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ALTURA PARTNERS

A selection of recent and publicly available work

THE CONNECTIONS WORLD: THE FUTURE OF ASIAN CAPITALISM

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Modern Asia is built upon a web of close relationships running between and within business and politics: the connections world. Although the connections world has not yet seriously impeded Asia’s economic renaissance, it comes with significant costs and fallibilities. In their new book, Simon Commander and Saul Estrin argue that if Asia’s claim to the 21st century is not to be derailed, major changes must be made to policy and behaviour to promote more sustainable economic and political systems.

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THE AUTOCRAT'S DILEMMA

Recent announcements by President Putin about possible changes to the balance of powers in Russia throw light on a timeless problem facing autocrats - how can they ensure an exit without leaving themselves open to retribution? This short piece explores some facets of the dilemma facing an autocrat.

RENEWABLES, UTILITIES AND HOUSEHOLD TARIFFS

Using evidence from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, our Energy Policy Note estimates the impact of renewables (Solar PV) adoption on both the profitability of electricity utilities and the tariffs that households will have to pay, including when electricity subsidies are present.

POLITICAL CONNECTIONS & THEIR NETWORKS

A paper (with Stavros Poupakis) that uses a unique database to map the networks of political connections in almost all countries in the world

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION

A comprehensive report (co-authored with Alexander Plekhanov and prepared for EBRD) on how Russia might diversify

RUSSIA

A recent paper analysing Russia's strategic, economic and political governance and the impact on both its economy and political system

ARAB WORLD

An article that asks why repeated attempts at economic reform in the Arab work have yielded little

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KAZAKHSTAN: A CASE OF GOOD ECONOMICS, BAD POLITICS?

Can autocracies successfully implement economic policies that promote growth and investment? Can 'good' economics somehow offset the effects of 'bad politics'? This paper examines the case of Kazakhstan and shows that 'bad politics' squeezes the space for, and distorts the benefits from, 'good economics'.

ENERGY PRICING AND POLICY

A major study (prepared by IEA) of the political economy of energy subsidies with a specific focus on Indonesia & Mexico

BREXIT AND IMMIGRATION

Immigration appears to be a major reason for why the UK voted to leave the EU in June 2016. This short paper examines the possible consequences of limiting immigration from the EU for the UK economy

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