The topic of the conference is ‘Macroprudential Policy Effectiveness: Theory and Practice’. This conference will bring together researchers from academia, central banks, policy institutions who will present and discuss new results of their research on macroprudential policy effectiveness,...

Topics: - what constitutes a ‘crisis’, global or local, in countries with decades of economic turbulence - changing notions of ‘the good life’ and luxury - youth consumer cultures, both emerging ones and those linked to Soviet pasts - migrant labour and local economies - money...

Program: Session A: Fertility in Russia Session B: Migrants and their Behavior in Central Asia and Russia Session C: Retirement and Consumption Session D: Invited Policy Lecture Session E: Informality and Self-Employment Session F: Minimum Wages in Russia Session G: Education and Labor Market...