Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/212893 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
BOFIT Discussion Papers No. 8/2018
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Following Hausmann et al. (2011), we apply a network approach to measure the level of economic complexity and diversification opportunities of Russian regions. Using Russian and international export data, we find that the complexity of Russian regional economies varies substantially: rela-tively high in western and central regions, lower in southern and northern Russia and lowest in eastern regions. While Russian regions, on average, have poor diversification opportunities, regions can still diversify their exports by participating in international value-added chains or cooperating in developing group strategies. Our results are highly consistent with two well-established rankings of Russian regional R&D development based on numerous regional indicators, and imply that our network-based measure of complexity captures important features such as the level of regional R&D.
JEL: 
O14
O25
R11
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-952-323-221-1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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