Spatial Dimension of Knowledge Intensive Business Services in Russia

Olga Kotomina ()
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Olga Kotomina: National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Abstract: Knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) are characterized by high concentration in large urban areas due to the presence of more developed infrastructure, higher human capital development, proximity to the large customer, etc. However, companies in the KIBS sector have potential for development (new knowledge, experience) in collaboration with agents located in other regions. This paper is focused on the spatial aspects of the knowledge intensive business services sector in Russia. The study is based on a unique empirical data from mass surveys of Russian producers and consumers of KIBS. Comparative analysis of the incoming and outgoing flows of KIBS in Russian regions helps us to classify federal districts by their involvement in KIBS exchange, and to map the intensity of these flows. We have identified regions that are actively involved in both the purchase of services and their delivery outside the regional boundaries (Volga and Central Districts); active regions of consumption with an average level of production (Northwestern and Siberian Districts); and the passive regions, who are only weakly involved in inter-regional exchange of knowledge intensive business services (Ural and Southern Federal Districts)

Keywords: Knowledge intensive business services; spatial proximity; spatial development; interregional cooperation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 R11 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2015
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cis, nep-cse, nep-geo, nep-knm, nep-tra and nep-ure
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Published in WP BRP Series: Science, Technology and Innovation / STI, November 2015, pages 1-22

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