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Determination of Indicators of the Gender Groups Distribution by Characteristic Features
Authors: Akbash K. S. , Pasichnyk N.O. , Ryzhniak Ya.
Published: October 2018

The article defines the structure of the data on the gender structure of the group of scientific and educational workers of the Faculty, and certain specific groups among teachers who were subjects of the educational process at the end of 2015-2016 school years based on statistical and qualitative factors of determination of the gender proportions. There was chosen a way to determine the structure of selected data correlation and statistical cluster obtained because of factors of determination of the gender proportion of certain specific groups of scientific and educational workers - the members of the educational process of the faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Kirovohrad Volodymyr Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University. The article defines that this coefficient determines the measure of the ratio of distribution of characteristic features (dominant) in gender groups.

The achieving the goal of the study was conducted by solving of local problems: the gathering of statistical data and primary analysis; determination of factors of gender proportion in the contingent of teaching staff of the Faculty and their individual specific groups; event correlation and cluster analysis and the consequent determination of the structure of data on the gender composition of the faculty and its specific groups.

The authors conclude on the effect of choosing different characteristic features (dominant) to define data structures of gender composition of teaching staff of the faculty Study of the data structure of gender composition of certain distinctive groups of scientific and pedagogical workers (by characteristic features (dominants): professors, associate professors, lecturers, PhDs, Doctors of sciences, people without scientific titles at the age from 20 to 35, from 35 to 60 and over 60years old), based on the statistical determination of the coefficients of gender specific weight gave grounds to conclude that the distribution of characteristic features (dominants) in gender subgroups of different groups of departments is similar. Flowever, in the course of the study it became clear that the results of the analysis of the data structure concerning gender composition of groups of scientific and pedagogical workers, who possessed characteristic features (dominants), depending on their age, were not affected by the final uniting distribution by clusters. In addition, the article concludes that the use of analogue coefficient of gender proportion in statistical research will make it possible to determine the structure of data in a given group (aggregate) subject to allocation ratio combining characteristic features (dominant) in certain subgroups (sample).
Statistical Modeling of Institutional Transformations Using Panel Data
Authors: Zhurauliou О. V.
Published: October 2018

The article is devoted to the important problem of assessment of institutional transformation by modeling of panel data. It is demonstrated that multidimensional statistical methods allow for the reasonable selection of the probabilistic statistical model that fits best to output statistical data and description of the real behavior of the studied set of objects than the great many other similar models, and for the assessment of reliability and accuracy of conclusions made on the basis of limited statistical information. The proposed theoretical model reveals the statistical impact of social globalization, openness of trade, property rights, human development and share of services in GDP on economic growth in countries differentiated by economic performance.

Of the institutional factors with an impact on economic growth, found by the study, statistically significant are both traditional factors (index of property right, GDP by PPP) and ones implicit in the globalizing economy (Internet users, index of social globalization, share of services in GDP). It allows for the conclusion that economic growth in countries differentiated by economic performance is conditional on institutes. Property rights still remain to be the key factor for effective institutes, and their impact determines the future development trajectory. The significant role belongs to openness of trade, with its positive statistical impact on economic growth. The positive statistical impact of social globalization is also identified.

Statistical significance of the growing share of services in GDP is demonstrated, which is an attribute of globalization. Special emphasis in statistical modeling is made on the human factor measured by human development index. This index has supreme significance in the complex process of transition from extractive institutes to inclusive ones, because the effectiveness of transformation process depends on the human.
Statistical Assessment of the Impact of Structural Factors on Economic Activities of Agricultural Enterprises
Authors: Kobylynska Т. V.
Published: October 2018

Agricultural enterprises have a critical role in the agrarian market of Ukraine, as they account for nearly 60% of the plant-growing output. Studies of the dynamics and structure of production processes at agricultural enterprises are obviously important and expedient due to the need for operative and sound data on their economic performance, required by a wide range of users. Besides that, whatever is produced in the market environment needs to be demanded by the market and be sold with profit, with due consideration for the requirements on rational land use, to maintain the fertility of lands and prevent from their destruction.

The objective of the study is to conduct statistical analysis of the structure and structural change of the agricultural output produced by agricultural enterprises in Ukraine. Negative and positive tendencies in the structural change of operation at agricultural enterprises by organizational and legal form of proprietorship are analyzed. The indicator of production output in constant prices is used to characterize the dynamics of the total output. It is stressed that it is a key performance indicator in agricultural sector, used for both agricultural enterprises and households. The agricultural output is computed by valuating all the categories of products irrespective of the production location and conditions, by the same price This algorithm avoids the impact of variations in regional prices for categories of agricultural products and enables for comparative analysis at national and regional level by main agricultural activity (plant-growing, animal husbandry) and category of agricultural producers. The structure and structural change in the agricultural output by product category and form of proprietorship is analyzed, ft is shown that while in 2012-2013 agricultural enterprises accounted for average 52.4% of the gross agricultural output, in 2014-2016 their average contribution in the output grew by 3.4 percentage points and reached 55.8%.
Analysis of the Performance of Electronic Commerce in Ukraine
Authors: Kozlov V. V. , Tomashevska T. V.
Published: October 2018

The current phase in the development of economic relations is characterized by the high level of informatization. The rapid science & technology advancement in information and communication technologies pushes up the development of consumption, industry and trade, and lays the background for new forms of economic relations. Electronic commerce is an advanced area of business. Taking advantages from electronic trade, organizations can: considerably reduce financial and time resources, enhance competitiveness, enter new markets, obtain supplementary information on consumer needs, and rapidly respond on the changing demand. Many companies take advantage from electronic commerce and set up pre-sales and after-sales services.

Today, the Ukrainian market of electronic commerce is undergoing rapid expansion. The objective of the study is to analyze the expansion dynamics of electronic commerce by Ukrainian region and find the latest tendencies in this industry. The analysis is made by statistical data on Internet use in Ukraine. The overall performance of electronic commerce in Ukraine lags far behind the analogous figures of Western countries. Negative effects of the economic crisis, lack of high performing telecommunication networks in a number of Ukrainian regions, and limited use of advanced electronic payment systems hampered the development of the electronic market in Ukraine, and still hamper it in some way. Yet, due to ICT solutions, the environment for electronic commerce, in which the increasing demand pushes up the supply, have recently been improved.

The method for studying the electronic commerce performance by Ukrainian region by use of the dynamic personified matrix is proposed. On its basis the ranking of Ukrainian regions is built, the regions with the highest performance in electronic commerce are identified, performance trends are analyzed. It is found that the electronic commerce market is concentrated mainly in large cities that are regional centers. The reason behind is that provider firms and firms rendering hosting services are concentrated in large cities, whereas small towns and villages have no access to high quality connection. Therefore, the development of advanced telecommunications market is supposed to contribute to the expansion of the electronic commerce market, enabling to take full advantage from the Ukrainian potential in electronic trade and enhance the competitiveness of Ukrainian business.
Financial and Statistical Analysis of Investment Projects High-Tech Scientific Developments Based on Carbon Nanomaterials
Authors: Motsnyi F. V. , Sinytskyi M. E.
Published: October 2018

Carbon nanomaterials (graphene, nanotubes, fullerenes, the family of derivatives from C ) belong to the miraculous materials of 21 century, which can radically change technologies in the coming years. Thus, unique supercapacitors with the capacity of 10.000 F have been proposed on their basis, which is 12.5 thousand higher than the capacity of the Earth. Immense funds have been invested globally in research of carbon nanomaterials and development of devices on their basis. Utilization of scientific advancements in the domestic industry will promote economic growth, innovation society building and market recovery in Ukraine.

This article is the first to pose the question about selection of advanced developments projects on the basis of carbon nanomaterials using Monte Carlo method. Investment projects for high tech scientific developments (nanotubes, nanobatteries, supercapacitors, nanoaccumulators) are analyzed. Approaches to account for the risks of investment projects in the conditions of non-established stock market in Ukraine are shown. Use of Monte Carlo method as the most preferred approach to evaluating the impact of risks on decision-making in the conditions of uncertainty is substantiated. Current market prices on respective products are used as the input database. The Net Present Value (NPV) and the probability of its negative numbers are computed. The point of the project reliability at which the probability of negative NPV numbers approximates zero is found. It is shown that this point can be used as the benchmark, because the relative distance to it is the criterion for selection of the most acceptable version of project implementation. The projects with minimal expected risks of implementation are selected.
Ukrainian Audit in the Context of Statistics
Authors: Redko O. Yu.
Published: October 2018

Statistical data on the situation and trends in the Ukrainian audit market are studied. The tendency of quantitative indicators of the audit market, including the number of auditors, the number of audit forms and private physical persons rendering audit services from 2011 to 2016 is shown. The data give evidence of the gradually declining audit community. The reasons behind this tendency are analyzed, and the deteriorating public attitude to this profession is underlined. The falling number of expected and reported inspections is observed. Data on the number of audit customers’ complaints on audit firms are given by regulatory body and audit entities with the dominating number of complaints. The need to create the database of official statistics on the audit market in Ukraine is emphasized, which key component has to be the set of indicators as the basis for the system of statistical monitoring of the audit market in Ukraine.
Statistical Reporting in Vocational Education: Review and Ways of Improving
Authors: Lesnikova М. V.
Published: October 2018

Labor potential for the Ukrainian economy cannot be formed without professional training of staff. The system for professional technical education (PTE) consists of professional technical institutions in an industry, other enterprises, institutions, organizations, and education or supervisory offices charged with the administration of the former. The studies demonstrate that the existing PTE network in Ukraine is ineffective and distanced from the needs of regional economies in terms of their demography problems and needs of their labor markets. The abovementioned raises the importance of the issues of access to high quality and complete statistical information, incorporating a wide range of statistical indicators, first and foremost the ones on labor market performance, enabling for effective decision-making. The author’s review of the respective statistical reports shows that the existing statistical indicators form three linked modules (labor market, formation of PTE system, national accounts of education), containing quantitative data on network, enrolment, teaching personnel, material-technical and methodological provision of professional technical education institutions, PTE financing.

Sufficiency of the existing statistical information is assessed by use of multi-step typology by the technology based on the statistics of non-numeric data. The data obtained from users and makers of PTE system in time of Turin process in 2016 show that the existing statistical reports fails to meet information needs of labor markets in high quality statistical data. According to the respondents, the main barrier is unstable economic situation; more than one quarter of the respondents (27%) mention irrelevance of the body supervising the collection of statistical data, and lack of advanced methodologies and methods for recording of jobs. A pressing problem is related with overlooking the scopes of shadow jobs and reluctance of a major part of employers to inform the development plans of their enterprises.

Measures to improve the existing statistical reporting on PTE are as follows:

introduce the questionnaire-based interviews of employers, to calculate the number of graduates kept on jobs, by specialty;

considering large number of small enterprises and private enterprises, improve the existing method for collection and processing of bid data;

construct a standard method for calculating the rate of graduates’ job placement using the shadow economy ratio;

create an integrated information and analytical system for PTE;

calculate the rate of apprenticeship passed, by specialty, ours of apprenticeship, and location of apprenticeship;

introduce the monitoring-based assessment of PTE quality;

develop the method for balancing the scopes of professional technical staff trained in education institutions and labor market needs.
Losses Caused by Suicide Mortality in Ukraine
Authors: Ryngach N. О.
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this paper is to make an assessment of the Years of Potential Life Lost due to premature suicide mortality in Ukraine, with the conversion of the lost years into material equivalent. Based on the State Statistics Service of Ukraine data on the distribution of deaths by gender, age and causes of death and using macroeconomic indicators the author employs the method of potential demography to calculate the absolute number of Years of Potential Life Lost due to the premature death of this particular cause. It is demonstrated that prevention of deaths resulting from suicides has been recognized by now as a priority objective in the global agenda of health protection. This problem is of urgent importance for Ukraine, because the death rate from suicides here, being higher than in developed countries, is becoming an essential barrier on the way to sustained development by all its three components: economic, social and ecological.

The absolute number of the Years of Potential Life Lost due to premature suicide mortality is computed by the data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on break down of the dead by gender, age and reason of death, using the method of potential demography. It is shown that the number of the Years of Potential Life Lost of the Ukrainian population due to the above reason reached 133 296 thousand man-years in 2015. The essential disproportion of losses by gender is found: the total number of lost years of the expected life for men is more than fivefold higher than for women. The largest difference by gender is observed in the age group of 25-29, when the death rate from a suicide for men is more than nine fold higher than for women. Some of the computed indicators are compared with the respective figures of death rate from transport accidents. The monetary equivalent of GDP not generated due to the premature deaths of the Ukrainian population, resulting from a suicide, is computed for 2015: 6.16 billion UAH or more than 280 million USD.

It is demonstrated that the death rate resulting from a suicide makes a heavy threat for health and welfare in Ukraine and an impediment for the achievement of Sustained Development Goals. Recommendations on minimization of real and potential losses caused by suicides are grounded. Of the measures aiming to reduce such losses, adaptation of the Antiterrorist Operation participants and forced migrants from the warfare zone to peaceful life, and the reaction on the manifestations of “Donbas syndrome” as a whole are emphasized. It is stressed that the state needs to be assigned the central role in the national strategy on prevention of suicides, because the contribution of the state is a determinant for the development and reinforcement of epidemiological surveillance, collection and dissemination of the data required for justifying the program activities, organization of cross-sectoral cooperation and interactions of all whom it concerns, etc.
Quality of Audit Services Rendered to Entities Engaged in Foreign Economic Activities
Authors: Lubenchenko О. Е.
Published: October 2018

Ways to enhance the quality of audit in foreign economic activities are studied. It is stressed that foreign users of financing reporting tend to demand reliable and impartial data confirmed by an external auditor from domestic entities engaged in foreign economic activities. It is demonstrated that the quality of auditor services is assured at the level of a professional auditor and an audit firm, particularly through establishing quality control system based on the Code of Professional Ethics and the International Standards of Quality Control. A review of quality control components in the International Standard of Quality Control is made. It is demonstrated that the policy and the procedures for the assurance of independent internal control are based on ethical requirements to audit, which can be violated in the following circumstances: threat to own interest; threat of own assessment; threat to protection; threat to personal relations; threat of pressure.
Budget Interests in the System of Economic Security of the State
Authors: Bondaruk O. S.
Published: October 2018

The necessity of intensification of research studies in the sphere of economic security of the state appears in Ukraine under the condition of the development of market relations. In this case, instruments of the improvement of the level of economic security in the budget sphere become very significant.

The purpose of the article is to determine, concretize, and interpret budget interests and risks in the system of ensuring economic security of the state.

Results of the article are analyzed theoretical basis of economic security in the correlation with budget interests. It examines theoretical aspects of key elements of economic security in the budget sphere - budget interests and budgets risks. It proves that categories ‘budget interests’ and ‘budget risks’ take up key positions in the theory of economic security. As they play a leading role in the process of the strategy choice of its ensuring.

It determines the category ‘budget interests’ as the combination of budget needs of carriers of interests. This fact is a driving force of budget activities entities, directed to getting definite benefits through the budget for providing the operation and possibility of the successful development of the society, state, juridical and natural persons. It determines a budget need as the necessity in cost budget for the improvement and support of a definite level of an individual vital activity, social group, society, as well as the usual functioning of the state and juridical persons.
Statistical Analysis of the Development of Ukrainian Industry: Has It Reserves?
Authors: Puhachova M. V.
Published: October 2018

The current of prospective trends in investment processes at industrial enterprises of Ukraine are studied using the data from Business Tendency Surveys (BTS), which tend to be overlooked by domestic analysts. The study is made by the system of survey indicators, proposed by the author, and in comparison with the data on EU as the whole, and Lithuania and Poland in particular. The study’s objective is to find out whether or not Ukrainian enterprises need external or internal investment given a high ratio of production capacities utilization, if the respondents’ treatment of this indicator may be ambiguous.

Ukrainian industrial enterprises have the non-stop feeling of investment shortage and report very pessimistic expectations in this respect. The situation is ultimately different at industrial enterprises in European countries: at EU level the respondents’ attitudes are moderately positive regarding both expected and reported investment As regards Lithuanian enterprises, they might have received sizeable financial “injections” and, therefore, have quite optimistic expectations for future.

The utilization of production capacities at enterprises is analyzed in parallel with the dynamics of investment processes, because when an enterprise has idle capacities, the question arises: does it really need any investment? The enterprise’s capacities may not be utilized optimally due to technical or technological reasons, but they are recorded anyway in calculating the utilization ratio; it is not known, therefore, what made respondents give such assessments. According to the information coming from Ukrainian surveys, with production capacities more than sufficient and utilization ratio lower than the normal, the significant lack of demand for products is reported. In European countries, where the demand has to stimulate further investment growth, much higher ratio of production capacities utilization is fixed.

Therefore, Ukrainian enterprises need investment because of no massive renovation of facilities, which means that their production capacities cannot produce the output that could have been generated in case of their moral and physical renovation. This could have resulted in the enhanced competitiveness of Ukrainian products and the higher demand for them.
The Problem of Information Security in Official Statistics
Authors: Osaulenko О. Н.
Published: October 2018

The official statistics have importance role in the problems of national information security; being an integral part of the social information space, it faces security-specific risks immanent in any kind of information

system.

It is emphasized that information security in the official statistical has to encompass all the phases and all the participants of the statistical production process, from the producers at the phase of data processing and storage to user security at the phase of data dissemination. Issues of statistical data confidentiality are analyzed as a fundamental principle of international and European statistics. It is demonstrated that the documents sharing functions among those concerned with the national statistical system, their responsibilities for statistical confidentiality and procedures for access to various types of information need to be elaborated and approved at legislative level. Apart from this, the system of administrative, technical and organizational measures providing for physical and logical protection of confidential data, in order to prevent their disclosure, in parallel with organizing the controlled access to data for research purposes has to be built and introduced in the statistical practice The respective approaches used in the statistical system need to be harmonized and set in conformity with the global practice.

Subject to detailed analysis is the issue of statistical secrecy, discussed as a broad concept dealing with the necessity to protect individual data of the population, individual data of companies and classified information, which access may undermine political and social interests. It is emphasized that the Law of Ukraine “On State Statistics” fails to provide a comprehensive response to the problems of defining classified information and its protection procedures.

The relationship of internationally recognized principles of statistical activities and information security attributes is substantiated, especially from the global information quality perspective.

The conclusion is made that the statistical service, when interacting with users, needs to orient on the commonly accepted criteria for statistical data quality assessment, formulated in official international documents that have to be adapted by the national official statistics through elaborating and introducing respective legal acts.
Selecting the Emulation Strategy for Ukraine: Statistical Substantiation of the Comparative Base
Authors: Popova V. V.
Published: October 2018

Ukraine has been undergoing the prolonged crisis resulting in the array of socio-economic problems. The increasing integration and globalization of production processes have resulted in the erected artificial borders between countries, dividing them into rich and poor ones. To bridge the gap in the life standards between rich countries and Ukraine, the emulation strategy should be selected. The essence of the emulation strategy is in copying the methods of economic activities in the countries that are most acceptable for Ukraine; their measures, mechanisms and instruments of influence; legal acts and economic principles, with proper adaptation to the national environment.

The emulation strategy in Ukraine, as a means for addressing socio-economic problems, will be effective, once a comparative base is selected in a correct and substantiated manner. The comparison needs to be made by a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators. Bearing in mind the Ukraine’s location, demography component, historic specifics and mental attitude of its residents, the countries selected for international comparative analysis are Belarus, Poland and France.

The quantitative comparison of the economic performance in Ukraine and the selected countries is made by per capita GDP in international dollars by current exchange rate and PPP; and the total index of physical volume of GDP. The qualitative comparison is made by the criteria: institutional framework for the economy operation, or type of regulation; technologies, technological patterns or the science & technology advancement; endogenous and exogenous orientation of national macrosystems; type of consumption; product of consumption: intermediary (“raw materials and semi-finished products” or “means of production”) or finished (“products and services”).

The study shows that when the quality components are ignored, this will not only go contrary to the interpretation of the economic development from dialectics perspective, but also suppress the quantitative components, because economic development is a process of balanced qualitative and quantitative change. 24 types of the economic development of national macrosystems were statistically substantiated and identified over years of previous studies; the most developed ones have the type varying in the range of 20-24. It means that Ukraine, with 1 type of the economic development, needs to have it changed for 20-24.
Improving the Monitoring of Implementation of the State Strategy for Regional Development in Ukraine
Authors: Stolietova I. G.
Published: October 2018

The article is devoted to analysis of the specifics involved in implementing the State Strategy for Regional Development in Ukraine, and monitoring of its implementation. Methodological, organizational and economic recommendations on improvements of the regional development strategy formulation in the context of decentralization and the increasing importance of territorial and administrative setting in Ukraine are elaborated. The specifics involved in elaboration and implementation of the State Strategy for Regional Development in Ukraine till the year of 2020 are analyzed from the perspective of the strategic goals included  in it: (і) enhancement of the regions’ competitiveness; (ii) territorial socio-economic integration and spatial development; (iii) effective public administration of regional development.

A review of existing theoretical approaches to studying socio-economic development of regions is made, with outlining the existing drawbacks in monitoring. The emphasis is made on improvements in the system for assessment of the effectiveness of the achievement of goals and objectives of the regional development strategy, which will enable to make the decision making process in this field better grounded and improve control over its implementation

It is argued that the system of statistical indicators needs to be constructed by the principle of consistency and informativeness, meaning that it has to be complete and capable to assess the development of Ukrainian regions in conformity with the fundamental provisions of regional policy The statistical tools selected and formed in timely and adequate manner have critical importance for practical implementation of the regional policy provisions. It follows that the statistical indicators have to be systematized in a way to be capable for assessing quantitative and qualitative specifics of macroeconomic and regional development.

The system of indicators for assessment of the Strategy goals is formed, which expected estimates are targets of its implementation. It covers the indicators designed to assess the achievement of a result (such as number of finished projects), characterize the qualitative conditions of the regulated object (number of small enterprises per 10 thousand of the population), and the effectiveness of resource utilization (energy capacity). Also, the conceptual areas for improvement of the system for assessment of the effectiveness of the achievement of goals and objectives of the State Strategy for Regional Development are formulated.
New Trends in International Statistics
Authors: Motoryn R. М. , Моторина Т. М. , Prykhodko K. R.
Published: October 2018

The article deals with the directions of development of modern international statistics. The main events in international statistics are described in detail: the 61st World Statistical Congress of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and its satellite conferences. The main problems, strategic priorities and new approaches to solving methodological problems of international statistics are described. At the same time, the emphasis is on innovation in international statistics.

During the last decade, an explosion in computing and information technology has taken place. With her came a huge amount of data (Big Data) in various fields such as medicine, biology, finance, and marketing. What ethical problems arise in connection with the Big Data? What is the role of web scanners in collecting data for compilation of official statistics? What indicators are important for policy making? These and many other topics were discussed during the 61st World Congress of Statistics, ISI. Participants of the congress, which represents statistical, scientific and business communities, exchanged views on recent developments in the content and methodology of statistics.

International Statistical Institute has published the Strategy ISI 2017-2021. To increase activity and facilitate open dialogue, the International Statistical Institute organized an open meeting to discuss strategic priorities with its members. During these meetings, the opportunity was offered to provide practical guidance and suggestions on the most important activities, goals and achievements of the ISI and its associations

The special event “Statistical Approaches to Environmental Impact and Climate Change Measurement” was held at the Congress, organized by the High Commission for Planning, the Moroccan Presidency of COP22 and the United Nations Statistics Division with the participation of the State Secretariat for Sustainable Development. During this event, issues concerning the statistical measurement and quantification of environmental indicators related to natural resources management, the effects of climate change and risks of natural disasters were discussed. Another problem that was considered at the congress was the problem of the development of information technology.

The article deals with new tasks facing official statistics. With the rapid development of the survey methodology, various government agencies are now exploring how to combine national data from surveys with administrative data and census data to create reliable statistics for small areas.

The problems of the association of researchers and practitioners who are interested in the interaction of computer sciences, statistics and data visualization are considered.

The article also deals with problems of international statistical education. The focus was on the following question: the era of Big Data, what does it mean for us statisticians-educators; creating socially responsible societies with statistics; employability skills for statistics graduates.
Theoretical and Methodological Framework for Constructing Indicators for the Development of “Smart” Sustainable Cities in Ukraine: The Topic “Economy”
Authors: Korepanov О. S.
Published: October 2018

The article’s objective is to create a theoretical and methodological framework for constructing indicators of the development of “smart” sustainable cities, in order to build a scientifically grounded information base for elaborating the national strategy for the development of “smart” sustainable cities in Ukraine. A review of the set of standardized indicators for “smart” sustainable cities by ISO 37120:2014 “Sustainable development of communities - Indicators for city services and quality of life” is made, to ensure a complex and integral approach to the sustainable development and viability of territorial communities, which enables for making cross-city comparisons, developing innovative visualizations and conducting individual analysis of development tendencies;. .

17 broader topics are examined in the article, by which indicators in ISO 37120 are grouped. Special attention is drawn to main and auxiliary indicators of municipal services and quality of life in the topic “Economy”. The nomenclature of these indicators and their computation algorithm by ISO 37120 is given. The essential meaning of the main indicators used for computation of the above mentioned indicators is shown. A preliminary analysis of statistical information structured by ISO 37120, which is collected by cities of the world and displayed by the World Council on City Data on the Open City Data Portal, is made. The main principles and the procedure for certification of cities by ISO 37120, which was first constructed and implemented by the World Council on City Data as the world leader in standardized indicators, are highlighted. After the certification, the cities are included to the Global Cities Registry™.

The cities of the world registered in the Global Cities Registry™ in 2014-2017, which provided complete data on the topic “Economy”, by main and auxiliary indicators, are grouped by the author using various algorithms of cluster analysis. The conclusions on the overall economic development of the city groups are made on the basis of the computed average values of the normalized characteristics of economic indicators The conclusions are confirmed by visual analysis of a radial diagram of the main and auxiliary indicators on the topic “Economy” for the cities represented in each cluster: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Buenos-Aires, Melbourne, and Los-Angeles.
Ukraine and the European Union Industry: Comparative Statistical Analysis of Structural Advantages
Authors: Ishchuk S. О. , Sozanskyy L. Yo.
Published: October 2018

The signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) raised the need to increase the competitiveness of domestic industry producers to the level of the EU member states. The choice of ways to improve the domestic industrial sector should be based on the results of relevant analytical assessments.

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative statistical analysis of key structural indicators of the industry in Ukraine and EU member states by type of industrial activity. In order to achieve this goal, a methodological approach has been developed that allows for system evaluation of industry pattern and its internal and external efficiency. Using these tools, a comparative analysis of structural advantages of the industry in Ukraine and the EU member states is conducted by share of industry in output, gross value added and exports, and by efficiency measured by share of gross value added in industry output. Similar calculations are made for all types of industrial activities.

The results of the analysis show that Ukraine, in spite of heavy industrial potential and significant natural and human resources, in the period of analysis (2012-2015) had only 19th position among the EU member states by industrial output and the 20th position by value added in industry The pattern of the Ukrainian industry is typical for countries with economy based on primary commodities. The key problem faced by the Ukrainian industry is its low efficiency: the 28th position by share of value added in output. The above confirms that the cost structure of industrial products is dominated by material and energy components. This signals the need for further restructuring of the industrial sector in Ukraine. Optimization of the domestic industry structure has to cover all industrial sectors and subsectors. A key optimization criterion has to be the socioeconomic efficiency enhancement, which can be achieved through increasing and restructuring the gross value added, with particular emphasis on the share of gross operating profit, mixed income.
Economic and Statistical Assessment of the Financial Stability of Local Budgets in Ukraine
Authors: Dubynа М. V.
Published: October 2018

The need for setting financial and economic stability of local budgets and an adequate degree of financial decentralization determines new requirements to the local budget administration. The article’s objective is to deepen the theoretical and methodological framework for assessment of the financial stability of local budgets.

The existing theoretical and methodological framework for the analysis of processes involved in mobilization of financial resources to local budgets is shown, and the econometric assessment of the current financial stability of local budgets in Ukraine is given. A comprehensive analysis of the financial stability of

local budgets in Ukraine is made, with demonstrating that the efficiency of the financial system in Ukraine is conditional on the financial capacities and financial stabilities of its territories.

It is shown that the share of local budget revenues in the consolidated budget of Ukraine is too low. It is evidence of high centralization of financial resources in the state budget, making local self-governance bodies far less autonomous and independent. A comprehensive analysis of the financial stability of local budgets made by computing an integral index measuring the cumulative impact of integral estimates taken for the analysis: balance, financial autonomy, budget efficiency. The assessment of the financial stability of local budgets shows that the integral index of financial stability was growing in 2012-2016 due to the increasing local revenues of local budgets, although the reliance on financial transfers from the state budget was still very strong. A positive factor is emphasized, which is the legal acts on budget autonomy and financial independence of local budgets, issued during 2016.

Further studies of issues related with strengthening the financial stability of local budgets will be focused on developing instruments for effective management of processes involved in mobilization and use of financial resources of local self-governance bodies.
Internetization and Global Institutionalization of Economic Systems
Authors: Zhurauliou О. V. , Simachev O. A.
Published: October 2018

The article is devoted to the vital problem of the extension of the concept of globalization to Internetization in the context of the global institutionalization of economic systems.

Historically, the globalization process took various forms, and its meaning changed. This term was used for the first time in English language publications in 1930s. Its meaning was rethought at the end of 20th century in view of the radical structural change and technological achievements that had occurred in 1980s. The concept “globalization”, therefore, started to be used as a reference to “modern” economies and social processes of 20th century, including the exchange of money by use of Internet technologies. However, due to the diversified historic applications, this term can hardly reflect the capacities of electronic and digital technologies related with the information revolution.

Information and communication technologies have the key role in the new economy, especially in changing the structure of international production. The revolution in information and communication opens up immense capabilities for the inclusive development. The significance of time and geographic location has been gradually declining. The time required for connection has shortened to nanoseconds, and the communications are becoming even more extensive and dense. The geographic borders have been increasingly transparent in social, economic and political terms. The new economy, built on the innovation culture, puts emphasis on the creativity; the signs of the new global economy are new ideas, new technologies, new products, new areas and new initiatives.

Transformation in the contemporary global world is continual and related with global processes and challenges faced by the humanity in 21th century. It is demonstrated that industry 4.0 is penetrating into the economic world, and everything gives evidence of the convergence to the smart environment, with all the entities constantly connected to the network. It is proposed to extend the concept of globalization to Internetization.

It is demonstrated that technological transformations, if not supported institutionally, will widen inequality instead of resulting in effective transformations.
Statistical Studies of Problems of the Development of Professional-Technical Education in Ukraine
Authors: Lesnikova М. V.
Published: October 2018

The national system for workforce training in professional-technical education institutions (PTEI) fulfill less than the third part of its key tasks: supply of the domestic economy with the skilled staff in conformity with the labor market needs, balancing of demand and supply of the workforce with due consideration to priority areas of the economic development. The main source of data on the labor market is statistical information collected by the State Employment Service. According to experts, the State Employment Service does not adequately provide the real picture across the labor market, because it administers mostly vacancies with low salary rates or ones not demanding high professional qualifications.

Considering the above said, modernization of the education statistics on professional-technical education (PTE) is greatly important as a means for regulating interactions between the market of education services and the labor market. As of 01.01.2017, the PTEI network covered 810 education institutions (not including PTEI in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, located in the antiterrorist operation area), with quite even distribution of PTE institutions across the regions. Drawbacks of the professional education system, not properly adapted to future needs of the domestic economy, resulted in low competitiveness of most part of the youth at the labor market due to lack of professional competencies or lack of the required qualifications and skills. The scopes and professional and qualifications structures of professional training in PTE I are, by large, do not correspond with the employers’ needs. The main indicator reflecting the correspondence of the scopes and the professional and qualifications structure of PTEI graduates to the needs of domestic labor market is the integral coefficient of balance between demand and supply of the workforce trained in PTEI.

The key components in the new model for statistical reporting on PTE are as follows: setting the conformity between the nomenclature of definitions (terms) for statistical reporting forms on PTE with definitions (terms) adopted in the Law of Ukraine “On Education”; inclusion of the indicator on PTE costs, by profession (or groups of professions) and source of financing; inclusion of the indicators reflecting the observance of PTE standards for persons with special needs, considering their individual mental, intellectual, physical and sensor abilities. The essential mechanisms for solutions of problems related with PTE development in Ukraine involve building up the institutional framework to implement the new innovative model for regulation of professional training by the principle of public-private-government partnership, i. e. engaging all the resources available with stakeholders and their as more extensive as possible adaptation of foreign (international) approaches and analogues that have proved their durable effectiveness.