Sectors Of Regional Economy Research Articles

Exporting Silk from Byzantine Greece: Reconstructing the Trade Logistics of the Theban Silk Industry

ABSTRACT The silk industry that thrived in Thebes around the twelfth century exemplified Byzantium’s industrial accomplishments during the middle Byzantine period. However, how its silk products were exported still awaits systematic clarification. This topic becomes increasingly compelling as scholars begin to reveal the industry’s potential interactions with other regional economic sectors, especially pottery production in Euripos, in terms of trade logistics. This article aims to contribute a thorough investigation into the trade logistics of the Theban silk industry. It argues that Theban silk could have been distributed to its market destinations entirely overland or by integrating with maritime transport at nearby entrepôts. Initially, Corinth, with its two ports oriented towards trade hubs in the east and west, served as the paramount entrepôt. As Corinth’s maritime trade, especially its eastern port, declined in the later twelfth century, Euripos emerged to bridge the gap and assumed its former trade roles.

Regional development is not a dinner party: a research agenda on power relations and the use of language in regional development studies

Regional development is not a dinner party, but rather a largely contested matter in which its political dimension and power relations play key roles. This paper calls for a research agenda to understand more about how power relations and the use of language—specifically, metaphors—can be integrated into regional development studies. In contrast to major strands of the regional development literature, an important contribution of this paper is that we treat regional development processes not as a purely economistic process, but rather as a conflictual process in which different opinions or even divergent views emerge and compete through different language relationships. This occurs on a multitude of occasions, such as when there is a discussion about building new infrastructure and its related socio-economic and environmental impacts, when people have different views on possible regional futures or when certain regional economic sectors are prioritised by politicians and policymakers. We address three main research questions. (1) What can scholars in the field of regional development learn from previous studies of power relations in the fields of economic geography and political science? (2) What are the most promising research tendencies in which the study of politics and power relations can be embedded? (3) Through which original lens (i.e., language) and methodology (i.e., narratives) might empirical analyses best be conducted on the topics we illustrate?

Стратегирование устойчивого инновационного развития регионов на основе применения технологии блокчейн

The use of blockchain technology in regional development is a relatively new area of research that is just beginning to develop actively. The main aspects of the novelty of this study include the following: exploring the possibilities of using blockchain technology to improve transparency and management efficiency within the framework of regional programs and projects, evaluating the potential of blockchain technology to increase trust and security in interaction between participants in the regional innovation ecosystem, and developing strategies of of blockchain technology to stimulate innovative development of the regions. The purpose of the study is to determine the possibilities of using blockchain technology to stimulate sustainable and innovative development of the regions. Within the framework of the study, a fault-tolerant distributed system for collecting data from blockchain network was developed to strategize sustainable innovative development of the regions based on actor model with the subsequent justification of its economic effectiveness for the Department of Information Technology of Orel region. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were solved: research of potential applications of blockchain technology to ensure sustainable development of the regions, analysis of possible economic benefits from blockchain technology implementation into regional processes, and research of expected technological and organizational changes as a result of its application. Practical significance of the research includes the following: the study suggests a specific practical application of blockchain technology to achieve sustainable innovative development of the regions, thus creating the basis for the development of specific strategies and actions for the government, business and the society as a whole. The study provides practical recommendations on the use of blockchain technology to develop strategies for innovative development of the regions, which can be very useful for managers and executives at the regional and local levels. The following methods were used in the course of the study: the method of studying and summarizing scientific literature (it was used to obtain general information about the object under study for its qualitative use), methods of analysis, synthesis, grouping and classification of data for a detailed study of the object and subject of research, and the method of distributed modeling for collecting data from blockchain network. As a result, it was found that use of blockchain technology can significantly enhance the sustainable innovative development of the regions, which ensures transparency, security and reliability of records and transactions, which contributes to improving the efficiency of processes in various sectors of regional economy. The use of this technology can improve regional governance processes, allowing more efficient data collection and analysis, control of financial resources allocation and prevent corruption. In the course of the study, a system for strategizing sustainable innovative development of the regions based on the actor model of blockchain network was created. Functional modules of the system, which will be responsible for one or another part of the system logic, are highlighted. A fault-tolerant distributed architecture was also developed, including all the necessary functional modules. The results of the study allow recommending the use of this technology in development strategies of regional economies in to make them more innovative, sustainable and competitive. Such use of technology can be implemented through creation of blockchain platforms, smart contracts and digital identifiers that will regulate and simplify processes in various fields of activity, including public administration, business and financial sector. Study of blockchain technology impact on improving transparency and management efficiency in the regions may be further promising area of the research. The analysis of how the blockchain use can increase the level of trust between citizens and authorities, reduce corruption and improve decision-making processes can lead to new development strategies design of the regions. To explore the blockchain use in the field of municipal management, utility bills accounting, local public procurement and other aspects of regional life is also worth doing.

One-dimensional analysis of underground water using geoelectric methods

The regional development issues in Tambang Kampar District that are most important to solve are environmental issues related to surface water potential and limited clean water. Environmental potential through good environmental management can become potential natural resources that can be utilized to support the regional economic sector. Groundwater potential needs to be studied and interpreted in the matrix of groundwater resource management through geophysical studies, namely by using the geoelectric method. This matrix will be able to provide solutions to environmental problems with the potential for fresh water in Tambang District, Kampar, thereby supporting economic growth in terms of meeting water needs. The material that is the object of research is underground water, and the aspects of research that will be studied include clean water exploration and environmentally friendly management patterns of potential underground water resources. The research location is Tambang District, Kampar, Riau Province. The targeted finding is an environmental management model of potential underground water resources in Tambang Kampar District using the Schlumberger rule geoelectrical method. Fundamental contributions to a field of science are geophysics and environmental science disciplines related to groundwater availability.

Analysis Of The Base Sector Of Sumenep And Sampang Regency In 2016-2020

National development is a way to achieve one of the goals of the Indonesian, which is to promote general welfare. Development through the decentralisation system is implemented by giving authority to autonomous regions in terms of local policies to manage their resources and regulate their respective regions. This regional development is also to increase regional independence through Regional Revenue, especially in terms of increasing Regional Original Revenue (PAD) by maximizing the potential of the regional economic sector. However, in reality, there is still an imbalance in regional independence from PAD which plays a small role in regional revenue. This also occurs in East Java Province, with two districts that have PAD contributions of less than ten percent of their regional income, namely Sumenep Regency and Sampang Regency. Therefore, this study aims to determine the economic sectors that can become the base and leading sectors to get attention by their local governments. The potential of the regional sector can be calculated using the Location Quotient (LQ) technique and Shift-Share Analysis, using these techniques it can be seen which sectors are the basic, prospective, advanced, and competitive sectors. Through these techniques, it is found that based on the results of the LQ analysis, both districts have the same basic sector, namely, mining and quarrying. As for the results of the shift-share analysis, it is found that Sumenep Regency has a leading sector in information and communication, while Sampang Regency has a leading sector, namely, the construction sector.

ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF KARANGANYAR DISTRICT IN 2017-2022

The primary objective of economic development is to promote community prosperity. Assessing the progress of economic development relies on observing the region's economic growth, which is closely tied to the utilization of its existing economic potential. Maximizing the exploration and utilization of regional potential is crucial for fostering development. Identifying key sectors is instrumental in stimulating economic growth. The economic growth in Karanganyar Regency experienced fluctuations between 2017 and 2022. Thus, this study aims to identify the fundamental sectors in Karanganyar Regency, determine the potential and leading economic sectors to be developed, and contribute to economic growth in the region. Additionally, it analyzes the classification of regional economic sector growth in Karanganyar Regency from 2017 to 2022. The study employs secondary data, specifically time series data spanning from 2017 to 2022, obtained from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Karanganyar Regency and Central Java Province. The data used encompass the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) by industry sectors based on the 2010 Standard Industrial Classification for Karanganyar Regency and Central Java Province. The research utilizes various methodologies, including Location Quotient (LQ) analysis, Growth Ratio Method (MRP), overlay analysis, and Klassen Typology. The findings of this study reveal that Karanganyar Regency, from 2017 to 2022, consists of (1) five fundamental economic sectors, (2) ten economically promising sectors with significant growth, (3) three potential economic sectors, and (4) three advanced and rapidly expanding sectors in Karanganyar Regency.

Resilience of international trade to typhoon-related supply disruptions

Shipping accidents and environmental disasters pose a challenge to the reliability of maritime supply chains. Since international trade intensifies without a significant diversification of the supply routes the risk of transportation perturbations caused by extreme events like tropical cyclones may increase conceivably. In this study we model the regional and global economic repercussions of typhoon-induced short-term transport disruptions of West Pacific trading routes. Using a numerical agent-based shock model with myopic local optimization, we compute the response of more than 7,000 regional economic sectors with more than 1.8 million trade and supply relations. We compute that transportation perturbations, due to West Pacific typhoons between 2000–2020, may cause local oversupply and scarcity situations as well as the associated regional price changes. In our model economic agents respond to these price signals and temporary supply bottlenecks by rescheduling and increasing their demand. As a consequence from our numerical analysis, we find annual median export volume to increase in all trade blocs due to a decrease of export prices, but substantial regional differences emerge. Further we show that resilience of export to typhoon-induced perturbations increase in China, ASEAN, East Asia, and Europe within the first 16 years of this century. We trace this back to a rise of the inter-connectivity of these trade blocs to their foreign trade partners.

ANALSIS SEKTOR UNGGULAN KABUPATEN TAPANULI UTARA

It is very important to know the leading sector in an area; to determine the determinants of economic growth in a region; and to estimate the growth prospects of the regional economic sector in the future. The data analysis technique used in this study is Location Quotient Analysis (LQ Analysis); Shiftshare Analysis; and Klassen Typology Analysis. Location Qoutient Analysis (LQ Analysis) is used to determine the leading sector in an area. The results of the Location Quotient analysis (LQ analysis) show that there is one sector that is currently a leading sector but does not have the potential to excel in the future. There are three sectors that are currently leading sectors and have the potential to excel in the future. There are nine sectors that are not currently superior and have no potential to excel in the future. And there are three sectors that are not currently leading sectors but have the potential to excel in the future.

Повышение устойчивости энергоснабжения регионов на основе локальных интеллектуальных энергосистем

A modern organisational and technological structure of the energy sector emerged due to the development of distributed energy improving the reliability, efficiency and environmental friendliness of regional power supply systems. The study aims to substantiate the economic benefits of integrating smart local energy systems (SLES) based on distributed energy into regional power supply systems. Using heuristic and theoretical methods, the article explores the genesis of SLES and reveals factors that spur their development in regions. Analysis of empirical data from the implemented SLES projects revealed the accelerating pace of adoption of distributed energy by various regional economic sectors, allowing us to estimate the effects. Municipal smart local energy systems have a priority over those in agriculture and manufacturing, since their integration generates systemic effects significant for the region. These effects include increased availability of energy at socially acceptable prices, reduced cross-subsidisation, flexible energy supply through the use of smart technology, and better conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises. A key factor limiting the implementation of SLES projects is an underdeveloped institutional environment, which could be improved by changing the current rules of the wholesale and retail markets of electricity and capacity. In particular, it might be expedient to include SLES in regional energy systems in order to justify changes in the regulatory framework. The paper presents a comprehensive examination of the properties and characteristics of smart local energy systems and suggests ways to obtain useful economic effects in the development of regional power supply systems. As for the practical value, the research emphasises the appeal of SLES to investment companies and outlines conditions for a region’s sustainable development.

The Cultural Narrative as a Digital Promotion Strategy in Selling Batik Tulis Lasem and Its Effect on The Economy in Lasem

In 2022, the pandemic Covid-19 has entered its second year and has severely hit the national and regional economic sectors. One of them is the sale of batik Tulis in Lasem. However, the situation triggers cultural awareness of the local community to raise stories about batik as a sales strategy. So that the buyers are not only buying because of the beauty of the pattern but also know the cultural meaning within it. This study aims to look at and analyse the intangible cultural narrative could be a good promotion in selling batik Tulis Lasem through digital platform in the pandemic era and the impact to the Lasem’s economic condition. This qualitative research uses phenomenology approach and collecting detailed data from various sources related to the object of this study. The results show that the strategy provides economic improvement during the pandemic and ignites other creative ideas in digital sales. The research proves that “limited” circumstances do not rule out the possibility to contribute to the improvement of the regional economy while maintaining the sustainability of local culture

Economic losses from hurricanes cannot be nationally offset under unabated warming

Tropical cyclones range among the costliest of all meteorological events worldwide and planetary scale warming provides more energy and moisture to these storms. Modelling the national and global economic repercussions of 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, we find a qualitative change in the global economic response in an increasingly warmer world. While the United States were able to balance regional production failures by the original 2017 hurricane, this option becomes less viable under future warming. In our simulations of over 7000 regional economic sectors with more than 1.8 million supply chain connections, the US are not able to offset the losses by use of national efforts with intensifying hurricanes under unabated warming. At a certain warming level other countries have to step in to supply the necessary goods for production, which gives US economic sectors a competitive disadvantage. In the highly localized mining and quarrying sector—which here also comprises the oil and gas production industry—this disadvantage emerges already with the original Hurricane Harvey and intensifies under warming. Eventually, also other regions reach their limit of what they can offset. While we chose the example of a specific hurricane impacting a specific region, the mechanism is likely applicable to other climate-related events in other regions and other sectors. It is thus likely that the regional economic sectors that are best adapted to climate change gain significant advantage over their competitors under future warming.

Spatio-sectoral heterogeneity and population–employment dynamics: some implications for territorial development

ABSTRACT Grounded in the general equilibrium framework of regional adjustment models, this paper studies how the spatial distribution of sectoral employment can affect the intra-regional spatial location of a population, and so affect territorial development. Although spatial interactions, spatial heterogeneity and sectoral heterogeneity have been introduced in these models, no empirical studies reveal how spatio-sectoral heterogeneity affects the intra-regional distribution of population and jobs. This paper explores this effect through a complex set of interdependencies among the regional population, employment in the regional economic sectors and their respective regional neighbours within the different regional typologies (urban, semi-urban and rural areas), as suggested by the concept of proximity developed by Torre in 2019. We use a system of simultaneous equations to focus on the phenomenon of rural depopulation for the 542 municipalities of the Valencian region of Spain. The results provide evidence for the relevance of spatio-sectoral dynamics, suggesting that reversing depopulation in rural areas depends strongly on the services sector.

ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC TIME WARPING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCT YOGYAKARTA

Poverty in Indonesia has become a common thing that is still difficult to handle due to the presence of the covid virus outbreak attacks are causing the inability to buy and sell transactions, export and import goods and services, then the level of inequality increases. The tool measures the inequality level in an area seen from the Gini Ratio value. The Gini Ratio notes that the DI Yogyakarta province had the highest index value in Indonesia of 0,437 in September 2020. So this study aims to minimize the inequality in the DI Yogyakarta province by using the clustering method and Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ). The clustering method with a hierarchical algorithm using the Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) distance and the DLQ method to predict regional economic sectors. Based on the result of the clustering analysis, there were 2 clusters, and the DLQ analysis obtained as many as 11 essential and 6 NPN-base sectors. Cluster 1 has 10 GRDP sectors with two industries that will become non-base sectors in the future, while cluster 2 has 7 GRDP sectors with three sectors it will become base sectors in the future.

PERAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN DAN PENGEMBANGAN USAHA MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH DI KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU

The granting of power to local governments aims to accelerate the realization of welfare for the people in the area through good service, bureaucracy and empowerment. In addition, the regional government is expected to be able to increase regional competitiveness by using all the potential and diversity of the region so that it will also have an impact on the welfare of the regional community. One of the factors that need to be considered by the Regional Government is the economic sector. Local governments need to pay attention to the regional economic sector by paying attention to the potential and diversity of the area so that the area can be economically independent and the local community becomes prosperous. Therefore, local governments can form policies in the form of regional regulations in districts/cities in accordance with their authority in providing empowerment and development to micro, small and medium enterprises.

Assistance Assistance in revitalizing the Water Park KTH Wana Tirta in Bunder Village, Gunungkidul Regency towards a child-friendly tourist park

Gunungkidul Regency is one of several regions in Indonesia that is actively developing the tourism sector in order to support the regional economic sector. At the Water Park KTH Wana Tirta, Bunder Village, Kapanewon Petuk, Gunungkidul Regency, this community service is carried out in the form of counseling and simulation using lecture, discussion, and practice methods. This program resulted in the design of a revitalized child-friendly water park in order to increase the attraction of tourists to the area. In addition, the service team identifies the benefits and drawbacks of water parks, so that it can be used as feedback for better governance and to improve the economy of the surrounding community.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STAKEHOLDERS’ INTERESTS OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

The article examines the role of the Institution of Special Economic Zones for sustainable development of a country or region proceeding from new institutional theory and stakeholders approach. Accelerating development requires the conditions which might affect the quality of the Institution of Special Economic Zones entailed by the diffusion of basic rules and underlying mechanism between the levels of the institution. The author identifies and specifies the main stakeholders of macro-, meso-, micro-levels of the Institution of Special Economic Zones on the example of Russian Far East. Positive economic analysis makes it possible to identify most significant stakeholders and consider them according to the effect obtained. The paper highlights the features and expectations (interests) and the means to achieve them by stakeholders and the Institution of Special Economic Zones. Harmonization and balancing of their interests is subordinate to creating the conditions for increasing socio-economic effects and social wellbeing in the process of economic activity. The Institution of Special Economic Zones has such inclusive signs as the presence of centralized state power and an object for the formation of high-tech knowledge-intensive sectors in regional economy, and a good dynamic in the number of residents. All these create a turning point for the transition to a sustainable level of development, where the Institution of Special Economic Zones matters. The methodology for assessing its effectiveness becomes of great importance. It should be theoretically substantiated and scientifically and grounded to allow a comprehensive assessment of the Institution of Special Economic Zones influence on accelerating socio-economic development and creating comfortable conditions for the population of the Far East. The findings are of theoretical and empirical value and may be applied to design the policies of sustainable regional development.

Analisis Pengaruh Jumlah Industri, Nilai Investasi, Dan Nilai Produksi Terhadap Penyerapan Tenaga Kerja Sektor Industri Kecil Dan Mikro Di Jawa Timur

The economic development of a country or region is basically closely related to human resources, natural resources, technology, capital, and others. The role of humans is very important to manage, develop and develop their regions both economically and with workforce readiness. The success of regional economic development can be measured by high economic growth and increased employment. The economic growth approach is widely used in several regions in developing regional economic sectors which are expected to increase employment. The absorption of Regency and City workers in East Java shows that they are in the medium category, the lowest employment is in Batu City as many as 20,000 workers throughout 2016-2020. The number of IKM, Regency and City businesses in East Java is in the medium category, namely 18 districts and cities from 37 districts and cities. There are 8 districts and cities in the high category where the largest number of IKM companies are in Malang district with a total of 39,970 companies. Meanwhile, judging from the investment value in the medium category, only Malang and Surabaya regencies are included in the high category. And the production value there are 5 districts and cities with a high category where Malang Regency is one of the largest with an average of 8.177.

Wave-like global economic ripple response to Hurricane Sandy

Tropical cyclones range among the costliest disasters on Earth. Their economic repercussions along the supply and trade network also affect remote economies that are not directly affected. We here simulate possible global repercussions on consumption for the example case of Hurricane Sandy in the US (2012) using the shock-propagation model Acclimate. The modeled shock yields a global three-phase ripple: an initial production demand reduction and associated consumption price decrease, followed by a supply shortage with increasing prices, and finally a recovery phase. Regions with strong trade relations to the US experience strong magnitudes of the ripple. A dominating demand reduction or supply shortage leads to overall consumption gains or losses of a region, respectively. While finding these repercussions in historic data is challenging due to strong volatility of economic interactions, numerical models like ours can help to identify them by approaching the problem from an exploratory angle, isolating the effect of interest. For this, our model simulates the economic interactions of over 7000 regional economic sectors, interlinked through about 1.8 million trade relations. Under global warming, the wave-like structures of the economic response to major hurricanes like the one simulated here are likely to intensify and potentially overlap with other weather extremes.

Assessment of the investment attractiveness of the regional economic sectors on the example of the Kirov region

The article focuses on the fact that the general struggle for investment resources, both at the state level and at the regional level, forces us to study the essence, content of the investment process, the forms of interaction between its participants in more depth and in detail, assess the investment potential of individual sectors of the economy and look for ways to improve its efficiency. When studying the investment attractiveness of economic sectors, such a methodology was used, which includes three stages: 1) assessment of the socio-economic situation of the region and determination of its rating in Russia; 2) analysis of the dynamics and structure of investments in fixed assets; 3) identification of benefits that provide investment incentives for external investors in the regional system and deter conditions for the development of investment activity. It has been revealed that there is a significant gap between regions in terms of investment activity in the Russian economy, which contradicts the principle of a single economic space of the country. The Kirov region is analysed in relation to other regions of the country in terms of the indicators under consideration. The most attractive sectors of the region’s economy for investors have been identified. The article shows how important it is to assess the investment attractiveness of individual sectors of the economy of the Kirov region in order to offer the most profitable investment projects in the future.

Ripple resonance amplifies economic welfare loss from weather extremes

The most complex but potentially most severe impacts of climate change are caused by extreme weather events. In a globally connected economy, damages can cause remote perturbations and cascading consequences—a ripple effect along supply chains. Here we show an economic ripple resonance that amplifies losses when consecutive or overlapping weather extremes and their repercussions interact. This amounts to an average amplification of 21% for climate-induced heat stress, river floods, and tropical cyclones. Modeling the temporal evolution of 1.8 million trade relations between 7000 regional economic sectors, we find that the regional responses to future extremes are strongly heterogeneous also in their resonance behavior. The induced effect on welfare varies between gains due to increased demand in some regions and losses due to demand or supply shortages in others. Within the current global supply network, the ripple resonance effect of extreme weather is strongest in high-income economies—an important effect to consider when evaluating past and future economic climate impacts.