The Defense Industry Failed to Underpin the National Economy

Russian Economic Developments. Moscow, 2016, No. 5, pp. 51-55

5 Pages Posted: 19 May 2016

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Vasily Zatsepin

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Date Written: May 19, 2016

Abstract

The defense industry’s 2015 preliminary performance results have been published. Early fulfillment of the state armament program’s intermediate target index shows that military expenditures are of an excessive nature. Agencies’ reporting data are controversial and need be specified. Russia’s leaders declared about the need of diversification and conversion of the defense industry.

Keywords: Russian economy, military industrial complex

JEL Classification: L3; K1; K2; K3; P16; Y80

Suggested Citation

Zatsepin, Vasily, The Defense Industry Failed to Underpin the National Economy (May 19, 2016). Russian Economic Developments. Moscow, 2016, No. 5, pp. 51-55, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2781862 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2781862

Vasily Zatsepin (Contact Author)

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

3-5 Gazetny Lane
Moscow, 125009
Russia

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