THE ANALYSIS OF TENDENCIES OF FOREIGN TRADE OF THE RUSSIAN REGIONS: RISKS AND PROSPECTS

• Main Authors: Svetlana Nikolaevna Rastvortseva, Anna Sergeevna Chentsova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2015-12-01
• Series: Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
• Subjects: foreign trade; export specialization; new economic geography; commodity groups; the coefficient of export specialization; regional risks
• Online Access: http://journal-s.org/index.php/sisp/article/view/7949
• ISSN: 2218-7405

<span>The article describes the actual model of the exporting region; the export specialization of 83 Russian regions, calculated using the coefficient of specialization, is explored; subjects of the Federation, specializing in the export of products in six commodity groups are defined: food and agricultural raw materials, fuel and energy complex, chemical industry, rubber, timber, pulp and paper products, metals and metal products, machinery, equipment and vehicles; the analysis of the risks of export specialization of Russian regions is conducted, directions of the improving the stability of the economies the most vulnerable areas are proposed.</span>