Purpose: The present paper is a study of the most well-known foreign and domestic methods for assessing the investment climate of the regions as well as identifying their main disadvantages.
Methodology: The study of regional investment issues should be based on a systematic approach taking into account the positive and negative aspects of each methodology separately.
Result: Opportunities to improve the competitiveness of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are considered, too. The existing methods applied by various research-rating agencies are considered in detail.
Applications: This research can be used for the universities, teachers and education students.
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of comparative analysis of tools for estimation of the investment climate of territories is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
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