This article covers the study of the up-to-date version of methodological framework for an important component of socioeconomic statistics that is presented in the Integrated System  of Statistical Environmental Indicators in the Russian Federation, approved by Rosstat in 2017. The Integrated System- 2017 presents a set of key statistical indicators and information  sources on environment and environmental protection. This specified  set of indicators is formed with regard to national  requirements, and also according to the international methodological recommendations for the considered branch of statistical accounting. In this article the authors, in some detail, give an  account of the Integrated System, using illustrative material  (drawings). It also reveals the structure of the Integrated System  from viewpoint of providing the information array by indicators  developed by the system of ministries and agencies of the Russian  Federation. The analyzed document has the following significant  features: a) indicator passport that facilitates understanding and indicates its most basic characteristics; b) hyperlinks to the  actual values of the open source indicators. Therefore, the relevant users of the Integrated System are provided with expedited  and simplified access to summary statistical information put online. The article also emphasizes that the development of such a  system of statistical indicators allows to streamline the analysis of the state, use of environmental resources, pollution and  degradation, as well as environmental protection. In addition, it is  noted that the System’s format and submission of materials enables  periodical, whenever the need arises, updates and adjustments, introduction of new indicators, and also elimination and/or correction of the outdated ones.

In this article on the example of the Republic of Belarus are presented questions related to information and methodological support for construction of balance tables for water resources and  using water resources as an important tool in socio-economic  decision making.Major issues in constructing balance tables for water resources that arise when developing policy guidelines and  methodological recommendations for the Republic of Belarus are  reviewed. The key theoretical aspects of water resources accounting  are highlighted. The authors assessed the potential of constructing  satellite accounts for «Water resources» at the country and regional  level. The development of this satellite account will allow to evaluate  the production in the water sector and the relationship between supply and demand for water resources within the economy; it will  provide international comparability of statistical estimates of natural  resources, and also in the long run will allow to determine the multiplicative effect of the state of water resources on the  economy of the country. The primary and statistical accounting of  water at the level of water canals is considered in detail (on the  example of UE «Minskvodokanal »). The analysis of the identity of  the seizure and use of water in SEEA-water and the Ministry of  Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of  Belarus was carried out, and indicators that are characteristic only of the Republic of Belarus are highlighted, as they reflect its national (in particular, legal) features of water fund use. In the proposed standard scheme of a satellite account for water resources, they are  not reflected. The informational challenges of constructing resource  and water use balance tables are considered. A scheme for  interaction between individual ministries, agencies and the National  Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus in the development  of statistical indicators for water resources with a description of  individual stages has been developed. For each stage, information flows are formed, as well as return streams of  information. The authors built a pyramid of information flows on  water between producers of information and its users.

The author of the article considers and comments on the most important postulates of price statistics and international comparisons of GDP by purchasing power parities, the methodology of which is  presented in publications of international organizations. The  postulates relate to formulae of indices, substitution effect and tests  of axiomatic theory of index numbers. It is noted that some  distinguished experts in price statistics point out the incompatibility  of certain postulates; nevertheless, the above-mentioned postulates  underline the widely used methods of computation of indicators of  price statistics and purchasing power parities and understanding of  the nature of the postulates is essential in the context of analysis of  statistical indicators as well as in the context of ongoing discussion  of index number theory and purchasing power parities. Special  attention is paid to discussion of advantages and limitations of  different formulae of multilateral comparisons of GDP by purchasing power parities. In particular various tests on axiomatic  theory of indices which these formulae satisfy are considered.

In this article on the basis of Rosstat data and administrative statistics, data from the 2016 Labour force survey and sample survey of employability of secondary vocational and higher education graduates the author assesses the scale and dynamics of part-time  higher education in Russia. The paper analyses socio-demographic  characteristics of part-time students and their place in the labour  market compared with full-time graduates. The research results  prove that the part-time higher education is an alternative social  mobility channel for groups of young people with limited resources.  Therefore, significantly constraining the opportunities to get part- time education as a main education may slash vertical education  mobility for these social groups. There was no evidence that there  are significant differences in the status of full-time and part-time  graduates in the labor market. They occupy almost the same  positions in the professional and job structure, they receive the same wage (by average wage indicators).

This article reviews the study of internal labor migration in the region based on sample survey data, using econometric modeling. This approach helps to identify a set of socio-economic factors that  affect the duration of interregional and intraregional labor migration.  It is argued that there is a need for a recurrent sample surveys of  labor migrants in the region due to a significant underestimation of  the scale of internal labor migration (for the most part because of  the constant changes in rules of registry of migrants). The Republic  of Kalmykia is characterized by a significant share of outmigrants.  Internal displacements dominate the migration flows of the region -  they account for more than 95% of the gross migration. High labor  mobility is connected with economic reasons. This is confirmed by  the data of the sample survey which served as an addition to the  official statistics. The structure of migration flows in the Republic of  Kalmykia is extremely heterogeneous and is constantly changing,  which predetermines the differentiated force of its influence. The  authors demonstrate how econometric research methods allow to  determine the direction and nature of the influence of socio-economic factors on migration processes, as well as how age and  educational attainment of labor migrants affect the duration of  labour migration.

This article covers the aspects of collecting and compiling municipal data, it reviews its content and structure. These aspects are relevant for bettering the analytical work and improving the quality  of management solutions. The paper defines «municipality» and  presents brief history of the establishment and development of  municipal statistics. The author identifies the following data sources  for calculating socio-demographic indicators: Rosstat Database of  Indicators on Municipalities; data collected and released by Rosstat  Territorial Statistical Offices; administrative data; inquiries to Rosstat Territorial Statistical Offices; websites of municipal administrations. Separately are addressed issues related to  possibilities and limitations of modern municipal statistics that must  be taken into account when studying social and socio-demographic  processes on the regional level, in particular at the level of municipal entities.

Today the question of representing globalization processes in macroeconomic calculations, in particular, in several indicators of the SNA and balance of payments, is becoming very relevant. The topics  that touch upon global value chains include for example e- commerce, crossborder investments, material processing services,  personal transfers. The authors describe changes in the 2008 SNA  that concern representing modern global economic relations and  harmonization of national accounts and balance of payments. The  article presents methodological guidelines adopted in national  accounts and balance of payments; it demonstrates challenges  associated with constructing modern macroeconomic indicators that  are caused by the non-market price formation and several other  issues related to globalization. The specifics of recording the transfer of patents, licenses and know-how at transfer prices within the  multinational enterprises are reviewed. The ways to make transfers  between residents and non-residents are shown, along with a fairly  new topic of intergenerational transfers. On the basis of the study,  the most important phenomena of globalization are identified from  the point of view of statistical analysis of modern social and economic development.