Typology Of Russian Regions Research Articles

Methodology for Assessing the Quality of the Economic Space of the Region

Introduction. The relevance of the topic is determined by the need for theoretical and methodological justification and practical study of the problem of measuring the quality of the economic space of Russian regions and its influence on the development of the regional economy. The absence of this type of research increases the significance of this work. The purpose of the study is to develop methodological issues for measuring the quality of the regional economic space and substantiate the methodology for its integral assessment. Materials and Methods. The object of the study was Russian regions and their socio-economic state. The authorsʼ methodology is based on system analysis, econometric modeling using indices calculated on panel data for regions, as well as the method of expert surveys. To obtain quantitative estimates of the economic space based on Rosstat data, an information base was created for 85 regions of the Russian Federation, covering the period from 2007 to 2021. A typology of Russian regions has been carried out according to the level of the integral indicator of the quality of the economic space. Results. An original methodological approach is proposed, based on a systemic assessment of the total influence of a set of factors on the quality of the regional economic space. Within the framework of this approach, a methodology for measuring the quality of the economic space of a region has been developed and tested. Regions were grouped according to the level of the economic space; based on econometric modeling and empirical data, the influence of the economic space on the gross regional product per capita of Russian territories was established. Discussion and Conclusion. It is proposed to carry out a relative assessment of the quality of the economic space using a system of indicators grouped into three blocks: “input”, “process”, “output”. Such a structure of indicators is capable of systematically reflecting the strengths and weaknesses of a particular region, the sources of regional spatial dynamics, and therefore can be used for an integral assessment of the level of development of territories. The results of the study can be used in the development and implementation of regional economic policy, and will also be useful to specialists and government officials involved in the development of strategic directions for improving the territorial structure of the Russian Federation.

Rankings and the Typology of Russian Regions by Housing Affordability and Abailality in the 1990s–2020s

Rankings and the Typology of Russian Regions by Housing Affordability and Abailality in the 1990s–2020s

Methodology for assessing demographic well-being of the Northern regions of the resource type

In today’s macroeconomic and political conditions, demographic trends in the Russian Federation, which are characterized by population decline, it is necessary to identify positive directions and targets of demographic policy, which will raise the level of well-being of the population and improve its quality of life, and therefore, to expand accordingly the use of the concept of «demographic well-being» in monitoring and analysis. Demographic science does not yet use the concept of «well-being», although certain signs of its implementation from psychology and sociology are noted [1]. Demographic development of regions is an important aspect of the study, since it is directly related to the socio-economic state and prospects for further development of the Northern territories that will improve the demographic well-being and cope with the challenges facing modern society. At the state level, demographic processes are considered primarily in terms of national security by such domestic researchers as V.A. Iontsev, L.L. Rybakovsky, S.V. Soboleva, A. G. Vishnevsky and others. The purpose of the study is to present methodological tools for analyzing modern trends in the demographic development of the Northern regions based on complex indicators that allow assessing «demographic well-being» by qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the population. As a result of the work, a typology of Russian regions has been developed with the account of their demographic characteristics and differences. Groups of regions with similar trends and demographic characteristics are identified, that makes it possible to assess more accurately the level of demographic development and compare it by regions. The article is addressed to representatives of government authorities, researchers, teachers and students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions who are interested in various aspects of the development and implementation of the state demographic policy in Russia.

Typology of Russian regions on the capacity of cultural heritage

The authors are the first to carry out typology of Russian regions, based on a complex of the indicators, characterizing cultural heritage. The analysis of the allocated types of regions with the description of their typological features is done, that, in turn, allows to reveal the differentiated regional models of cultural heritage use, to prove perspective approaches on embedding of cultural heritage into programs of social and economic development of various territorial subjects of the Russian Federation.

Agroindastrial complex of the Chuvash Republic: intra-regional and All-Russian significance

This paper reveals the current state of various areas of the agro-industrial complex of the Russian region of the Chuvash Republic. Particular attention was paid to comparing a number of parameters characterizing the agro-industrial production of the republic with the corresponding parameters of other areas of the economy of the region, the role of the agro-industrial complex of Chuvashia in the all-Russian agro-industrial production. In the Chuvash Republic, the importance of the agro-industrial complex for the regional economy is often emphasized. Moreover, in the typology of Russian regions in terms of the level and type of economic development, the Chuvash Republic is quite often referred to the category of agro-industrial regions. The paper describes the absence of exceptional natural and climatic advantages for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the region, the relative weakness of the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors of the republic against the background of a number of other regions of Russia. The share of the industry in the structure of GRP and employment in the region is analyzed, while its importance is highlighted against the background of manufacturing industries and the service sector. It also stands out that the modern agro-industrial complex of the Chuvash Republic is of great importance for the socio-economic development of the region and the prospects for further development. However, it is not possible to classify Chuvashia as an agrarian and even agro-industrial region. The most important in the republic is not the agro-industrial complex, but the social infrastructure, industrial infrastructure and industry.

Indicators of the Interrelation between the Education System and the Labor Market: Development and Testing

Introduction. Ensuring the consistency of regional vocational education systems with the labor markets demands is a nationwide task of strategic importance. It causes the development of methodological tools instrumental in a quick and objective assessment of the current state of regional educational systems in the context of their interaction with the region’s labor markets. The aim of the article is to develop indicators of the relationship between the system of vocational education and the labor market and to test the calculation of these indicators in the Russian regions. Materials and Methods. The research methodology includes substantiation, development and formalization of indicators of the interrelation between the education system and the labor market. The first indicator characterizes the potential of the regional vocational education system to provide places for the admission of its own graduates of the 9th and 11th grades of schools. The second indicator assesses the supply of the regional labor market with graduates of the regional system of vocational education. To calculate the proposed indicators, official statistical reporting data are used. Results. In the course of research, using statistical data for 2018–2020, the proposed indicators were calculated for all Russian regions. Based on the cluster analysis of the indicators calculated values, a typology of Russian regions was made, during which five types of stable regions associations with homogeneous characteristics were identified. The strengths and weaknesses of regional educational systems are identified, including in the context of their interaction with the region’s labor markets. Discussion and Сonclusion. The developed indicators allowed to quickly assess the potential of the regions, on the one hand, to provide school graduates with vocational education, and on the other hand, to meet the economy staffing needs by graduates of universities and vocational educational organizations. The results of the study are of undoubted practical significance and will be useful to executive authority in developing recommendations for bringing education systems in line with regional development priorities, strengthening and developing regional educational systems.

Regional employment quality in the context of Russia's technological development

The socio-economic inequality of the Russian regions poses a significant threat both to the successful social and technological development of the country. Since employment is one of the crucial highlighters of such inequality, the paper is devoted to assessing regional inequality in terms of employment quality in the context of technological changes. The article presents a system of social and economic indicators to determine the place of each region in the interregional employment inequality. The novelty of the study includes the methodological approaches and methods to estimate regional employment inequality and its components. The authors reveal the employment quality and its main components keeping relatable with the technological development. Based on these points, we developed employment quality coefficient and carried out a typology of Russian regions in terms of the employment quality. The study uses data from the Rosstat on working conditions and economic activity of the population for 2005-2019. The results expand the scientific ideas about the interdependence of employment and technological development. In addition, the research results should be considered when developing the state technical policy, differentiating the employment policy and socio-economic development of the regions.

QUALITY OF ECONOMIC SPACE: MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS AT THE MESO-LEVEL

The research of theoretical and methodological issues of assessing the quality of the economic space of Russian regions has been conducted. The concepts of economic space and its quality, institutional environment of economic space have been substantiated. In order to determine the integral indicator of the standard of living and the quality of the economic space, the method of a systematic approach has been applied, which allowed the authors to justify and identify the system-forming indicators of the quality of the ec onomic space and the features of the relationship between them. The developed method of assessing the quality of economic space at the meso-level allows you to form a rating of investment attractiveness of the subjects of the Federation and determine the integral indicator of the quality of life of the population of the regions. The results of the study can be used in the development of investment rating and typology of Russian regions, implementation of social policy and state regulation of spatial development.

The Development of the Food Industry as a Condition for Improving Russia’s National Security

Food security is an essential condition for sustainable development of the country, its national security, especially in the context of the global crisis and the turbulence of the world economy. Therefore, the development of food industry is an important task of the government. The special significance of the food security aspect is determined by such factors as availability, economic accessibility and ecological safety of food. The authors carried out a study of the Russian food industry and defined the prospects of its further development in the context of the import substitution strategy. The article presents the food industry growth model. It is based on a modified Cobb-Douglas production function and it involves an innovation factor. Typology of Russian regions in terms of development of the food industry was obtained on the basis of adapted portfolio analysis matrices. The databases of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation and the data-line monitoring of the economic situation in Russia were the basis of the study.

Typology of Russian regions by level of suburban railway transport: development and areal aspects of management

Typology of Russian regions by level of suburban railway transport: development and areal aspects of management

Tipologiya regionov RF po strukture VRP kak faktoru energoemkosti ekonomiki: metodicheskie aspekty

Tipologiya regionov RF po strukture VRP kak faktoru energoemkosti ekonomiki: metodicheskie aspekty

Typology of russian regions in the context of international cooperation and regionalization

Typology of russian regions in the context of international cooperation and regionalization

Типология регионов РФ по ключевым показателям энергоэффективности

Типология регионов РФ по ключевым показателям энергоэффективности

Assessment of regional industry-specific shifts

This paper reveals the contents of the category of «regional industry-specific shift» by which, unlike existing treatments, a qualitative change in the sectoral structure of the region, leading to increase or decrease of its production specialization is meant. A methodical approach is proposed for the delineation of the categories of «regional industry shift» and «regional industrial change», based on the use of criterion interval averages of industry changes. This indicator reflects the transition «to regional industry changes» in the «regional industry shift». A method for evaluation of regional industrial structure and typology of Russian regions, depending on changes in industrial specialization, was elaborated. The paper presents the criteria of monospecialization and polyspecialization of the region, using which the subjects of the Russian Federation and distributed to monospecialized and polyspecialized. A comparison of monospecialized and polyspecialized regions validated the dependence of economic development entities of the Russian Federation on the territory of the diversified industrial structure. An innovation is the author's proposal for the development of measures of structural policy in the monospecialized regions of Russia, differentiated according to the identified trends in the manufacturing field in the region.

Problems of regional innovation strategy forming

The author considered problems and contradictions of modern innovation policy in Russia. It is shown, that at present time regions are removed from management of science-technical complex and spatial priorities are not produced. It is a serious factor of risk for conservation perspectives of innovation development for Russia. With taking into account of world experience main districts of rise effects regional police were formulated. It is underlined, that creation conditions for transformation of regional authorities in active subjects of innovation policy is necessary condition for building vital innovation system. It is shown, that state innovation policy must be constructed at combination of next principles: a) support science-technical potential of regions — generators of innovation and creation conditions for its realization; b) using of innovations for evening-out disproportions of social-economic development between regions; c) widening powers and financial possibilities of regions at management of innovation climate. Methodical approaches for making effective mechanisms of management of innovation processes of territory are opened. Typology of Russian regions with high and middle degree of innovation climate is proposed, which takes level of science and innovation potential of territory and also degree of comfort of social-economic conditions for development of innovation activity are offered. Peculiarities of innovation strategy for different types of regions are defined. This typology may be used for substantiation spatial priorities of innovation strategy of Russia.