Barry W. Ickes is a professor of economics at Penn State, as well as head of the Department of Economics. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on International Financial and Energy Security. He is an expert on the Russian economy, Russian energy, and the Ukrainian economy.
from NPR
Russian Tech Industry Faces ‘Brain Drain’ as Workers Flee
from The New York Times
“Eventually, Russia has to diversify its economy away from oil and gas, and it has to accelerate productivity growth."
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