THE IMPACT OF LARGE AGGLOMERATIONS ON THE FORMATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORKPLACES IN THE REGIONS

Abstract

Increasing the number of high-performance workplaces (HPW) in the regions contributes to the concentration of highly paid and qualified specialists, the growth of tax revenues to regional budgets, the development of innovative infrastructure and the improvement of people's quality of life. At the same time, a significant increase in high-performance workplaces is observed in the regions where large urban agglomerations are located. However, not all regions have large agglomerations that could create favorable conditions for active socio-economic development. The purpose of the research is to develop ways to spread the positive effect of the development of agglomerations not only to their regions, but also to other territories. The research conducted by the authors allowed identifying the factors that most strongly contribute to the growth of the HPW in the regions. These factors are the level of wages in the subjects of the Russian Federation and the capital ratio. Analysis of statistical data identify fifty-seven subjects of the Russian Federation, leading in terms of indicators characterizing the conditions for the formation and growth of high-performance workplaces. Among them, twenty-two regions are leaders in four or more of the seven indicators. Of these, sixteen are large agglomerations or territories where they are located. In the research, the authors concluded that it is necessary to create regional development corridors between agglomerations, the subjects of the Russian Federation on whose territory they are located, and other territories through the implementation of interregional infrastructure and economic projects. It can contribute to the spread of economic development impulses.