The Defense Economics and the Military Reform in Russia

Russian Economy in 2018. Trends and Outlooks (issue 40). 2019. Moscow. IEP, pp. 564-580

21 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2019

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Vasily Zatsepin

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Date Written: September 5, 2019

Abstract

In 2018, the total strength of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation did not change. Early in February 2018, the President of the Russian Federation increased by 200 persons to 10,740 persons the ultimate staff number of the Central Office of the Ministry of Defense (without the guarding and building maintenance personnel taken into account), which is not included in the strength of the Armed Forces.

Keywords: Russian economy, military industrial complex, armed forces

JEL Classification: D74, F52, F51, H56

Suggested Citation

Zatsepin, Vasily, The Defense Economics and the Military Reform in Russia (September 5, 2019). Russian Economy in 2018. Trends and Outlooks (issue 40). 2019. Moscow. IEP, pp. 564-580, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449245 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449245

Vasily Zatsepin (Contact Author)

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

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