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• Agents approach to the state economic policies in the condition of fundamental uncertainty

  The article analyses approaches to understanding the term "economic policies". The author proceeds from the fact that the state acts as a specific economic agent and, being the economic agent, on the one hand has the right to establish formal institutions of the national economics, and on the other hand, it itself ...

• The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS

  ... London, p. 14—39. 19. Sahin-Mencutek, Z. 2012, Immigration Control in Transit States: The Case of Turkey, European Journal of Economic and Political Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 137—163. 20. Triandafyllidou, A., Maroukis, T. 2012, Migrant Smuggling. In: ... ... Haas de, H., Natter, K. Vezzoli, S. 2016, Growing restrictiveness or changing selection? The nature and evolution of migration policies, International Migration Review, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 1—44. 23. Collyer, M., Düvell, F., Haas de, H. 2012, Critical ...

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

  The uniqueness of a territorial socio-economic system lies in the specific features of spatial networking of economic entities that form clusters of excellence and ensure the competitiveness of the entire system. Identifying the key elements of territorial capital is a global challenge faced by modern regional policy. I analyse the background for, and limits ...

• Negative externalities and sustainability of energy sector

  ... industry and possibilities for the sustainable development. The concept of negative externalities of the electricity industry and evaluation and internalization of the negative externalities are reviewed from the viewpoint of principles of environmental economics and sustainable development. 1.         Arrow K. J. (1970). The organization of economic activity: issues pertinent to the choice of market versus nonmarket allocation. / In: Public expenditures and policy analysis. Chicago. 2.         ...

• Does corruption influence the sustainability of economic growth?

  ... in sharing resources for creating a sustainable future. Anticorruption strategies are related to the reform of state institutions. One advantage of the fundamental economic reform approach is that by linking anticorruption strategies to the reform of economic policies and institutions, the struggle against corruption can be seen as one of the issues in economic policy. Finally, all development assistance should be implemented with the aim of achieving sustainable benefits. 1. Acemoglu, D. J. 2001, The Colocial ...

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

  The existing theoretical and empirical literature focusing on interconnections between international trade, trade liberalisation, and economic development provides ample evidence pertaining to nations and industries. However, another dimension of trade liberalisation — the assessment of the level of national or regional development — needs further research. This article sets out ...

• Opportunities for sustainable economic development of the coastal territories of the Baltic Sea Region in the context of digital transformation

  The article explores opportunities for the sustainable economic development of coastal territories in the Baltic Sea region (BSR) arising in blue economy sectors in the framework of digital transformation. The study argues that a more active commercialisation of territorial resources can facilitate the sustainable ...

• Transformation of global value chains in Russia and the Baltics amid Covid-19: prospects for regionalization and implications for economic policy

  Although Russia and the Baltics have historically been economic partners, the economic relations between them are tense today. Nearly stagnating bilateral trade contributes little to the development of either side. The Baltics-Russian bilateral trade conducted within global value chains (GVC) and operations ...

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

  This article analyses how the role of border regions has changed in the regional policies of Russia and European countries since the early 1990s. The study aims to estimate the efficiency of Russia’s regional ... ... 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 ...

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

  ... ex­pansion and contraction, intensification and transition to extensive agricul­tural production are caused 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,...

• Socially efficient entry barriers?

  Stagnation of the Russian economy lends a new urgency to the question of whether reserves of competition incentives can be used to overcome the current negative economic tendencies. The lowering of entry barriers is traditionally considered a universal instrument of promoting competition. However, lower entry barriers can be mistakenly associated with bringing the market closer to the state of the so-called ‘perfect’ ...

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

  ... Properties, Edward Elgar Publishing Lim ited. 40. Sonis, M., Hewings, J., Guo, D. 2008, Industrial clusters in the input—output economic system. In: Handbook of Research on Cluster Theory, Edward Elgar, p. 153―168. 41. Steiner, M., Hartmann, C. 2006, Organizational ... ... the Baltimore and Washington DC metropolitan regions in the US. In: Handbook of Research on Innovation and Clusters: Cases and Policies, Edward Elgar, p. 343―358. Gareev Timur clusters, mesoeconomics, mesoeconomic system, regional development 4-24 ...

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

  In a number of cases, integration of a large international region or an interstate union can only be promoted by political means. The policy of regional economic convergence prevails in many sectors. The single economic market and membership in economic and monetary unions give a new impetus to consolidation. The study aims to identify and explore the problems of political governance, which the Union ...

• National monetary policy and the role of banks in increasing its efficiency

  ... ensuring effective interactions between the Bank of Russia and credit organi­sations in implementing the national monetary policy; conducting a scientific analysis of current problems relating to banking activities; making effective use of objec­tive economic laws and all the means of administrative and eco­nomic influ­ence that the Bank of Russia has. 1. Гейвандов Я. А. Какой Центральный банк нужен Российской Федера­ции? // Государство ...

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

  This article considers the tariff policy issues serving as the focus of economic discussions, since their solution has a profound effect on the opportunities of the country’s economic development. The tariff policy problems impair the efficiency and competitiveness of national business and lower living standards. The government ...

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

  ... important factor affecting competition in domestic markets. Considering the vastness of Russian territory, one can expect the pro-competitive effect to vary from region to region. This analysis tests the hypothesis that the unique geographical position and economic status of the Kaliningrad region contribute to the rapid development of international trade, which, in turn, exerts competitive pressure on regional prices. The study incorporates two major lines of analysis: a) a comparison of the international ...

• Commodity flow model for an exclave region: Rent-seeking in the ‘transitional period’ of the special economic zone

  ... spatial development in Russia: an explanation of the new economic geography], Voprosy jekonomiki [Problems of Economics], no. 2, p. 132—150. 21. Kuznetsova, О. 2001, Federal'naja jekonomicheskaja politika v otnoshenii jeksklavnogo regiona [Federal economic policies toward the exclave region], Voprosy jekonomiki [Problems of Economics], no. 11, p. 96—105. 22. Kuznetsova, О. Kuznetsov, A. 2006, Granica: bar'er ili stimul dlja razvitija [Border: a barrier or an incentive for the development of], Rossijskoe ...

• An economic complexity analysis of the Kaliningrad region: identifying sectoral priorities in the emerging value creation paradigm

  ... changes and structural transformations in economic systems at different levels. Structural transformations are prompted by growing economic complexity. In this context, the selection of industrial strategies and the validation of key regional industrial policies is of paramount importance. Economic complexity (EC) analysis is a new effective tool to address the issue. Its application at a subnational level is, however, limited by methodological problems. To analyse economic complexity at a subnational level, a basic methodology and special ...

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

  ... At the same time, the specific features of the region’s geoeconomic position magnify the ‘inherited’ ad acquired effects of focal industrialization and space polarization, which creates additional prerequisites for the inversion of the Russian economic space — ‘Russia of the physical space’ and ‘the economic space of Russia’. The study uses traditional methodology of economic geography (the territorial, cluster, and spatial approaches) and the geoeconomic approach developed by the ...

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

  ... poles’ and becoming elements of the emerging framework for national production. This methodology makes it possible to develop new approaches, methods, and principles for analyzing the transformation of the national spatial and industrial system during economic transition. Current factors, features, patterns and trends in the transformation of national industrial systems are identified; a mechanism for devising and implementing a more structured industrial policy in Russia is developed 1. Alekseev,...

• Coalition Within a Coalition: The Baltics in the European Union

  ... der EG und EPZ, Chur/Zürich. 2. Goetschel, L. (ed.), 1998, Small States Inside and Outside the European Union: Interests and Policies, Boston. 3. Kirt, R., Waschkuhn, A. 2001, Was ist und zu welchem Zweck betreibt man Kleinstaaten Forschung? Ein Plädoyer ... ... Learning, Alliances and World Wars, N. Y. 8. Alesina, A., Spolaore, F. 1997, On number and size of nations, Quarterly Jour­nal of Economics, Vol. 112, no. 4, p. 1027—1056. 9. Alesina, A., Warsziarg, R. 1999, Is Europe going too far? Carnegie-Ro­chester ...

• Network Transformations in Economy

  ... Cooperative Strategies in International Business. Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, 1988. 13. Cooke P. Enterprise Support Policies in Dynamic European Regions: Policy Implications for Ireland, paper presented at NESC seminar, Sustaining Competitive ... ... Goodwill and the Spirit of Market Capitalism // British Journal of Sociology. 1983. № 34. P. 459—82. 16. Economides N. The economics of networks // International Journal of Industrial Organisation. 1996. № 16. P. 673—699. 17. Ernst D., Kim L. ...

• The Baltic policy of Germany and current international relations

  ... between them. The Ukraine events brought about a change in Germany’s regional policy. Despite Russia remaining one of the key economic and political counteractors, Germany, being a partner of the Baltics in the EU and NATO, cannot adopt a neutral position ... ....de/nordeuropaforum/2008-2/dauchert-helge-53/PDF/dauchert.pdf (accessed 10.02.2015). 3. Etzold, T. 2012, A country on the brink of a religion? Germany’s Baltic Sea policies, Kas international reports, no. 5, p. 6—19. 4. Hubel, H. 1996, Die schwierige Parthnerschaft mit Russland. In: Kaiser,...

• Country Competitiveness: an Empirical Study

  What makes countries competitive? What economic policies effectively influence country competitiveness? The aim of this research paper is to analyse country competitiveness empirically, in order to explore the factors that make countries competitive. This can allow governments to structure their business ...

• Russia’s energy policy in the Baltic region: a geoeconomic approach

  ... Russian energy policy in the region as dependent solely on the import capacity of its partners. Russian energy policy is viewed as one of the most important activities of the state and its business structures. As such it aims to achieve both general economic goals (generation of profit, market domination) and more specific geoeconomic tasks. At the same time, the policy follows the traditional rules of consumer/producer market game. Russian energy resources are delivered to an energy deficient region,...

• On the role of government regulation in creating conditions for the development of Russian regions: the case of tariff policy

  The elimination of disparities in the economic conditions of regional development is an important task of government regulation. The tariff policy influences the economic development of Russia and different regions. The market incentives for innovation are not sufficiently strong. The rise ...

• In pursuit of an innovation development trajectory of the Kaliningrad region

  Amid growing inter-state competition, national innovation policies are increasingly seeking to promote the development of regional innovation systems to intensify innovative processes and to enhance the economic competitiveness of territories. An efficient regional innovation policy requires a territorial adaptive approach to the development of mechanisms for innovating socio-spatial systems. These mechanisms should take into account the specific features ...

• Supranational Policy of Migrant Integration in the EU

  .... The author analyses the existing sociological theories and concepts, as well as the practice of implementing supranational policies of integrating third country nationals in the European Union and its major aspects and mechanisms. On the basis of statistical ... ... American Occupational Structure, N. Y. 8. Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of the Regions— A Common Agenda for Integration — Framework for the Integration ...

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

  .... Grinchel, B. M. 2012, Competitive advantages and competitive potential of the regions of the North-West, Vestnik INZhEKONA= Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo gosudarstvennogo ekonomicheskogo universiteta. Seriya ekonomika [Herald of INJEChON. Series of economics = Bulletin of the St. Petersburg State Economic University], no. 3 (54), p. 90—98. (in Russ.) 3. Grinchel, B. M. 2007, Assessment of the competitive potential of the regions of the North-West of Russia, Ekonomika Severo-Zapada: problemyi i ...

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

  This paper identifies and explains the trends in the economic transformations in the Russian Northwest (NWFD). It studies the changes in the structure of the gross regional product (GRP) and economic specialization of the NWFD regions. The authors suggest approaches to managing structural changes in the ...

• Prospects for the development of the Kaliningrad region in the Eurasian Economic Union

  Given the new geopolitical situation, increasingly more attention is paid to the further development of the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad region within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The author examines the future of the exclave within the EEU. The article contains an assessment of the EEU’s activity in the context of the sanction ...

• Russian energy diplomacy and international energy security (geopolitics and economics)

  This article considers national energy security as a component of foreign policy and diplomacy and analyses the current state of Russian energy policy, the role of Russia in global energy geopolitics and the factors affecting it. The author examines energy diplomacy as an instrument of foreign policy at both global and regional levels taking into account the changes in the corporate policy of energy companies. Zhiznin Stanislav global energy, international relations, energy security, geopolitics...

• The implementation of the federal economic policy in the Kaliningrad region

  Coherent federal economic policy is one of the most important tools for an effective social and economic development of such a unique region as Kaliningrad. The article describes the main stages of its formation over several decades and offers an assessment of the activities ...

• The transition process and institutions: on the issue of the standard of living in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe — members of the European Union

  ... Europe 1890—2015 (Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia), PhD Thesis, Prepared and defended at Paris School of Economics on December 11, 2017. 48. André, Ch., Chalaux, T. 2018, Building a typology of housing systems to inform policies in OECD and EU member States, Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics, no. 500—501—502, p. 13—36. doi: https://doi.org/110.24187/ecostat.2018.500t.1943 . 49. De Soto, H. 2000, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, New York, Basic Books and ...

• Norway’s International Development Assistance Policy in the Current International Environment: Mechanisms of Justification

  ... country’s development policy implemented bilaterally and multilaterally is an effective mechanism of promoting Norway’s economic and political interests. It is also an important subject for research. The authors analyses the evolution of the ODA ... ....no/en/aktuelt/global-education/id2456446/ (accessed 29.10.2015). 10. Leiderer, S. 2015, Donor coordination for effective government policies? Journal of International Development, no. 27, p. 1422—1445. 11. Minister Vidar Helgesen's introductory speech at ...

• Institutional approach to assessing the transition to a circular economy: the case of the Kaliningrad region

  ... economy, which has been proposed as one of the outcomes of the reform. This study aims to address possible obstacles to transitioning to a circular economy in the Kaliningrad region. Methodologically, the study uses instruments of new institutional economics: by comparing discrete institutional alternatives for municipal solid waste (MSW) management, the authors propose incentive schemes that will likely stimulate the transition to a circular economy in the region. It is shown that, in Russia, the ...

• Transborder corporate integration in the Baltic Sea Region

  ... close investment ties among the EU members, which are of special importance for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Transborder corporate integration in the region is characterized by significant imbalances. In many aspects, it can be viewed as Sweden’s economic expansion or development of domestic markets for northern European companies. Although many German, Polish and Russian companies are involved in corporate integration in the Baltic region, other vectors of their foreign economic relations are ...

• The Baltics on Their Way towards a Circular Economy

  ... DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.151 . 6. Davis, C., Arthurs, D. 2006, What Indicators for Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in the 21st Century, Ottawa, available at: www.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/18/37443546.pdf (accessed 19.12.2016). 7. Dobbs,... ... Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company, Geneva. 9. Wales and the Circular Economy. Favourable System Conditions and Economic Opportunities, 2013, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WRAP, Cowes. 10. Towards the Circular Economy. Economic and business ...

• Economic and Geographical Structure of the Baltic Sea region

  ... Baltic Sea region is one of the most developed transnational regions. It comprises the coastal areas of Russia, Germany, and Poland and the entire territories of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. New spatial forms of international economic cooperation develop in the region. The region is not homogeneous in terms of socioeconomic development, thus there are certain differences in the areas and the intensity of international cooperation. The article sets out to identify structural ...

• Objective and subjective reasons for crisis of Russian economy

  The article presents basic reasons of world economic crisis and their negative influence on economic development of Russia including Kaliningrad region. One could find substantiation of forming new financialeconomic model as long-term development program for Russia. 1. Макиавелли Н....

• Russia’s energy geostrategy in the Baltic Sea region

  ... (accessed 16 January 2013). 14. Van der Meulen, E. F. 2009, Gas supply and EU-Russia relations, Europe- Asia Studies, vol. 61, iss. 5, p. 851—853. 15. McGovan, F. 2012, Can European Union’s Market Liberalism Ensure Energy Security in a Time of «Economic Nationalism»? Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 4, no. 2, p. 100—102. 16. Zeleneva, I. V. 2010, Geostrategiya Rossii v sfere energeticheskoy politiki [Russian Geostrategy in the Energy Sphere], Kaspiyskiy region: politika, ekonomika,...

• The foreign policy of Poland and the Kaliningrad region in 1989—2012

  ... when the geopolitical changes brought about by the collapse of the Yalta-Potsdam order resulted in Poland redefine the priorities of its foreign policy. One of the most important challenges for the Polish diplomacy after 1989 was the development of economic and political relations with the Russian Federation. Cross-border cooperation between Poland and the Kaliningrad Region is conducted, inter alia, through euroregional structures functioning in the border areas. The analysis of this issue is vital ...

• Towards a Stable and Dynamic Economy in the Kaliningrad Region

  ... region, taking into account the relative cost-effectiveness of different options for the development of the region in priority economic activities], 2014, Report on research work, Kaliningrad, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. 22. Federal'naja celevaja ... ... no. 2, p. 4—12. DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2010-2-1. 24. Shastitko A. 2009, Competitiveness of the region: content, factors, policies, Balt. Reg., no. 1, p. 10—25. DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2009-1-2. 25. Boschma, R. 2004, Competitiveness of Regions from ...

• Key Strategies of Development of Research Tools and Methods for Marine Spatial Planning

  ... field of administrative activity. 1. Baturova, G. V. 2011, Perspektivy povyshenija konkurentosposobnosti morehozjajstvennogo kompleksa v uslovijah razvitija mirohozjajstvennyh svjazej [Prospects of improving the competitiveness of the complex marine economic development in world economic relations], Dissertation for the degree of candidate of economic sciences, Moscow, Sovet po izucheniju proizvoditel'nyh sil (SOPS). 2. Baturova, G. V. 2011, Regional'nye morehozjajstvennye klastery kak osnova social'no-jekonomicheskogo ...

• 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 ...

• Population Ageing as a Sociodemographic Problem in the Baltic Region

  ... 2012, The population of Lithuania in the second half of XX — beginning of XXI centuries, Pskovskii regionologicheskii zhurnal, no 14, p. 74—84. (In Russ.) 8. Nurmela, K., Osila, L., Leetmaa, R. 2014, A comparative analysis of the ac­tive ageing policies in the Baltic countries, Tallinn, 50 p. 9. Apsite, E., Krišjāne, Z., Berzins, M. 2012, Emigration from Latvia under economic crisis conditions, International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, Vol. 31, p. 134—138. 10. Berzins, A., Zvidrins, P. 2011, Depopulation in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Journal of Statistics, Vol. 50, no. 1, p. 39—48. 11....

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

  Regardless of the geography of regions, management at the regional level, both in Russia and the Baltic Sea countries, faces many challenges. Hence, it is necessary to search for new effective economic management tools, since traditional approaches and modeling practices at the regional level are not suitable for either analysing various types of impact on regional economy (production, market (product), sector, region), or assessment of their ...

• 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, cross-border cooperation, territorial cohesion,...

• Current trends in the development of a green finance system: methodology and practice

  ... Persson, T., Tabellini, G. 2000, Political Economics. Explaining Economic Policy, Cambridge, MIT Press, p. 564. 28. D’Orazio, P., Popoyan, L. 2019, Fostering green investments and tackling climate-related financial risks: Which role for macroprudential policies? Ecological Economics, no. 160, p. 25—37. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.029. 29. Zademach, H.-M., Dichtl, J. 2016, Greening Finance and Financing the Green: Considerations and Observations on the Role of Finance in Energy Transitions. In: Jones, A., Ström, P....

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

  A higher level of unity and cohesion across the European Union member states is an important aspect of European integration though it has a rather ambiguous nature. The Law on the Common Market, which aims to increase the economic efficiency of the EU, became a subject of extensive discussions among researchers suggesting that its viability at the political and socio-economic levels depends on a fair distribution of gains among the countries and regions of the Community....