Dynamics of socioeconomic development of municipalities with preferential regimes in the Far East in 2013–2020

The development of the Far Eastern Federal District is a priority of the federal investment and regional policy. To create new jobs and attract private investment to the territory of the district, preferential regimes are being created in the macroregion — Special economic Zones (SEZ), Territories of advanced socio-economic development (TASED), the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV), etc. The article analyzes the differences in the dynamics of socio-economic development of municipalities (hereinafter referred to as MO), on the territory of which preferential regimes operate with other MO of the macroregion. At the same time, not all preferential regimes are considered, but specific for the Far East — territories of advanced socio-economic development and the free port of Vladivostok. The analysis is carried out only for territories with TOCER and SPV created in 2015–2016, taking into account the possibility of the emergence of appropriate socio-economic effects. For this purpose, a monitoring index of the level of socio-economic development of municipalities was compiled and calculated. The effects of additionality for the applied support measures are also evaluated. The results showed that for 2013–2020 the level of socio-economic development of the municipalities of the Far Eastern Federal District has increased and there has been a reduction in differences within the federal district. In general, the overall “effect of additionality” of the functioning of TASED and FPV is positive. The maximum local effect is observed in municipalities with a low level of socio-economic development and where preferential regimes occupy most of the territory of the region. At the same time, it is established that at this stage the activity of preferential regimes does not provide a sustainable and systematic improvement of the socio-economic situation. The results of this study will be useful to the executive authorities to assess the effectiveness of the functioning of the TASED and FPV.The article was prepared as part of the research work of the state task of the RANEPA