Factors of Economic Growth in Russia's Regions

Consortium for Economic Policy Research and Advice, Moscow 2005

268 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2012

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Sergey Drobyshevsky

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Oleg Lugovoy

Environmental Defense Fund; Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)

Ekaterina Astafieva

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Dmitry Polevoy

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Anna Kozlovskaya

Independent

Pavel Trunin

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Lew Lederman

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: August 15, 2005

Abstract

The monograph deals with analysis of the factors that determine the diversity in the degree and pace of economic development of Russia's regions. In particular, basing on the data of main socio economic indicators of RF constituent regions' performance, the authors have empirically tested various convergence concepts and attempted to conduct decomposition of economic growth and assess the dynamics of labor productivity in Russia's regions. One of the sections of the monograph focuses on the Canadian record of development of individual regions and equalization policies. The monograph contains conclusions and recommendations for development of the federal economic policy with respect to different Russian regions.

Keywords: economic growth, Russian regional, regional development

JEL Classification: O18, O47, R11

Suggested Citation

Drobyshevsky, Sergey and Lugovoy, Oleg and Astafieva, Ekaterina and Polevoy, Dmitry and Kozlovskaya, Anna and Trunin, Pavel and Lederman, Lew, Factors of Economic Growth in Russia's Regions (August 15, 2005). Consortium for Economic Policy Research and Advice, Moscow 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2170309 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2170309

Sergey Drobyshevsky

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

Gazetny pereulok, 3-5
Moscow, 125993
Russia

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration ( email )

Varnadskogo Avenue,82
Moscow, 119571
Russia

Oleg Lugovoy

Environmental Defense Fund ( email )

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Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) ( email )

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Sredny av. V.O., 57/43
Moscow, St. Petersburg 119571
Russia

Ekaterina Astafieva

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration ( email )

Vernadsky Avenue 82
Moscow, 119571
Russia

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

Gazetny pereulok, 3-5
Moscow, 125993
Russia

Dmitry Polevoy

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

3-5 Gazetny Lane
Moscow, 125009
Russia

Anna Kozlovskaya

Independent ( email )

Pavel Trunin (Contact Author)

Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy ( email )

Gazetny pereulok, 3-5
Moscow, 125993
Russia

Lew Lederman

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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