A concerning publication about Russian economics statistics by -18 economist co-authors. Basically the authors demonstrate the manipulation and cherry picking of Russia economics statistics by the Kremlin/Putin. This is in the context of the international actions for the economic isolation of Russia.
https://www.axios.com/2022/07/26/russia-sanctions-economic-impactexcerpting:
That these misunderstandings persist is not surprising. Since the invasion, the Kremlin's economic releases have become increasingly cherry-picked, selectively tossing out unfavorable metrics while releasing only those that are more favorable. These Putin-selected statistics are then carelessly trumpeted across media and used by reams of well-meaning but careless experts in building out forecasts which are excessively, unrealistically favorable to the Kremlin.
Business Retreats and Sanctions Are Crippling the Russian Economy by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian, Franek Sokolowski, Michal Wyrebkowski, Mateusz Kasprowicz :: SSRNThe paper
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID4170087_code3324709.pdf?abstractid=4167193&mirid=1&type=2 slide deck
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