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Russian Federation - Export Diversification through Competition and Innovation : A Policy Agenda

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
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dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.description.abstractRussia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced double-digit annual export growth in the last decade and represented almost 65 percent of Russia's exports value in 2009 a product of higher commodity prices and higher export volumes. Export growth rates of the non-oil and gas sector were also notable. Such industries as machinery, electronics, transportation equipment and chemicals reached a combined growth rate in export value of 10 percent in the last decade. This more positive comparison, however, hides relevant structural limitations in Russia's trade performance. Moreover, Russia's revealed comparative advantage seems concentrated in the 'periphery' of the product-space map, which may limit the potential for export diversification. This includes industries such as raw materials (26 products) and forestry (11 products) out of a total of 97 identified products. (At the center of the product-space are industries such as metallurgy, vehicles, machinery, etc, in which Russia does not show comparative advantages). Such specialization is sometimes considered problematic because the capabilities developed in those sectors are not easily redeployed to other industries, hindering the process of economic diversification. Yet, several resource-rich countries have managed to expand their comparative advantages beyond the traditional, natural resource-intensive products. Russian firms are, on average, larger than the average firm in the ECA region but too few firms export. It is a well documented fact that only a minority of firms in an economy export. Economic modernization and export diversification are priorities in the Russian economic policy agenda, with several measures being undertaken in recent years to promote growth in the non-oil and gas sectors. Yet the reason why some firms succeed in breaking into foreign markets while others do not is far from fully understood. In this note, the author tries to identify the binding constraints to export diversification in Russia. Using firm-level data, the author identify which investment climate factors are affecting Russian firm's propensity of engaging in export activities. Results show that lack of competition and entrepreneurial innovation are relevant obstacles to the emergence of new, potentially exportable products.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/16400555/russian-federation-export-diversification-through-competition-innovation-policy-agenda
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13012
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13012
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TARIFF
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBARLEY
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBEST-PRACTICE
dc.subjectBINDING CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectBUDGET ALLOCATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS SECTOR
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCARTEL
dc.subjectCERTIFICATE
dc.subjectCERTIFICATES
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTESTABILITY
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INVESTORS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SECTOR
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT BASE
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STABILITY
dc.subjectFIRM GROWTH
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIXED ASSETS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectGREY MARKET
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCORPORATED COMPANIES
dc.subjectINCORPORATED COMPANY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION RATES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICY
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT VEHICLE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
dc.subjectLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
dc.subjectLINE OF CREDIT
dc.subjectLONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATION
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMARKET DOMINANCE
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET FRAGMENTATION
dc.subjectMARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMENU
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCT
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP RIGHTS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICES
dc.subjectRISK OF EXPROPRIATION
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDERS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX BREAKS
dc.subjectTAX CODE
dc.subjectTAX LIABILITIES
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL SALES
dc.subjectTRADE OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectTRADE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADEMARK
dc.subjectTRADES
dc.subjectTRADING SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectVENTURE CAPITAL
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWHOLESALE MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleRussian Federation - Export Diversification through Competition and Innovation : A Policy Agendaen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:37:08.315449Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Financial Sector Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/16400555/russian-federation-export-diversification-through-competition-innovation-policy-agenda
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16400555
okr.identifier.report69760
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryRussian Federation
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Regulation and competition policy
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Standards and financial reporting
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitPrivate/Financial Sectors Devt (ECSPF)
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