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Evgeny Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, estimated the impact of the VAT increase on the inflation in Russia in a commentary for Izvestia. He confirmed that sharp price increase in early January was linked to the tax growth.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Laboratory at the Gaidar Institute, and Vladimir Sedalishchev, Expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, assessed the main risks to the Russian economy in 2026 in comments to RBC, paying particular attention to the prospects of a possible recession and the dynamics of foreign trade.

Anton Beloglazov, Head of Evidence-Based Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a commentary for Vedomosti, explained the reasons for the significant increase in income for PIT taxpayers, which exceeded Rb 3 trillion in 2025.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, Researcher of the Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained factors contributing to a record growth in the gap of wages between men and women in a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, which according to data from the RAS Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population, has reached its highest level since 2011. Researchers attribute this trend to a unique situation in the labor market, where record low unemployment is combined with a record labor shortage, leading to accelerated wage growth in "male" industries.

The WEALTH Navigator published the Evgeny Goryunov’s, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, author column “Model it.” In this article, the expert explored how the Nobel Prize-winning models of abstract economic models work and why they are important for real-world policy and investment.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained in a commentary for Izvestia the reasons for rising costs of precious metals, linking it to a decline in trust in the traditional foundation of the global financial system.

Dmitry Evdokimov, Researcher of Quantitative Analysis and Economic Effects Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained in a commentary for the RBC the reasons for slowdown in the industrial growth, where the main one is the decline in the manufacturing sector.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, considered in a commentary for RIA Novosti the potential risks for natural gas deficit in the second half of XXI century and underlined the necessity to invest in technologies and alternative energy already now.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC why the current income dynamics pose a risk to the economy.

Maria Girich, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a commentary for RIA Novosti estimated the carbon footprint of cooking a traditional New Year's salad. According to her estimates, cooking the ingredients for Olivier salad on a gas stove can result in the emission of almost 0.5 kg of carbon dioxide.

Maria Girich, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented in details for RIA Novosti on the calculation of gas consumption for making the New Year Olivier salad. Citing data from Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, she explained that consumption depends on the burner type and the network gas pressure.

The state may convert the assets and property of corrupt officials into revenue in a record amount of about Rb800 bn based on lawsuits filed in 2025. This forecast was given in a comment for TASS by Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department.

Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, Maria Girich, commenting for Rossiyskaya Gazeta on data from government report on the state of the environment, highlighted the key harmful substances that most often exceed the norms in the country.

Experts from the Gaidar Institute, Dmitry Kuznetsov and Vladimir Sedalishchev, commented for Izvestia on the significance of the new free trade agreement (FTA) between the EAEU and Indonesia. The agreement, signed in St. Petersburg, provides for the elimination of duties on 94% of the union's commodity exports and will affect about $3 bn in mutual trade.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, stated in a comment for Izvestia that sharp decline in Russian oil prices was not offset by an increase in physical supply volumes.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, stated in a comment for Izvestia that the process of modernizing banknotes is a routine part of the regulator's work.