The methodology used by Russian statistical bodies to analyse small business

Alessandro Kihlgren

Post-Communist Economies, 2004, vol. 16, issue 3, 363-377

Abstract: Assessing the level of development of small business in Russia requires a critical analysis of official statistics, owing to the existence of several inconsistencies. In addition, the frequent changes in the methodology make it difficult to compare the data over a period. It must also be taken into account that Russian and Western official data on small business are not fully comparable, as the Russian definition of small business has several limitations. For this reason its contribution to the economy is understated. Officially, employment in small businesses has stopped growing since 1994. Survey-based results, however, point to a continuous increase in the number of people employed by new private enterprises, suggesting that the emergence of entrepreneurship has been an organic process, as in the leading transition countries, although it has been much slower in Russia.

Date: 2004
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