Comparative(dis?)advantage in Russian agriculture

The economic reform that began in Russia in the early 1990s has spurred major changes in the structure and volume of the country's agricultural production and trade. This paper examines whether Russia has a comparative advantage in agricultural outputs compared to agricultural inputs, and whether it has a comparative advantage in bulk crops versus meat. The paper also investigates whether the changes in Russia's agricultural production and trade during transition have been consistent with the country's agricultural comparative advantage, as indicated by the empirical results.