-economic development through a broader application of the economic approach. The resources of status positions of economic agents are in the spotlight. A possible platform for interdisciplinary interactions is proposed which allows to increase the contribution of both economics and sociology in improving governance at all levels.

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Regional effects of inflation targeting in Russia: Factors of heterogeneity and structural inflation rates

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2019-9-70-89 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 70-89

Author(s):

Michael I. Zhemkov

Keyword(s):

Monetary Policy ◽

Inflation Targeting ◽

Structural Factors ◽

Regional Effects ◽

Inflation Rates ◽

Price Growth ◽

Effective Exchange ◽

The Difference ◽

Communication Policies ◽

Structural Levels

Inflation targeting in Russia implies maintaining stable low inflation at a level of 4% throughout the country. The presence of structural factors in some regions can determine deviations from the all-Russian inflation, which can lead to different effects of monetary policy in Russian regions. In this paper, we analyze regional heterogeneity of inflation and factors of inflation deviations from the national average, estimate structural levels of inflation in the regions of Russian Federation. These estimates confirm the presence of some regional factors of inflation deviations from the all-Russian indicator, such as the difference in productivity growth of the tradable and non-tradable sectors (Balassa—Samuelson effect), effective exchange rates, real incomes and product stocks. In addition, our results confirm the presence of regions with price growth rate above and below monetary policy target. The results of this research can be used for the development of monetary and communication policies.

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The Economic Theory of the Firm: A Generalization

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2012-9-41-66 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 41-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Storchevoy

Keyword(s):

Economic Theory ◽

General Theory ◽

Contract Theory ◽

Theory Of The Firm ◽

Material Structure ◽

Structural Factors ◽

Boundaries Of The Firm ◽

Opportunistic Behaviour ◽

New Variant

The paper deals with development of a general theory of the firm. It discusses the demand for such a theory, reviews existing approaches to its generalization, and offers a new variant of general theory of the firm based on the contract theory. The theory is based on minimization of opportunistic behaviour determined by the material structure of production (a classification of ten structural factors is offered). This framework is applied to the analysis of three boundaries problems (boundaries of the job, boundaries of the unit, boundaries of the firm) and five integration dilemmas (vertical, horizontal, functional, related, and conglomerate).

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Ethnic niching in a segmented labour market: Evidence from Spain

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v9i3.96 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 249-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Mikolaj Stanek ◽

Alberto Veira

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Labour Market ◽

Significant Role ◽

Immigrant Workers ◽

Structural Factors ◽

Immigrant Communities ◽

Logit Models ◽

Human And Social Capital

Using the Spanish National Immigrant Survey (NIS-2007) we identify the ethnic niches where workers from five main immigrant communities concentrate. We then implement logit models in order to assess how structural factors and human and social capital variables affect the odds of working in these niches. We observe that the strong segmentation of the Spanish labour market strongly favours the concentration of immigrants in certain occupational niches. Nevertheless, variables related to human and social capital still play a significant role in the placement of immigrant workers in different niches, all of which are not equally attractive.

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