Transformation of the Structure of the Gross Regional Product in Siberian Regions

Abstract

Abstract-Stability of the national economy is determined by the capacity of regional economies to adapt to the phenomenon of damping external and internal risk factors. In this paper, the authors consider the following main strategies for developing the structure of regional economies: (1) uniforming of the structure of regional economies; (2) individualization of the structure of regional economies; and (3) integration of regions with different structures of their economies into macroregions, where equalization occurs. For the purpose of selection, we resort to the calculation of Ryabtsev, Szalai indices, and the index of structure using the gross regional product of subjects of the Siberian Federal District for the period of 2005-2014. A universal method for the assessment of convergence of regional economies' structures, which is based on gross regional product, has been developed and proposed for testing on the example of other Russian macroregions.