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using the resource and technical potential of the military complex
for implementing structural changes in the Russian economy;
conversion of the military potential of Russia, implementing regional
and sectoral conversion programs;
defense contracts at the military enterprises, role of the state in
managing defense enterprises.
Forecasting the Performance of the Energy Sector
Head: Professor Nekrasov, Aleksandr S., doctor of economics
Main subjects of research are:
conditions and function of the energy sector in the national economy,
problems of the interrelation between the energy sector and the economy
as a whole;
methodological problems of energy supply forecasting under various
scenarios of the economic development;
economic, social, technical, and environmental characteristics of
fuel consumption in various sectors of the national economy;
analysis and forecasting of the subindustries of the energy sector.
Forecasting the Performance of the Machine-building Sector
Head: Borisov, Vladimir N., candidate of economics
Following subjects are developed:
analysis, modeling, and forecasting of the machine-building sector;
technical resources for the structural changes in the production
potential of the national economy;
establishing deflators for the machine-building goods with regards to
their quality.
Regional Problems of Social and Economic Development
Head: Pchelintsev, Oleg S., candidate of economics
Main subjects of research:
different scenarios of regional development in transition to a market
economy;
regional investment and structural policy;
specific features of regional infrastructure economics;
social problems of regional development (changes in family structure,
employment, urbanization, population structure)
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