Economic Results of 2023: Where Putin is Wrong, Wage Growth, Low Unemployment, Defense Industry /...
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The guest of the program "Hang in there!" is Natalia Zubarevich, professor of the Geography Department at Moscow State University. In an interview with Marianna Minsker, they discussed the reasons behind low unemployment, which regions are faring worse than others, why people in the regions don't have permanent jobs, how incomes have increased, whether they will increase next year, why chicken and eggs have become more expensive, what the potential impact of government price controls might be, what's happening in the aviation industry, and what to expect in 2024.
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00:00 "Hang in there!" Natalia Zubarevich
01:44 Explaining Putin's Direct Line
06:58 GDP in the Regions
09:22 Unemployment in Russia: Why So Low
11:55 Public Sector Employees, the Oil Industry, and Manufacturing for the Front
15:27 Half the Population in the Regions Unemployed?
17:00 Minimum Wage, Income Increased, Salary Increases
28:40 "Salaries Can't Be Measured in Rubles"
30:50 Accelerating Inflation
32:56 "The Middle Class Has Become Poorer"
35:10 Is Real Inflation Higher?
40:25 Inflation in the Regions
41:43 About Chicken and Eggs
44:16 Price Regulation
45:55 "There Will Be No Hyperinflation"
48:00 Pensions
49:20 Import Substitution for Medicines and Airplanes
52:14 "People Managing the Economy Have a More Sober Assessment of the Situation"
53:05 Fears and Hopes for 2024