The monetization coefficient of the region and its impact on the development of a territorial unit’s economy
In recent years, the role of the financial system in the development of national economies has been widely discussed in the global and national economic literature. This article analyzes the influence the financial depth of economy has on the level of its development in some Russian regions. Notably, the notion of “financial depth of economy” is not yet sufficiently studied, and therefore, the analysis of the impact, which individual indices of “financial depth” have on the level of development of territorial entities within the state, has not received sufficient attention. The methodological basis of the study includes theoretical foundations of macroeconomic theory, describing the existence of mutual relations between the level of development of the financial sector and the economic growth. This study aims to study the possible impact of one of the indices of the financial depth of the regional economy — the coefficient of monetization of closed territorial formations within the state, which has a federal structure — on the level of the region’s economic development. The information base of the research consists of the data on 20 constituent entities of the Russian Federation with the highest and lowest value of the statistical index “funds of organizations, bank deposits (deposits) and other borrowed funds of legal entities and individuals”. The results show that the financial depth of the region’s economy according to the index “monetization coefficient” does not exceed 50%, except for two key subjects (Moscow, St. Petersburg), while in the countries with developed economies this index reaches the level of 200%. The calculated determination coefficient indicates an insignificant impact of the factor (monetization of a specific RF entity) on the variation of the effective index (GRP per capita of the sample subject). Thus, the impact of one of the indices of the financial depth of the regional economy — the coefficient of monetization of closed territorial formations — on the level of economic development of the region does not find a corresponding confirmation in the Russian experience.