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The Far Eastern Development Program and Effectiveness for Regions: Case-Study Assessment

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The article provides estimation results of the impact of the state program “Socio-economic deve-lopment of the Far Eastern Federal District” on regional economic growth. The econometric modelling implements synthetic control method (SCM). The research results demonstrate that the state program is more effective in economically developed Russian entities. In the lagging behind regions, which are observed by lesser gross regional product (GRP) per capita, the implementation of the program shows lower efficiency. The results significantly contribute to the existing literature on policy evaluation and allow proposing policy implications for regional policies improvement.

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  1. Federal Law of December 29, 2014 “On the territories of the advanced socio-economic development in the Russian Federation”. http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/39279

  2. Federal Law of July 13, 2015 no. 212-FZ “On the free port Vladivostok”. http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/39906

  3. Order of the Government of Russian Federation of June 20, 2017 No. 1298-r “The concept of the demographic policy of the Far East up to 2025”. http://government.ru/docs/28228/

  4. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of June 26, 2020 no. 427 “On measures for socio-economic development of the Far East”. URL: http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202006260029.

  5. Order of the Government of Russian Federation of September 24, 2020 no. 2464-r “National program for socio-economic development of the Far East for the period up to 2024”. http://government.ru/news/40487/.

  6. Decree of the Government of Russian Federation of April 15, 2014 no. 308 On approval of the state program of the Russian Federation “Socio-economic development of the Far Eastern Federal District” (as amended effective of January 01, 2022). http://gov.garant.ru/SESSION/PILOT/main.htm.

  7. Decree of the Government of Russian Federation of December 12, 2009 “On approval of the Strategy of socio-economic development of the Far East and Baikal region”. http://government.ru/docs/33593/.

  8. Open budget. The Russian Ministry of Development of the Far East and Arctic. https://minvr.gov.ru/opened-ministry/otkrytyy-byudzhet/.

  9. Order of the Government of Russian Federation of September 24, 2020 no. 2464-r “On approval of the National Program of Socio-Economic Development of the Far East for the period up to 2024”. https://docs.cntd.ru/document/565853199#6520IM.

  10. Decree of the Government of Russian Federation of April 15, 2014 no. 308 (as amended effective) On approval of the state program of the Russian Federation “Socio-economic development of the Far Eastern Federal District”. https://base.garant.ru/70644078/#friends.

  11. The currency crisis in Russa (2014–2015) is a sharp depreciation of the Ruble against the US dollar, caused by the fall in world oil prices.

  12. Case-study—the method of case analysis.

  13. Federal State Statistics Service. Regional Statistics: Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators. https://rosstat.gov.ru/folder/210/document/13204.

  14. Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation // About Corporation // Progress Reports // report for 2021. https://erdc.ru/about/reports/.

  15. Ibid.

  16. The Resolution of the Government of Chukotka autonomous region of November 24, 2004 no. 235 “The development of Chukotka autonomous region for 2005–2006”. https://docs.cntd.ru/document/460109396.

  17. RF Government Decree of August 4, 2015 no.793 On establishment of the program “Socio-economic development of Kuril Islands (Sakhalin region) for 2016–2025” (as amended by May 12, 2023) https://docs.cntd.ru/document/420292724.

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Doroshenko, S.V., Vasileva, R.I. & Litvinets, V.P. The Far Eastern Development Program and Effectiveness for Regions: Case-Study Assessment. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 35, 237–245 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700724020035

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