TY - JOUR

T1 - Is there an agglomeration economy in Eastern Russia?

AU - Kolomak, Evgeniya

N1 - This work was supported by the IEIE SB RAS [project No 121040100262-7]

PY - 2024/6/22

Y1 - 2024/6/22

N2 - This analysis has disproved the widespread opinion that, in Eastern Russia, where the settlement structure and transport network are less dense, agglomeration effects are either absent or negligible. Econometric estimates have revealed a significant contribution of agglomeration economies to the efficiency of companies mainly in the southern regions. However, for a substantial part of Eastern Russia, agglomeration effects are insignificant and for some territories they are negative. The manifestation of agglomeration effects depends neither on the density of economic activity nor on the development of communication infrastructure. Lack of cooperation between local producers hinders the realisation of existing agglomeration potential in Eastern Russia.

AB - This analysis has disproved the widespread opinion that, in Eastern Russia, where the settlement structure and transport network are less dense, agglomeration effects are either absent or negligible. Econometric estimates have revealed a significant contribution of agglomeration economies to the efficiency of companies mainly in the southern regions. However, for a substantial part of Eastern Russia, agglomeration effects are insignificant and for some territories they are negative. The manifestation of agglomeration effects depends neither on the density of economic activity nor on the development of communication infrastructure. Lack of cooperation between local producers hinders the realisation of existing agglomeration potential in Eastern Russia.

KW - Agglomeration effects

KW - Eastern Russia

KW - empirical analysis

KW - firm’s performance

KW - microeconomic analysis

UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001247758100001

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/6d831300-e1a5-329a-b8f5-c18a57dfc921/

U2 - 10.1080/23792949.2024.2358529

DO - 10.1080/23792949.2024.2358529

M3 - Article

VL - 9

SP - 538

EP - 567

JO - Area Development and Policy

JF - Area Development and Policy

SN - 2379-2957

IS - 4

ER -