Spatial concentration of the manufacturing industry: Evidence from Russia
Journal: Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privredu
Year: 2017

Spatial concentration of the manufacturing industry in Russia during the period of 2005-2015 was analyzed in the article. The analysis includes 83 Russian subjects, which are united in 8 federal districts. The Herfindahl-Hirschman index, the Theil index and the coefficient of variation by the production volume, the number of employees and the fixed assets volume were used to estimate the scale and tendencies of the spatial concentration of the manufacturing industry. The analysis has revealed an