Methodology of statistical research of the investment attractiveness of Russian regions

Abstract

The last institutional changes in world politics constrain rethinking and keeping up to date approaches to managing social-and-economical development of regions. It brings to the forefront questions of measurement and analysis of the productivity of the public and municipal administration in the new conditions. In this regard, the development of the methodology of statistical research of the strengthening investment attractiveness of the Russian region using modern regional investment policy mechanisms is deemed relevant. Attention is drawn to taking into account the regional space heterogeneity, a wide range of factors that not always unequivocally affect investment attractiveness, occasional forced necessity to develop dynamic models on the basis of data from short time intervals. The article reveals the authors’ ideas on solving the abovementioned issues, which, in her opinion makes them relevant not only for the theory as well as for the practice of statistical research of the regional investment situation, including in terms of its development prospects.