REGIONS OF THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT AS COMPETITIVE ATTRACTION
The article represents the competitive attraction of regions of the Volga Federal District in the social and economic space of Russia. The authors illustrate the tools to calculate the competitive attraction, analyze the competitive advantages of regions of the district, and build a typology of regions in the two-dimensional economic and social-dimensional space.
Keywords: competitive attraction of Russian regions, comparing the ratings in turbulent times, grouping of regions.
Boris M. Grinchel, Doctor of Economics, Professor, a chief research scientist.; Eugenia A. Nazarova, Candidate of Economics, a junior research assistant - Institute of Regional Economics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.