TY - JOUR

T1 - Cultural heterogeneity and economic development in Russia

AU - Bufetova, Anna N.

AU - Khrzhanovskaya, Alina A.

AU - Kolomak, Evgeniya A.

N1 - Буфетова А.Н., Хржановская А.А., Коломак Е.А. Культурная неоднородность и экономическое развитие в России // Журнал СФУ. Гуманитарные науки. - 2020. - Т. 13. - № 4. - С. 453–463

PY - 2020/1/1

Y1 - 2020/1/1

N2 - The paper studies change in the national and religious structure of the population and assesses the impact of cultural heterogeneity on the economic development of Russian regions. Sources of information on the national structure of the population are 2002 and 2010 censuses. The analysis of heterogeneity in the religious structure is carried out for 2012 and 2015 and sources of the data are Atlas of Religions and Nationalities of Russia and the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs. Fractionalisation and polarisation indices are used to assess the level of cultural heterogeneity. The study of these characteristics showed that despite the intensification of migration processes in contemporary Russia, there were no major changes in the cultural structure of the population of the regions. At the same time, there is a wide variety of national and religious structures in the regions. The impact of cultural heterogeneity on economic development is estimated using regression analysis. The panel regression of gross regional product on labor, capital, controlling variables and indices of cultural heterogeneity is estimated. The results have shown: 1) the positive impact of ethnic and cultural fractionalisation on economic development; 2) the absence of a statistically significant relationship between the level of national polarisation and development; 3) the negative impact of religious polarisation on regional productivity. The results suggest that it is necessary to consider cultural heterogeneity of the society and the possibility of contradictions due to the cultural differences in the regional policy and in the decisions on the public finance.

AB - The paper studies change in the national and religious structure of the population and assesses the impact of cultural heterogeneity on the economic development of Russian regions. Sources of information on the national structure of the population are 2002 and 2010 censuses. The analysis of heterogeneity in the religious structure is carried out for 2012 and 2015 and sources of the data are Atlas of Religions and Nationalities of Russia and the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs. Fractionalisation and polarisation indices are used to assess the level of cultural heterogeneity. The study of these characteristics showed that despite the intensification of migration processes in contemporary Russia, there were no major changes in the cultural structure of the population of the regions. At the same time, there is a wide variety of national and religious structures in the regions. The impact of cultural heterogeneity on economic development is estimated using regression analysis. The panel regression of gross regional product on labor, capital, controlling variables and indices of cultural heterogeneity is estimated. The results have shown: 1) the positive impact of ethnic and cultural fractionalisation on economic development; 2) the absence of a statistically significant relationship between the level of national polarisation and development; 3) the negative impact of religious polarisation on regional productivity. The results suggest that it is necessary to consider cultural heterogeneity of the society and the possibility of contradictions due to the cultural differences in the regional policy and in the decisions on the public finance.

KW - Cultural heterogeneity

KW - Empirical analysis

KW - Fractionalisation

KW - Nationality

KW - Polarisation

KW - Regression

KW - Religion

KW - Russian regions

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U2 - 10.17516/1997-1370-0582

DO - 10.17516/1997-1370-0582

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85085122239

VL - 13

SP - 453

EP - 463

JO - Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences

JF - Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences

SN - 1997-1370

IS - 4

ER -