Interrelation between the indices of ethnic diversity and economy productivity of Russian regions
M.V. NESENA1, V.M. RAZUMOVSKIY2
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2Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics, Sadovaya st., 21, Saint-Petersburg, 191023, Russia";}
Keywords: регион, этническое разнообразие, гетерогенность населения по стране и региону происхождения, производительность труда, совокупная факторная производительность региона, region, ethnic diversity, population heterogeneity by country and region of origin, labor productivity, total factor productivity in a region
Subsection: Social Issues of Regional Development
Abstract
The article discusses the performance indicators of Russian regions and their association with population heterogeneity by ethnicity, by country and region of origin. As a theoretical background the research used the neoclassical theory of economic growth and new economic geography. The study assessed the labor productivity, capital productivity and total factor productivity of the regions on the basis of the macroeconomic approach. We employed multidimensional statistical method, economic models of panel data, including the ones with spatial effects. The results of the study show that labor productivity and total factor productivity are positively associated with population heterogeneity by country and region of origin. This effect is stable for the regions with a higher population density. The study also shows that the regions that develop the R&D sphere, increase the human capital and attract migration flows are themselves the sources of total factor productivity growth for the neighboring regions. The acquired results are applicable within regional economic policy.
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