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• Does corruption influence the sustainability of economic growth?

  ... about promoting an integrated approach. It includes economic, social and environmental objectives. Economic objectives include growth, efficiency and stability. The main purpose of the article is to analyze the influences of corruption on sustainable economic growth. The impact is decreasing continuously and the main reason behind this is the change in peoples’ attitude and saturation to ethically questionable actions. Individuals and organizations can join in sharing resources for creating a sustainable ...

• Processes of convergence and divergence in the regions of the European Union: features and qualimetry

  ... no. 209, Moscow, Moskovskij obshhestvennyj nauchnyj fond, Sibirskij centr prikladnyh jekonomicheskih issledovanij. 3. Solow, R. M. 2000, Growth theory: an exposition, New York Oxford, Oxford University Press. 4. Barro, R., Sala-i-Martin, X. 2004, Economic Growth, Cambridge, MA, London, MIT Press, p. 50—51. 5. Barro, R, Sala-i-Martin, X. 1992, Convergence, Journal of Political Economy, no.100 (2), p. 223—251. 6. Barro, R. 1997, Determinants of Economic Growth (The Lionel Robbins Lectures), Cambridge,...

• Trade Liberalisation and its Impact on Regional Development: Theoretical and Experimental Studies

  ... World Economics, no. 147, p. 59—83. 4. Brülhart, M., Crozet, M., Koenig, P. 2004, Enlargement and the EU periphery: the impact of changing market potential, The World Economy, Vol. 27, no. 6, p. 853—875. 5. Busse, M., Königer, J. 2012, Trade and economic growth: A re-examination of the empirical evidence, HWWI Research, available at: https://www.ifw-kiel.de/konfer/staff-seminar/paper/2012/Koeniger.pdf (accessed 02.02.2016). 6. Castilho, M., Menéndez, M., Sztulman, A. 2012, Trade Liberalization, Inequality,...

• The Role of Public Companies in Creating a Platform for Economic Growth in Saint Petersburg

  Saint Petersburg has a special mission in delivering national development priorities, ensuring sustainable economic growth, and commercializing R&D. This necessitates research on the situation in the corporate sector, including investment potential and propensity to invest. The authors estimate the readiness of Saint Petersburg public companies to employ investment ...

• The dynamics of agricultural land use in the North-West of Rus­sia and the Baltic countries

  ... by combined influence of natural, socio-economic and political factors. The periods of decline in agricultural land use coincided with years of economic and political crises. The onset of periods of recovery matches a change in state policy, general economic growth and a rise in the technological level of agriculture, as well as changes in the domestic and for­eign markets. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in cultivated land area in the Baltic countries and the Kaliningrad region, and crop ...

• Environmental intensity of economic growth in the Baltic Sea region

  ... promote green development, it is advisable to in­crease the in­fluence of the technological effect by stimulating resource efficiency and switch­ing to the cir­cular economy model. Tretyakova, E. A. sustainable development, green economy, economic growth, environmental pressure, North-Western Federal District, Russia 14-28 10.5922/2079-8555-2019-1-2

• Factors and risks of modern ecionomic dynamics: post-crisis tendencies in Russia

  ... Русский репортер. 2012. № 1—2 (231). 9. Экономика Калининградской области. URL: http://www.investinkaliningrad.ru/ekonomika-i-investicii/ekonomika-kaliningradskoj-oblasti/ Gerasimenko V. V. crisis, economic growth, inflation, labour productivity, economy modernisation 11-18

• The principles of tariff policy and the objectives of economic growth promotion

  ... Товкайло М., Челпанова М. Тарифам пора застыть // Ведомости. 2013.№ 163 (3425). 12. Три года до катастрофы // Эксперт. 2013 г. № 17. Gerasimenko V. pricing, tariff policy, economic growth, inflation, natural monopolies, investment projects. 11-17

• Competitive effects of low trade barriers: evaluations for the Kaliningrad region

  ... http://www.fedstat.ru (accessed 1 August 2013). 4. Avdasheva, S. B., Golovanova, S. V. (eds.) 2009, Tendencii izmenenija struktury rossijskoj promyshlennosti v period jekonomicheskogo podema [Trends in the structure of Russian industry in the period of economic growth], Moscow, «Juridicheskij Dom «Justic-inform». 5. Shastitko, A. E. Pavlova, N. S. 2012, O sbalansirovannosti instrumentov konkurentnoj Politiki [On the balance of competition policy instruments], Bjulleten' konkurentnoj politiki LPKKP [Bulletin ...

• The Baltics on Their Way towards a Circular Economy

  ... extensively both in Europe and worldwide. It is largely viewed as a potential strategy for societal development, aimed to increase prosperity while reducing dependence on raw materials and energy. Many businesses regard circular economy as a way to enhance economic growth and increase profits. Governments across the world actively engage in the discussion about the benefits of a transition to a circular economy and about its impact on employment, economic growth, and the environment. This paper aims to study the ...

• An Assessment of the Economic Performance of the EU Baltic Region States

  ... countries. Three Russian Baltic regions constitute a control group. The authors conduct a production-function-based comparative analysis of development dynamics in individual countries to identify distinctive features for each group. Despite a rapid growth of Eastern European economies, the difference between the region’s eastern and western countries remains substantial. Economic convergence between eastern and western EU countries in terms of investment does not lead to convergence in labour efficiency. The capital-labour ratio and the growth rate of labour efficiency in the Russian Baltic are close to the Eastern European ...

• Introducing Sectoral Models into Regional Management: An Assessment of Regulatory Impacts on the Economy

  ... Development Perspective. World Bank. Washington, D. C. World Bank, 2014, available at: http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/Gereffi_GVCs_in_the_Postcrisis_World_Book.pdf (accessed 13.10.2016). 26. Haidar, J. I. 2012, The impact of business regulatory reforms on economic growth, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 26, no. 3, p. 285—307. 27. Ju, J., Yu, X. 2015, Productivity, profitability, production and export structures along the value chain in China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 43,...

• Modern understanding of ‘geoeconomic position’ and the Saint Petersburg agglomeration

  ... of mutual benefit], Obzor jekonomiki Rossii pReview of economy of Russia], no. 4, p. 25—31. 22. Kivikari, U. 2001, Treugol'nik rosta v kachestve primera primenenija politiki Severnogo izmerenija v regione Baltijskogo morja: Doklad o politike [Growth Triangle as an example of the Northern Dimension policy in the Baltic Sea Region: Report on Policy], Saint Petersburg, Rossijsko-evropejskij centr po jekonomicheskoj politike [Russian-European center for economic policy]. 23. Zverev, Yu. M. 2009, Jekonomicheskaja globalizacija, internacionalizacija proizvodstva i formirovanie mezhdunarodnyh proizvodstvennyh setej [Economic globalization, production internationalization, creation of international production ...

• New stages of the excessive budget deficit procedure for the EU member states and the assessment of their effectiveness

  ... (Full Court) of 13 July 2004. Case C‑27/04 // EUR-Lex. URL: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1507587920552&uri=CELEX:62004CJ0027 (дата обращения: 01.10.2017). 9. Communication from the Commission. Reinforcing economic policy coordination: Communication COM/2010/0250 final // EUR-Lex. URL: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52010DC0250 (дата обращения: 01.10.2017). 10. History of the Stability and Growth Pact // European Commission. URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-and-fiscal-policy-coordination/eu-economic-... (дата обращения: 01.10.2017). 11. Louis, J.-V. The review of the Stability and Growth Pact ...

• Key Directions of Sectoral and Spatial Changes in the Russian Industry

  ... p. 77—90. 32. Wallerstein, I. 1984, The politics of the world economy, Paris, 295 p. Chasovsky V. industry, spatial and industrial changes, transition period, transformation economy, transnational production poles, international integration, economic ‘growth poles’, industrial policy. 121-134 10.5922/2079-8555-2015-3-10

• Theoretical approaches of strategic aim-formation for region

  The problem of definition of the regional aims and purposes is revealed on the basis of economic theories of growth and development. The author puts forward the concept of the strategic purposes of region which is constructed on hierarchy and coalition principles. 1.  Системный анализ и принятие решений / под ред. В. ...

• The Institutional Architecture of Territorial Innovative Systems: Towards a Spatially Targeted Regional Policy

  ... обращения: 15.04.2018). 40. Staehr K. Public finances and fiscal policy in the Baltic States 1991—2015 // Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe. 2016. № 8 (1). P. 26—41. 41. Steiner M. Competence clusters as a new concept ... ... workshop report. Leykam, 1997. P. 17—22. 42. Stuart T. E. Interorganizational alliances and the performance of firms: a study of growth and innovation rates in a high-technology industry // Strategic Management Journal. 2000. № 21 (8). P. 791—811. 43....

• The influence of the transport factor on the investment competitiveness of coastal regions in the European part of Russia.

  ... “Deve­lop­ment of the Transport System of Russia (2010—2021)” contributed to an increase in the economic efficiency of the transport industry in the region and, as a consequence, to an increase in the level of investment attractiveness. Using the classical economic and geographical research methods, the authors come to the conclusion that result-wise the regions under study are heterogeneous. Given the combination of the basic territorial growth factors, the coastal regions of the European part of Russia, where large urbanized spaces have already been developed or are being developed, are of the greatest potential compared to other regions of the country. It makes perfect sense to set ...

• US universities as educational and scientific centres

  ... programmes with commercial enterprises. 1. Atkinson R. The future of the Research University. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/ pres/comments/rufuture.html 2. Bonnen J. Land Grant Universities are Changing. URL: http://www.adec.edu/ clemon/ 3. Engines of Economic Growth. The Economic Impact of Boston Eight Research Universities on the Metropolitan Boston Area // Appleseed. 2003. P. 27. 4. Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy. The Transformation of Knowledge. URL: http://advancingknowledge/com 5. ...

• The Baltics and Russian North-West: the Core and the Periphery in the 2000s

  ... 575—576, available at: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0575/analit03.php (accessed: 201.10.2013). 20. Berry, B. J. L. (ed.), 1976, Urbanization and Counterarbanization, Beverly Hills. 21. Friedmann, J. 1972, A general theory of polarized development. In Growth centers in regional economic development, N. Y. 22. Geyer, H. S., Kontuly, T. 1993, A Theoretical Foundation for the Concept of Differential Urbanization, International Regional Science Review, Vol. 15, no. 2,p. 157—177. 23. Gibbs, J. 1963, The evolution of population ...

• Youth unemployment in the Latgale region of Latvia: causes and consequences

  ... etc.). This is due to the growing uncertainty in the youth labor market due to the growth of competition, the emergence and growth of flexible forms of employment, depriving young people of the clarity of career and confidence in the future. The survey ... ... region and the country. Voronov V. V., Ruza O. P. youth unemployment, unemployment problems, unemployment rate in Latvia, economic behaviour in youth, regional labour market 88-102 10.5922/2079-8555-2018-4-6

• Market forms of industrial production organisation as “growth poles” of the economy

  ... Analysis, Industry and the Industrial Environment. Progress in Research and Applications. Vol. 1: Industrial systems / ed. by F. E. I. Hamilton, L. G. J. R. Chichester. N. Y. ; Brisbane ; Toronto, 1979. P. 25—36. 13. Perroux F. Note on the Concept of Growth Poles in Economic Policy for De-velopment: Selected Reading / ed. by T. Livingstone. L., 1971. 14. Porter M. E. Clusters and the New Economics of Competition // Harvard Business Review. 1998. November-December. P. 77—90. 15. Porter M. E. The economic performance ...

• Kaliningrad region: coastal position as a geographical factor of economic development

  ... region is a border and a coastal area in one. Such a combination of geographic features affects the development of this exclave region of Russia. The maritime status has a direct and indirect positive impact on the sectoral structure and the pace of economic growth. The role of the borderline situation is ambivalent: if the relations with neighboring countries and the EU as a whole are favorable, then cross-border links that promote competitiveness and socio-economic development of the border regions also ...

• The Baltic economic model: some results of the 1990—2015 transformations

  ... Grigoryev, L. М. 2005, Konkurencija i sotrudnichestvo: jekonomicheskie perspektivy Vostochnoj Baltiki [Competition and cooperation: economic prospects of Eastern Baltic], Moscow. 13. Grigoryev, L. М., Ivashchenko, А. S. (eds.), 2012, Aktual'nye voprosy mirovoj ... ... 2008, Put' v Evropu [Way in Europe], Moscow. 15. Ral'f-Martin Soje 2009 god: jekonomicheskij rost 5,6% [Ralph Martin Soe 2009: growth of 5.6%], 2013, Delovye vedomosti [Business News], available at: http://dv.ee/Default2.aspx?ArticleID=d329f296-517d-452b-8fef-70a83e1d52cb&open=fou ...

• Framework for the Analysis of Geography of Transnational Corporations Investments Abroad

  ... Illustrative Case Study from the Petroleum Industry, Economic Geography, Vol. 34, no. 4, p. 321—337. 24. OECD, 2008, Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment, 4th edition, Paris. 25. Ozawa, T. 2011, The (Japan-Born) “Flying-Geese” Theory of Economic Development Revisited — and Reformulated from a Structuralist Perspective, Global Policy, Vol. 2, no. 3, p. 272—285. 26. Penrose, E. 1959, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, Oxford. 27. Schlunze, R. D. 1992, Spatial Diffusion of Japanese Firms in West Germany and West Berlin from 1955 to 1989, Geographical Review of Japan, Series B, Vol. 65, no. 1, p. 32—56. 28. Vernon, R. 1966, International Investment ...

• Some trends and features of investment activity in the Kaliningrad region

  ... Аналитический центр при Правительстве Российской Федерации. 2015. № 5. URL: http://ac.gov.ru/files/publication/a/6394.pdf (дата обращения: 01.03.2016). 15. Ram R. Government Size and Economic Growth: A New Framework and Some Evidence from Cross-Section and Time-Series Data // American Economic Review. 1986. Vol. 76. P. 191—203. 16. Хансен Э. Экономические циклы и национальный доход // Классики ...

• Interregional and cross-country flows of labor resources in the Kaliningrad region: factors and vectors in the contemporary Eurasian context

  ... I., Daly V. Trade and migration flows between some CEE countries and the UK // Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. 2009. Vol. 18. P. 61—78. 8. White R. Immigrant-trade links, transplanted home bias and network effects // Applied Economics. 2007. Vol. 39, № 7. P. 839—852. 9. Larramona G., Sanso M. Migration dynamics, growth and convergence // DTECONZ. 2005. № 9. URL: http://www.dteconz.unizar.es/DT2005—09.pdf (дата обращения: 24.09.2018). 10. Stryszowski P. K. Essays on growth and migration. Tilburg, 2009. 11. Leitão N. C., Shahbaz M. Migration ...

• Identifying Key Stakeholder Groups for Implementing a Place Branding Policy in Saint Petersburg

  ... strategiya razvitiya Sankt-Peterburga do 2030 goda. Razvitie nauki i innovatsionnoy deyatelnosti [Socio-economic development strategy of St. Petersburg until 2030. Development of science and innovation], available at: http://www.peterburg2030.ru/priorities/economic/growth/science/ (accessed 01.03.2017). (in Russ.) 19. Audit Chamber: the growth of debts of the regions has a negative impact on the economy, 2016, Parlamentskaya gazeta [The Parliamentary Newspaper], Nov. 3, p. 2. (in Russ.) 20. St. Petersburg Technopark,...

• The methodological features of managing the value of companies introducing "green" innovations

  Although it is a common assumption that innovations are one of the most important factors of economic development, there is a need to review some provisions of innovation methodology so that new fundamental values are taken ... ... companies. One way of achieving this goal is “green” (environmental) innovations. The next decade is expected to see a rapid growth in environmental innovations. Their organization and management will require modern — and adequate to the objectives ...

• Economic Development of the Baltic and Nordic Countries: Characteristics of Еconomic Models

  ... development, Economist, no. 10, p. 29—40. (In Russ.) 2. Auzan, A. A. 2011, Institucionalnaya ekonomika: Novaya ekonomicheskaya teoriya [Institutional Economics: A New Institutional Economics], p. 45. (In Russ.) 3. Gaidar, E. T. 1996, Anomalies of Economic Growth, Voprosi ekonomiki, no. 12, p. 20—39. (In Russ.) 4. Glinkina, S. P., Kulikov, N. V. 2016, Perehod stran Centralno-Vostochnoj Evropi ot socializma k kapitalizmu: osobennosti i rezultati: Sbornik statej [Transi­tion countries of Central and Eastern ...

• Minimising Investment Risks Through Optimising Public-Private Partnership: The Case of the Kaliningrad Region

  ... principles of the region’s investment policy. The study stresses the need to develop the regional economy’s ‘points of growth’ within PPP schemes. It is proposed that the region and its municipalities should participate in partner projects in ... ... overcoming barriers and implementing PPP projects in the region. 1. The plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, 2016, Official site of the Russian President, available at http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/52178 (accessed ...

• Theoretical Aspects of Cross-border Integration-based Economic Cooperation

  ... has largely affected the key elements of the world economic mechanism from classical political economy, monopoly regulation. This resulted in monopolistic competition, imperfect competition, and oligopoly – largely, through all fields and poles of economic growth to certain elements of government regulation and social reproduction on the international scale. The author examines the key elements and stages of economic integration. These stages assume a number of consecutive forms: free trade zone, customs ...

• Economic and geopolitical aspects of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

  The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project (NS 2) along the bottom of the Baltic Sea is aimed to increase gas supply from Russia to Germany and other EU countries. It serves mutual economic interests: the predicted growth in gas demand in the EU markets and the need to strengthen the energy security of the EU. The implementation of the NS 2 project is complicated by the need to allow for the EU energy legislation and by the expanding influence of geopolitical factors ...

• Construction of transport and energy networks in the Baltic region as an impetus for regional development

  ... social'no-jekonomicheskogo razvitija regionov [Pyramid factors of socio-economic development of regions], Voprosy Economiki [Problems of Economics], no 2, p. 121—131. 4. Kuznetsov, A. V. (eds.), 2009, Regional'naja politika stran ES [The regional policy of the ... ....com/gasnetwork/Documents/Balticconnector%20-%20Executive%20Summary%20Report%20-%2010022011.pdf (accessed 11 March 2013). 7. Cohesion Policy 2014—2020: Investing in growth and jobs, 2011, Luxembourg. 8. Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning ...

• Structural Changes in the Economy of the Russian Northwest: Spatial Dimension

  ..., Is regional innovation system development possible in peripheral regions? Evidence from the case of La Pocatiere, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, no. 20, p. 259—283. 13. Gardiner, B., Martin, R. L., Tyler, P. 2013, Spatially unbalanced growth in the British economy. Journal of Economic Geography, 13, p. 889—928. 14. Isaksen, A., Karlsen, J. 2013, Can small regions construct regional advantages? The case of four Norwegian regions. European Urban and Regional Studies, no. 20, p. 243—257. 15. Kemeny, T., Storper, M. 2015,...

• The Policy of Regional Convergence in Russia-Belarus integration: Prospects for Development

  ... Economist demands PM pull UK out of EU IMMEDIATELY and Britain will BOOM, 2009, available at: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/696854/patrick-minford-brexit-economist-theresa-may-mark-carney (accessed 07.09.2009). 21. Tinbergen, J. 1969, Towards Balanced Economic Growth, Amsterdam, North-Holland publishing company. Chaplygin Vladimir G. interstate regional convergence, political cooperation, the theory of additivity, geographic diversification, foreign policy, unity 69-78 10.5922/2079-8555-2016-4-6

• Towards a Stable and Dynamic Economy in the Kaliningrad Region

  ... 1001—1014. 26. Capello, R. 2009, Territorial capital and regional development. In: Capello, R., Nijkamp, P. Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 118—133. 27. Cheshire, P. C., Gordon, I. R. 1996,... ... Specialisation and Prosperity in Small Open Economies, Routledge, London, 256 p. 30. Karlsson, C., Rouchy, P. 2015, Regional Economic Development, Social Capital and Governance: A Buchanian Approach, CESIS Electronic Working Paper Series, no. 390, 38 ...

• The Development of International Tourism in Lithuania: a Comparative Analysis of Regional Aspects

  The processes related to the development of international tourism in Lithuania are of importance for the growth of economic, social, and cultural welfare. The increasing tourist and recreational attractiveness of such cities as Druskininkai, Trakai, Palanga, Vilnius, and Klaipeda to international tourists, as well as an advantageous quality-price ratio of the services ...

• Clusters in the system of economic and innova­tion development of agriculture in the Rostov Region and the Krasnodar Re­gion

  The issue of regional development involves the study of growth drivers in a competitive, innovative and open environment. In these conditions, cluster forms of integration are considered as centers of economic and innovative re­gional development. The article examines a specialized agro-industrial com­plex that is developing at the interregional level on the coast of the Azov and Black Seas — in the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region. The ...

• The prospects of nuclear power development in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea region as a factor of the formation of international relations system in the region

  ... market], Baltijskij kurs [Baltic course], no. 42,30.10.2007, available at: http://www. baltic-course. com/rus/opinion/?doc=5367730.10.2007 (accessed 12 March 2013). 6. Smirnova, M. 2013, Rost nochnoj ceny na jelektrichestvo v Tallinne sostavil 127 % [Growth of night electricity price in Tallinn made 127 %], dv. ee — jekonomicheskie novosti onlajn [dv. ee — Economic News Online], available at: http://www.dv.ee/?PublicationId=02fbfc46-071d-46f4-ac86-30fbbb38099e&ref=rss (accessed 12 March 2013). 7. Cena na jelektrojenergiju v Latvii budet rasti, ugrozhaja jekonomike [Price of electricity will grow in Latvia,...

• Scenarios of increasing the econo­mic efficiency of the Kaliningrad regional transport system

  ... International Classification for Broad Economic Categories ICT BEC-4). Our calcula­tions show that higher value added and greater economic efficiency of a regional transport system are associated with re-orientation towards investment and consumer goods. The ... ... assess­ment of the efficiency of transport systems in other regions. Another possible application is the identification of growth conditions for an industry, particularly, when developing projects and proposals for increasing the efficiency of transport ...

• Innovations in the Baltic Sea Region and Network Cooperation between Russia and the EU

  ... — Klaipeda transborder innovative clusters. The city of Saint Petersburg and the adjacent Leningrad region, as well as the Kaliningrad region can become innovative development corridors between Russia and the EU and, eventually, develop into the ‘economic growth poles’ of the Russian Federation. 1. Baranova, Yu. V. 2012, O mezhdunarodnom sotrudnichestve Severo-Zapada Rossii v innovacionnoj sfere na Baltike [On the international cooperation of North-West Russia in the field of innovations in the Baltic],...

• Clusters in the institutional perspective: on the theory and methodology of local socioeconomic development

  ... Industry Cluster Templates: A Framework for Regional Cluster Analysis, Regional Studies, no. 34.1, p. 1―20. 25. Feser, E., Renski, H., Goldstein, H. 2008, Clusters and Economic Development Outcomes: An Analysis of the Link between Clustering and Industry Growth, Economic Development Quarterly, no. 22, p. 324―344. 26. Iammarino, S., McCann, Ph. 2006, The structure and evolution of industrial clusters: Transactions, technology and knowledge spillovers, Research Policy, Vol. 35 (7), p. 1018―1036. 27. Lagendijk,...

• The concept of “network” in the system of basic concepts of regional economic geography

  ... Mapping of Related Sectors. In: European Cluster Observatory REPORT, available at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/cluster/observatory/d1.2-clustermapping-report. pdf (accessed: 01.11.2014). 37. Perroux, F. 1955, A Note on the Notion of Growth Pole, Applied Economy, no. 1(2), p. 307—320. 38. Porter, M. E. 2000, Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy, Economic Development Quarterly, no. 14, p. 15—34. 39. Porter, M. E. 1990, The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Harvard Business Review, March-April, 73—93. 40. Prochnik, V. 1998, Industrial ...

• Equivocality in Delineating the Borders of a Cluster: The Baltic’s Case

  ... distinguishing between internal, external, thematic, and absorptive types of boundaries. The feasibility of this approach is tested in the Baltics’ national and regional clusters, with special attention being paid to the Latvian IT-cluster. Committed to economic clustering and glocal cluster interactions beyond national borders, the Baltics are an ideal case study for testing our model. Latvia’s mature IT-cluster is an important national growth point. Regional and industry-specific policies should consider the differences between the cluster’s geographical and non-geographical boundaries. Mikhaylov A. S., Mikhaylova A. A. cluster policy, territorial cluster, cluster initiative,...

• Entrepreneurial capital of the region: the concept, manifestations and spatial localisation

  ... entrepreneurial risk and capital. At the regional level, there is an ongoing academic discussion as to who the carrier of entrepreneurial capital is and how this capital can be measured and evaluated in view of its direct influence on the business environment and economic growth opportunities of a certain territory. This article presents the findings of a study into the complex structure of the concept of regional entrepreneurial capital and establishes how this concept is connected with such categories as entrepreneurial ...

• Innovative development of Russian coastal regions: north–south divergence

  ... and Rostov and Krasnodar in the Azov-Black Sea region. Methodologically, this study carries out a comparative assessment of heterogeneity of innovative development at municipal and interregional levels, using four groups of indicators: human capital, economic growth and clustering, innovation and digitalisation, and quality and standards of living. All these components are vital for regional innovative development. A statistical assessment is supplemented by a qualitative analysis of spatial patterns of innovation ...

• Geopolitical and Geo-economic Changes in the Baltic Sea Region at the Turn of the XX—XXI centuries

  ... and differences between countries of the Baltic Sea region in terms of their territory, population, GDP, foreign trade turnover and the number of regular armed forces. The article stresses the importance of international cooperation in increasing the growth rates of economic development of all countries of the Baltic Sea region. 1. Gutnik, А. P. Kemeshev, А. P. (eds.) 2006, Baltijskij region kak polyus `ekonomicheskoj integracii Severo-Zapada Rossijskoj Federacii i Evropejskogo soyuza [Baltic region as pole ...

• When and why regional clusters become basic building blocks of modern economy

  ... become a typical pattern of industrial organization in national economies under their transition to innovation-driven model of growth. We provide an overview of the contribution of various theoretical frameworks (evolutionary theory, spatial development ... ... innovation, and Porter’s competitiveness theory) to the cluster concept and consider the latter from the perspective of complexity economics. On this basis, we differentiate true clusters from their nominal counterparts and propose three analytical dimensions ...

• The changing role of border regions in the regional policies of the EU and Russia

  ... that the federal border region policy is largely a reflection of the features and problems of Russia’s regional policy as a whole. Currently, the development of cross-border cooperation is affected more strongly by national security concerns than by economic growth considerations. Cross-border cooperation is no longer part of the regional policy. Border regions, however, have received an increasing proportion of federal investments in recent years, particularly, amid the reunification with the Crimea. The ...