4 Dutch disease at regional level

The repot considers the current state of the Russian economy, analyzes the drawbacks of the functioning export-raw materials model of its development. The necessity of its changing on the basis of improving the investment climate on the regional level is noted. Corresponding measures on behalf of federal and regional authorities are formulated as well as the directions of innovation policy aimed at modernizing the Russian economy. The conclusion is made that private non-raw materials business should become the main agent of modernization in our country.

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Impact of regulatory framework rigidity on poverty in the regions of Russia

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-12-62-79 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 62-79

Author(s):

P. N. Pavlov

Keyword(s):

Economic Activity ◽

Regional Level ◽

Institutional Factors ◽

Federal Regulations ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Poverty Dynamics ◽

Regulatory Burden ◽

Sectoral Structure ◽

The Impact ◽

Regions Of Russia

The paper analyzes the impact of the federal regulatory burden on poverty dynamics in Russia. The paper provides regional level indices of the federal regulatory burden on the economy in 2008—2018 which take into account sectoral structure of regions’ output and the level of regulatory rigidity of federal regulations governing certain types of economic activity. Estimates of empirical specifications of poverty theoretical model with the inclusion of macroeconomic and institutional factors shows that limiting the scope of the rulemaking activity of government bodies and weakening of new regulations rigidity contributes to a statistically significant reduction in the level of poverty in Russian regions. Cancellation of 10% of accumulated federal level requirements through the “regulatory guillotine” administrative reform may take out of poverty about 1.1—1.4 million people.

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Convergence of regional population density in Russia over 120 years

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-11-133-158 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 133-158

Author(s):

K. A. Kholodilin ◽

Y. I. Yanzhimaeva

Keyword(s):

Population Density ◽

Spatial Dependence ◽

Population Distribution ◽

Regional Level ◽

Capital City ◽

County Level ◽

Spatial Effects ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Regional Population ◽

Regional Population Density

A relative uniformity of population distribution on the territory of the country is of importance from socio-economic and strategic perspectives. It is especially important in the case of Russia with its densely populated West and underpopulated East. This paper considers changes in population density in Russian regions, which occurred between 1897 and 2017. It explores whether there was convergence in population density and what factors influenced it. For this purpose, it uses the data both at county and regional levels, which are brought to common borders for comparability purposes. Further, the models of unconditional and conditional β-convergence are estimated, taking into account the spatial dependence. The paper concludes that the population density equalization took place in 1897-2017 at the county level and in 1926—1970 at the regional level. In addition, the population density increase is shown to be influenced not only by spatial effects, but also by political and geographical factors such as climate, number of GULAG camps, and the distance from the capital city.

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Crisis Reactions and Their Consequences for the Real Sector of the Russian Economy

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2011-1-39-50 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 39-50

Author(s):

V. Lushin

Keyword(s):

Financial Crisis ◽

Acute Phase ◽

Dutch Disease ◽

Added Value ◽

Real Sector ◽

The Real ◽

Balanced Development ◽

Russian Economy ◽

The Government ◽

State Modernization

The author analyzes factors that led to a deeper fall in output and profitability in the real sector of the Russian economy in comparison with other segments during the acute phase of the financial crisis. It is argued that some contradictions in the government anti-recession policy, activities of the financial sector and natural monopolies lead to pumping out added value created in manufacturing and agriculture, increase symptoms of the «Dutch disease», etc. It is shown that it may threaten the balanced development of the Russian economy, and a set of measures is suggested to minimize these tendencies and create a basis for the state modernization policy.

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