'Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation'
Doi
Abstract
The article is devoted to the development of classification of the subordinate entities of the Russian Federation based on the data of the State statistical reporting for 2005-2011 and aimed at assessment of financial solvency of regions concerning budget backing, attracting of investments, promoting export-import relationship between foreign countries and their fiscal policy in the relations with the federal center. The main achievement is a new approach to formation of integrated characteristics (indexes) which work equally well during different periods of development of the economy (range 2005-2011 contains upswing, crisis and an initial stage of its surmounting). As a result 4 indexes reflecting separate sides of affluence of regions were designed, and common criteria of classification were created on their base. As a result all the regions were divided into 6 well interpreted classes. Shows non-conditionality the classification by regressions on indicators of well-being and evaluated regression of recent on financial indicators