Impact of changes in the territorial distribution of foreign trade on the development of the Kaliningrad region
Abstract
Major changes in global geoeconomics and geopolitics significantly impact the development of border regions, which are active participants of the international trade because of their geographical location. Sanctions and restricted access to some international markets alter traditional international economic relations as well as the geographic focus of trade flows in border regions. Their export and import openness transforms the prerequisites for the development of regional industries and the entire economy.
The paper analyzes the international trade flows of the exclave region during 2012–2020. The approach suggested by the authors is applicable to any Russian region actively involved in international trade. The study uses the theoretical and empirical typology of international trade flows by the criteria of changes in their territorial concentration and value added. The typology of international trade flows is based on their involvement in regional industries. The influence of geography on the identified typological groups is analyzed at various spatial levels: I – continental; II – groups of countries; III – individual countries and regions.
The typology allows for assessing the prospects of each industry under consideration for maintaining or increasing their added value under changing geopolitical situation.
Keywords
economic geographical location,
export and import trade flows,
territorial concentration,
value added,
Kaliningrad region,
exclave
Supporting agencies: The study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Government of the Kaliningrad Oblast (project 19-410-390002).
About the Authors
K. Y. Voloshenko
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Centre for Socio-Economic Research of the Region, Director, Ph.D. in Economics
A. A. Novikova
Kaliningrad State Technical University, Institute of Industrial Economics and Management, Department of Management
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Management, Applicant, Senior Lecturer
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Voloshenko K.Y., Novikova A.A. Impact of changes in the territorial distribution of foreign trade on the development of the Kaliningrad region. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2022;(4):127-141. (In Russ.)
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