Spatial Differentiation of Net Income and Population Conservation Problems in Border Regions of the Russia’s East

One of the main problems hindering the development of the territories adjoining state boundary in the east of Russia is the population outflow-mainly departure of educated, young and active citizens. Among its reasons are territorial differences in the level and quality of life. The indicators of dynamics of net income (adjusted for price increases in Russian regions) of citizens legally employed in various industries and sectors, were chosen as quantitative characteristics of the interregional differentiation factors. The period from 2011— from the time of economic stabilization after the crisis of2008-2009-to 2016 was considered. Processing and analysis of official statistical information were carried out using GIS technologies; the results are presented by thematic maps of the spatial distribution of the studied indicators in the regions of the Russian Federation. Crises and economic shocks undoubtedly had a significant impact on the regions’ economy, however the degree of sensitivity to them (determined by socio-economic policy) was highly heterogeneous. The policy of import substitution has had a positive impact on the agricultural sector, and in most Russian regions the net income of rural workers has increased significantly. Citizens net incomes in the agro-industrial complex remain low, the share of people living in rural settlements in the eastern border regions is quite high, so it is necessary to state that the geopolitical problems in the East of the country are still far from being solved. As a result of processing and analysis of a large data array, it was found that the dynamics of net income of employees in the economy in the Far East is generally more favorable than in Eastern Siberia, although there are significant sectoral differences.

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