Regional Socio-economic Systems Research Articles

Моделирование процессов сложной социально-экономической системы при выборе стратегических приоритетов развития

To change the economic processes and stabilize the socio-political situation, the authorities need an effective set of tools and methods of socio-economic management. They require new and better means of strategic planning that provide a controlled development of the national economy. This research features advanced forms and methods of econometric modeling in the regional socio-economic system. The research relied on the strategizing methodology developed by Professor V.L. Kvint, as well as the Strategist’s Office software that makes it possible to construct mathematical models of economic processes for a particular region. The predictive analytical model covered ten basic economic processes. This article introduces some factors and indicators defined for the transport infrastructure based on the index approach. The experimental part focused on the case of the North-Western and Volga Federal Districts. The set of tasks for regional development strategizing ranges from the theoretical and methodological provisions to the development of a digital twin of a regional economic system designed with the help of tools that provide information support for analysis, assessment, and forecasting. Regional strategizing is considered as a model of a regional socio-economic system defined as a structure that includes a number of autonomous subsystems with certain objective and measurable indicators.

The spatiotemporal evolution of socioeconomic drought in the Arid Area of Northwest China based on the Water Poverty Index

The Arid Area of Northwest China (AANC) has the most resource-based water scarcity in China. It also has engineering-, structural-, and management-based water scarcity, all of which seriously restricts the AANC's socioeconomic development. This paper uses the Water Poverty Index's (WPI) characterization of socioeconomic drought to analyze WPI change trends and spatiotemporal patterns in the AANC from 2001 to 2020. Further, the paper comprehensively analyzes the relative water scarcity degree across different zones, using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) to identify the main factors affecting the WPI and the contribution rate of each factor. The results show that the average value of the WPI in the AANC from 2001 to 2020 was 45.6, indicating severe drought. However, from 2016 onward, the degree of socioeconomic drought eased and then transitioned to moderate drought. Significant differences in the spatial distribution of the WPI occur in the AANC, with the WPI in the Hexi Corridor (47.17) being higher than the regional average (45.32), the WPI in northern Xinjiang (45.74) being the same as the regional average, and the WPI in southern Xinjiang (43.05) being lower. There are different types of water scarcity problems across the region, with Alashan, Kezhou and Zhangye experiencing water scarcity that is resource-, engineering-, and management-based, respectively. Numerous factors affect the socioeconomic drought in the AANC. Potential water resources are the main factor, with a contribution rate of 36.58%. Water supply facilities, utilization capacity, use efficiency, and the environment have a relatively small impact on the WPI, with contribution rates of 18.29%, 15.36%, 15.52%, and 14.25%, respectively. This study can provide a reference framework for the construction of a regional socioeconomic index system for drought evaluation. It can also provide scientific and technological support for regional water resources management and industrial structure planning.

Simulation modelling of multi-agent regional socio-economic systems: methods and examples

The paper presents a new approach to modelling multi-agent regional socio-economic systems. Within the framework of the proposed approach, the possibilities of constructing hybrid multi-level simulation models using methods system dynamics and agent-based modelling, designed to assess the state of individual regions, characterizing the economic growth rate (e. g., the GRP dynamics) and finding solutions to improve them. As a result, it is possible to study the characteristics of the regional socio-economic system, taking into account the complex relationships and interactions between economic agents and the external environment. At the same time, the use of the simulation modelling tools such as the AnyLogic makes it possible to implement a decision-making system for regional socio-economic planning as the software framework.

Interrelation of levels of development of innovation potential and transport ecosystem of regions

The article analyzes the impact of innovative approaches to the formation of transport infrastructure on the level of development of innovation potential of regions, specifies the stages of formation of innovation regional systems, systematizes the approach to ranking of Russian regional innovation indices (RRII) by thematic sub-indices for the pre-pandemic period 2019 - 2020. The author notes that there is no consensus among domestic scientists about the directions of significance of a functioning and developing transport system on the region’s economy and ecosystem. On the one hand, innovations in the transport sphere influence the dynamics of income growth of the regional economy due to the reduction of costs of the transport and logistics system, increase in the speed and volume of passenger and freight traffic, growth of investment attractiveness of the region, diffusion of innovations and growth of labor productivity. However, the accompanying growth of agglomerations leads to increased density of traffic flows, environmental problems and aggravation of transport safety issues. In this connection the problems of introduction of innovations in transport, solved within the programs of increasing the level of safety of transport ecosystem of regions, formation of a qualitatively new level of development of regional innovation potential, have a high degree of influence on the regional socio-economic systems. Thus, innovation, including in the transport sector, can be considered an indispensable condition for the development of regional ecosystem.

Decision-making based on the model of functioning of socio-ecological-economic system

The development of regional socio-economic and ecological systems requires informed decisions. In this, decision-making authorities can be helped by models of such systems, which include three interrelated subsystems: social, environmental and economic, which may include subsystems of a lower level. The object of the study is hierarchical socio-ecological-economic systems (SEES) with homogeneous performance characteristics at all levels of management. The subject of the study is the characteristics of the processes of influence of factors on the results of the functioning of a hierarchical SEES in order to develop control actions that provide a given level of target indicators. The purpose of the study is to model the functioning of socio-ecological and economic systems based on a multi-level optimization approach under conditions of uncertainty, with the help of which it is possible to find changes in factors that allow improving the goal indicators of the SEES functioning. Based on the constructed models of the state and functioning of complex systems for the regions of the Central Federal District and the Tula Region using statistical data for 2007-2020, a multilevel optimization approach to the management of socio-economic systems was applied, proposals aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of the Tula region in the ecological subsystem were substantiated.

Features and factors of regional market development

The article is devoted to the study of the specific features of the functioning of the regional market on the example of the residential real estate market. The features of the development of the regional housing market as the most important component of the territorial economy and its types are considered. Modern and topical market problems that hinder regional growth are identified. All the most significant factors influencing the state of the regional housing market are systematized and grouped into supply and demand factors. The competitive environment in the regional market is being transformed under the influence of an increase in supply and the desire of manufacturers to reduce costs, as well as the development and improvement of alternative financing mechanisms. The trend of promoting the improvement of the living conditions of citizens for the development of regional socio-economic systems and raising the standard of living of the population is determined.

Analysis of the sustainable development trends of the regional socio-economic system: a healthcare case

Analysis of the sustainable development trends of the regional socio-economic system: a healthcare case

PRIORITY DIRECTIONS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS

The purpose of the research is to discuss the tasks that the state must solve in order to achieve the main theoretical and methodological features of the development of regional economic policy. The methodology of the research - when performing research work, methods of scientific generalization, analysis, synthesis and comparative analysis were used. The practical importance of the research is that the priority areas of socio-economic development have been studied. The organizational mechanism for the formation of a regional strategy is analyzed. The results of the research is that the main approaches and methods of state regulation of the competitive development of regional socio-economic systems and indicators of sustainable development of the region have been identified. The originality and scientific novelty of the research - the practical significance of the development of priority areas of socio-economic development of the regions is determined.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ СТРАТЕГИИ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ РЕГИОНА (НА МАТЕРИАЛАХ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЛМЫКИЯ)

The system of state management of sustainable development is a set of interrelated steps and actions of the regional economy to achieve the desired state, which is associated with socio-economic development and prosperity. To ensure long-term socio-economic progress, a regional sustainable development strategy based on the analysis of the specific features and problems of a particular region is a necessary tool. In the context of the Republic of Kalmykia, the key measures to achieve sustainable development will be the development of alternative energy sources, the creation of modern infrastructure, the improvement of the education system and the provision of social protection for the population. Sustainable development of the regional socio-economic system of Kalmykia is a complex and multifaceted process that aims to ensure sustainable economic growth, social justice and environmental protection.

Priorities for the development of logistics infrastructure in the context of realizing the export potential of Ukrainian regions

The important role of the transport and logistics system and its infrastructure in realizing the export potential of Ukraine’s regions in the context of a protracted war and post-war recovery requires well-considered public policy measures to support them and further develop them. The measures should aim to increase the regions’ resilience to the challenges of war and lay the foundations for long-term growth. Increasing the sustainability of transport and logistics infrastructure is possible by combining mechanisms in government policy to create favorable conditions for the restoration of each of its structural elements with tools to stimulate their development in accordance with the priority areas of realizing the export potential of Ukraine’s regions. Based on the results of a comprehensive analysis of the transport and logistics infrastructure efficiency, the article offers a set of the state policy measures of its support and development in the regional socio-economic systems of Ukraine. The main directions of such a policy, in our opinion, should include the expansion of opportunities for realizing the export potential of Ukraine’s regions; diversification of transport and logistics infrastructure development in several complementary priority areas as an element of state economic security; integration of Ukraine’s transport and logistics infrastructure into the world transport system and intensification of Ukraine’s cooperation with international financial organizations to attract international financial assistance for modernization. Ukraine’s active European integration is an important factor in shaping the basis for a qualitative transformation and modernization of the transport and logistics infrastructure, which will open wider access to the EU market and facilitate the use of its opportunities to increase and more effectively realize the export potential of Ukraine’s regions, develop their transport and logistics infrastructure in accordance with EU norms and standards, and expand mutually beneficial partnerships with EU countries in the field of transport and logistics based on national interests. The fullest possible use of the transport and logistics infrastructure in the process of realizing the export potential of Ukraine’s regions will contribute to the rapid recovery and stable development of Ukraine’s economy and increase its competitiveness both in the domestic and foreign markets.

The Corporate Social Responsibility of Industrial Enterprises as a Factor of Increasing the Competitiveness of Regional Socio-Economic Systems

The Corporate Social Responsibility of Industrial Enterprises as a Factor of Increasing the Competitiveness of Regional Socio-Economic Systems

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT IN CRISIS CONDITIONS

The article is devoted to the analysis and generalization of the impact of crisis phenomena on the development of the regional economy, using the example of the current stage of socio-economic development of Ukraine, and the substantiation of the methodological principles and priorities of the development of the economy of the regions of the state in crisis conditions. The urgency of the problems of forming the priorities of anti-crisis management at the regional level has been proven. The principles and functions of the development of the regional economy in crisis conditions are substantiated, and the main problems that need to be solved are outlined. The regional economy can be interpreted as a system functioning in conditions of instability. In this case, the direction of the system's functioning in crisis conditions will be determined by the level and nature of threats, as well as the specifics of the internal structure of such a system and the stability of its individual components. Four priorities of the post-crisis development of regional socio-economic systems of Ukraine are summarized - guaranteeing security; quick recovery of business activity; preservation of horizontal connections between subjects of economic activity and components of economic systems at different levels; diversification of economic activity in the context of implementing the provisions of sustainable development and taking into account the priority of security. The concept of economic security of the state based on innovative sustainable development of regions is considered as the basis of the paradigm of modern anti-crisis management of the country's economy. The need to develop a unified state strategy based on the use of the provisions of the theory of security and the theory of crises, the principles of harmonious and innovative development of regions in the conditions of technoglobalism is substantiated.

The Impact of Firms’ Activities on Regional Sustainable Development

This article examines the relationship between the goals and indicators of sustainable development at various levels of regional socio-economic systems. Various approaches to the assessment of sustainable development were analysed. To assess the impact of a company’s activities in the social, environmental and economic spheres on the sustainable development of the region, a traditional econometric analysis was carried out using panel data. A set of socio-economic indicators was used to build an econometric model that evaluates the relationship between various elements at different levels of management. The indicator of life expectancy in the region was chosen as the final variable, as it reflects the totality of factors affecting the standard of living of the population. Based on an econometric analysis of interdependence, the indicators that can have an impact on the development of the region were identified. These indicators include the level of gross domestic product (GDP), the average salary in the enterprise, the costs of environmental protection, the levels of emissions produced by the company and the number of employees who have received higher education. In the course of the study, the authors confirmed the influence of a company’s activities in the social, environmental and economic spheres on certain aspects of sustainable development in the Russian Federation.

Genesis of regional socio-economic systems in the strategic development of territories

Genesis of regional socio-economic systems in the strategic development of territories

Small Towns’ Functions as a Determinant of the Standard of Living in Rural Areas—An Example from Poland

Rural areas, due to their importance for the economy and society, have always been a subject of efforts to understand and model the growth drivers in these areas as well as to improve the standard of living (SoL) of rural populations. One of the most important factors shaping the functioning of rural areas is the presence of small towns and the number of functions they provide for surrounding areas. The significance of this factor is especially high in peripheral regions, such as the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship in Poland. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to analyze how the number and structure of functions performed by small towns in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie region affected the standard of living of rural residents in the years 2008–2020. The first part of the analysis was concerned with calculating the number and structure of functions performed by small towns in the region, using methods developed in the framework of urban economic base theory. The TOPSIS method was then used to quantify living standards in rural areas. Finally, the results of the two analyses were compared against each other. The results of the studies show that the standard of living in rural areas usually improved with an increase in the number of functions performed by the small towns. Additionally, the structure of these functions influenced the living conditions of the rural population. However, considering the relative rigidness of the urban network within the regional socio-economic system, it leads to the conclusion that existing disparities in the standard of living will be difficult to reduce in the near future.

METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A SYSTEM OF INDICATORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL SYSTEMS

The development of modern socio-economic systems objectively implies a widespread use of indicative planning tools. In modern conditions, much attention is paid to indicators that characterize economic and national security. The purpose of the article: indicative planning of basic processes affecting the incomes of the population, acting as one of the foundations for safe and sustainable development of the state and its regions. The system of indicators grouped into six analytical blocks on the basis of the linear scaling method is studied in order to ensure their comparability. Within each block, the basic matrices of the following coefficients are drawn up: profitability, reflecting the indicator's degree of impact on the positive dynamics in the income of the population, sustainability – the impact on economic security, regionality – enhancing the strengths of the regional socio-economic system. On the basis of block matrices of coefficients and indicators used, an integral index of population income is calculated, and prerequisites are created for assessing the impact on their dynamics of sanctions adopted against the Russian Federation after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. The proposed methodological approach can be used in indicative planning processes at various levels: national, regional, municipal, thereby ensuring cross-cutting comparability of indicative and strategic planning indicators.

TECHNOPARKS AND INNOVATIVE AND INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS AS A TOOL FOR TRANSFORMING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL INTO REAL PRODUCTIVE FORCE

The article considers science and technology parks and innovation-industrial clusters as a tool for transforming scientific and technical potential into a real productive force. At the same time, the main goal of the creation and functioning of the subjects of production and innovation infrastructure is the initialization of innovative activity and the use of scientific and technical potential for reproducing the conditions of human existence and its development, increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of regional socio-economic systems of various levels and scales. by creating an innovation market, identifying and combining efforts of representatives of the scientific and technical sphere and business entities interested in each other, organizing scientific and technological research centers financed primarily by the state, creating new industries, etc.

Розвиток страхових ринків як базис забезпечення резільєнтності систем гарантування соціальноекономічної безпеки регіонів

Abstract. Introduction. The escalation of political and military conflicts in the world and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to significant human losses and caused the activation of destructive socio-economic processes in the world, which have a negative impact on ensuring the resilience of regional socio-economic security guarantee systems. National systems of socioeconomic security suffer from macroeconomic instability, critical changes in the conditions of operation, transmission of threats of a military and economic nature. In these conditions, the problem of revitalizing the development of insurance markets as a basis for ensuring the resilience of the systems of guaranteeing social and economic security of the regions is an important problem and meets the current needs of society and the economy. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the development of insurance markets as a basis for ensuring the resilience of the systems of guaranteeing social and economic security of the regions. Results. The dynamics of the growth of insurance premiums in the world for 2016-2021 were analyzed and it was found that the cumulative average annual growth rate of global gross insurance premiums for the period 2016-2021 is 4.0%, while in North and South America this indicator was 5.5%. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, this indicator was only 1.3%, in the AsiaPacific region - 3.3%. Conclusions. Among the main threats to the development of insurance markets as a basis for ensuring the resilience of regional socio-economic security guarantee systems, the following are expediently highlighted: geopolitical upheavals, a high level of military threats in the world; significant weakening of economic stability; the situation on the energy market; disruption of supply chains; growing inflationary risk; COVID-19. Among the main opportunities for the development of insurance markets as a basis for ensuring the resilience of regional socio-economic security guarantee systems, the following are highlighted: digitalization opportunities; raising awareness of mortality and health risks; risk reassessment in the field of commercial insurance.

Региональные аспекты продвижения вузов на международном рынке

The article addresses the issue of increasing the international competitiveness of regional universities and identifies the main impact factors from the perspective of the current internationalization and digitalization of the global academic space. The new approach relies on both social and digital marketing tools to streamline the relationship between universities and target audiences, including foreign ones. The international competitiveness of regional universities depends on the following aspects: internationalization strategy, international academic ratings, innovative research centers and their role in the local academic process, joint curriculum programs, high-quality teaching material, technical, social and cultural infrastructure, etc. The paper contains some recommendations for university management and regional authorities on how to develop the promotion system of regional universities. The proposed measures include cooperation with foreign partners from the countries of greatest economic and geopolitical interest. Another tool is an advanced promotion system for regional education services in the context of regional brand promotion strategy, including digital marketing. The new model of university management can increase the efficiency of international activities of the regional socio-economic system.

FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON THE SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS OF UKRAINE

The purpose. The purpose of the study is to determine the factors of influence on the management system of the socio-economic development of the country's regions, their classification by the target priorities of regional development under the influence of the integration processes of Ukraine's entry into the European community. Methodology. The study is based on the use of general scientific and special methods. In the course of work, theoretical and empirical methods, economic, statistical research methods, a comparison method, strategic management methods, a systematic approach and analysis were used. Functional and structural modeling made it possible to conclude the general functions of the development efficiency of regional socio-economic systems as an important component of strategic programs for regional development. The results. According to the results of the research, a conceptual approach to the formation of a system (set) of target priorities is proposed, which is based on the principles of state regional policy and proves the need to take into account the goals and directions of development of the system of management of socio-economic development of regions. A scheme of implementation of this approach by creating effective mechanisms of the system of regional governance is proposed, which will ensure the balance of levels of social, economic and ecological development of the territories of the individual region of the state, and contribute to the fulfillment of the objectives of the internal policy of Ukraine in the field of local self-government development.