Yegor Gaidar

Yegor Gaidar (19.03.1956–16.12.2009) is a Russian state and political figure, economist and academic. He was one of the leaders and authors of the economic reforms in the early 1990s in Russia. During 1991–1994 he held high posts in the Russian government. Under Gaidar's leadership, the transition from a planned economy to a market economy started, prices were deregulated, the tax system was reorganized, foreign trade was liberalized, and privatization began. He is founder and director of the Institute for Economic Policy. Gaidar is author of numerous publications on economics and several monographs on the economic history of Russia and the analysis of the transition processes from a planned economy to a market economy.