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Abstract. At the current stage of global economic development, the Northeast Asian region (NEA) has become a key epicenter of geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry. Amidst the large-scale transformation of global production and supply chains, fragmentation of the global economy, accelerated technological decoupling, and the crisis of traditional multilateral institutions, the NEA countries are forced to radically revise their approaches to macroeconomic regulation of the foreign direct investment (FDI). This article provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of institutional regimes for attracting FDI in Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea for the period of 2020–2025. Key components of national regulatory systems are examined in detail, including differentiated tax incentives, the functioning of various types of special economic zones, legal and regulatory mechanisms for intellectual property (IP) protection, and the specifics of national labor legislation. Based on macroeconomic data and recognized international indices (OECD, Kearney), the strengths and weaknesses of each country's regime are identified, as well as the specifics of their strategic approaches to integrating into global capital flows in the form of FDI considering the geopolitical turbulence. A comparative analysis of the institutional regimes for attracting FDI in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea reveals that there is no clear leader in terms of its favourability for foreign investors. Japan has created the most liberal and predictable investment regime, while China maintains its leadership in strategic attractiveness for investors and global companies, and the Republic of Korea offers balanced conditions with an emphasis on high-tech industries. Overall, changes in institutional regimes in 2020–2025 demonstrate that all three Northeast Asian countries are consistently shifting the regulatory focus from simple project control over foreign-invested enterprises to an end-to-end management of the investment lifecycle in companies, building strict protective perimeters around national technological bases, which is taken into account by global businesses when planning long-term international expansion and placing direct investments.

Abstract. In March 2026, China entered a new stage of modernizing its economy and social development. The new Five Year Plan is aimed at strengthening the economic and technological sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China, further developing the regions, transitioning to a digital and green low-carbon economy and security, and improving the living standard of nation. At the same time, the achievement of these goals will be under the pressure of internal and external factors, under the influence of which it will be necessary to balance the mechanisms and measures for reaching them during the whole five year period. The article presents the structure of the 15th social economic development of China, reflect main goals which have to be in coming Five Year Plan. The article also gives the general characteristic of macro-region development of China and expansion international cooperation. China is a strategic partner of Russia, that is why strategic partner’s development plants have to be taken into consideration regarding the further cooperation to increase the effectiveness regional China-Russia contacts, transition to higher level of cooperation and transfer of technologies.

Abstract. The article examines priority areas for transport development in the Far East in the medium and long term. The objective of the study is to present the author's logic for formulating strategic directions for transport development in the macro-region and to propose additions to the transport section of the draft Strategy for Socio-economic Development of the Far-Eastern Federal District until 2030 with a forecast until 2036. It is shown that the general logic for identifying priorities for the long-term transport development should take into account: 1) characteristics of the economic space (fragmentation, differentiation in the level of economic development and the scale of economic activity), 2) specifics of transport services for the production and social spheres. The author substantiates allocation of the southern and northern transport zones within the Far-Eastern Federal District, differing in the scale of economic activity, concentration of the settlement system elements, provision of transport infrastructure, the established sectoral structure of economy, and the tasks performed by transport (national and local). For the two identified zones, key areas of strategic transport development are presented in servicing the subjects of production and economic processes (freight transportation) and the social sphere (passenger transportation). Obtained results can be used to supplement the draft Strategy for the Socio-economic Development of the Far-Eastern Federal District until 2030 with a forecast until 2036.

Abstract. The need to update agglomeration studies stems from the promising course outlined in the Spatial Development Strategy of the Russian Federation (SDS) toward territorial agglomeration as an effective trend in organizing the socio-economic space of regions. Based on a quantitative assessment of the scale of socio-economic inequality among the constituent entities of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD), an analysis of the demographic and spatial characteristics of urban agglomerations in the macroregion, and a combination of ideas to understand the essence of their formation, the authors sought to identify the basic trends of agglomeration in the Far Eastern territories. The theoretical basis of the study is determined by a combination of scientific concepts in the field of spatial and regional economics. A substantive assessment of the process of emergence and development of agglomerations is given from the point of view of a systematic approach in the focus of comparative and documentary analysis using statistical research methods. The paper summarizes the practical experience of the formation of agglomerations in the Far Eastern Federal District from the standpoint of the need to consolidate legal and institutional status, and identifies the development directions and priority role of this form of inter-municipal cooperation as an object of federal and regional public administration. It identifies the challenges of concentrating and balancing the distribution of powers within the state and municipal governance system, the solution of which will shift the emphasis toward agglomeration self-government. The results obtained identify potential areas for improving state policy for regulating agglomerations based on the development of mechanisms for assessing the effectiveness of agglomeration processes in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Abstract. This article summarizes the author's research on spatial and economic processes occurring in the high-latitude territories of the Far East, which historically have deep reproductive and infrastructural ties, allowing them to be considered a single economic enclave. The theoretical and methodological framework for this article, as well as for this previous research series, utilized methodological approaches from theories of spatial economics, infrastructure, systems analysis, inversion processes, cluster analysis, the functioning of formal and informal institutions, and others. The author's research findings have been discussed over several years in a number of papers published in various specialized journals. This article provides scientific and practical evidence that, at the current stage, the leading sources of additional emergent effects in the deeply integrated spatial-economic entity taking shape here are primarily factors such as the accelerated formation of exogenous infrastructure elements in its constituent territories, the mitigation of counter-vector inversion processes, structural transformations in specialized extractive industries, and the synchronization of formal and informal governance institutions. The main conclusion drawn from the research is that, at the current strategic stage of the spatial and economic development of the high-latitude territories of the Far Eastern macroregion under study, significant corrective actions are needed to address the functioning of the governing institutions within these territories. These adjustments should be made taking into account the rapidly developing integration processes within these territories and the fundamental transformations in their spatial configuration, resulting in the formation of a distinct Northeastern mesoregion within this zone. In the case of these territories, their significant importance in strengthening the country's raw materials potential at the national and international levels, as well as their geostrategic and cross-border location, must be taken into account. In further research on the Far Eastern zone under consideration, it is necessary to examine the issue of the structure of a possible integration management body, the mechanisms of which, according to the author’s evidence, should be based on the priority of state-planned methods over market approaches.

Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to give characteristic of the federal intergovernmental transfers, providing to the constituent entities of the Far-Eastern Federal District, compare its purposes and structure to economic development priorities of the Far East and trend of public finance and economic growth of the Federal District. On the one hand decrease of the share of the Far-Eastern Federal District in the federal intergovernmental transfers’ distribution is due to the faster growth of tax revenues and fiscal capacity. On the other hand such decreasing carries risk of economic dynamic deterioration in the Far-Eastern Federal District connected with deficit of budget funds. Despite the faster growth of tax and non-tax revenues in the budgets of the constituent entities of the Far-Eastern Federal District, and the decrease in their dependence on transfers from the federal budget, including subsidies, contribution of the region to the formation of tax revenues in the consolidated budget of the Russian Federation and GDP remains low. The system of intergovernmental transfer remains poorly focused on achieving balanced economic growth, which involves overcoming the raw materials specialization of the regions of the Far East and concentrating resources on developing its production and technological potential. The relatively weak links between the dynamics of targeted transfers, on the one hand, and GDP, investments, and gross value added in the manufacturing industry, on the other, indicate that there is potential for regulation, but it is not being used effectively. Based on this, it is concluded that the system of intergovernmental transfers should be reoriented to provide more active support for industrial development and other aspects of the regional economy that are directly related to innovation and the implementation of modern production technologies.

Abstract. The regions of the Far North occupy a special place in the national economy, concentrating a significant part of the explored mineral reserves and strategic resources. Economic potential of these territories is realized in conditions of extreme climatic conditions, low population density, transport isolation, and high capital intensity of infrastructure development. The article describes the main stages of development of the model of development of the Far North in the Soviet Union and modern Russia. Comparative analysis of strategies of «settlement» and «development» of the territories of the North has been performed, and factors influencing the effectiveness of choosing specific method of their labor supply have been assessed. It is shown that the balance between economic efficiency and geopolitical objectives of presence in the region requires a combination of permanent residents in strongholds and a shift contingent at the project sites, provided that focusing on development of the Far North only on external mobile labor without the development of strongholds in the region may limit the long-term effects on the territory. The existing or emerging permanent land transport link reduces the critical dependence on seasonal importation, allowing the transition from an exclusively shift-based scheme to a mixed labor supply model combining the mainstay settlement of nodal points with mobile forms of employment on project sites.

Abstract. The digital transformation of public authorities and commercial organizations has led to a shift towards data-driven governance. The quality of decision-making is contingent upon the availability of data, analysis, and the swiftness of response to alterations. The primary challenge to the successful implementation of large-scale data processing and analysis systems is to guarantee their adequate scale and precision. Data-based and evidence-based management are explored as dialectically interrelated concepts with significant potential for synergy. The article explores the issue of data maturity and its influence on the effectiveness of managerial decisions. The methodological basis of the research was based on certain provisions of organizational theory. Quantitative and qualitative analysis, case studies, and synthesis were used as research methods to support the findings. The hypotheses of the research state that there is a methodological relationship between data-based and evidence-based management, as well as the potential for convergence between these approaches. In order to validate the proposed hypotheses, the authors utilize a dataset provided by the Federal State Statistics Service, encompassing information on the number of researchers in various scientific fields, age groups, academic qualifications, and regions of the Russian Federation from 2010 to 2023. The research revealed the order in which data-based and evidence-based management should be applied depending on the managerial context as methodologically interconnected concepts. The suggested approach is aimed at guaranteeing the quality and efficiency of managerial decisions in a high-tech management framework and in a dynamic external context.

Abstract. This article analyzes the role and dynamics of ethnic associations (diaspora organizations, national-cultural centers, and immigrant communities) in the integration processes of migrants from the Central Asia in Khabarovsk. The relevance of this study stems from the institutional insufficiency of formal adaptation programs in the Far-Eastern region, which makes ethnic networks a key but contradictory agent of integration — simultaneously ensuring the migrant survival while preserving their peripheral status. Theoretical framework synthesizes the network theory of migration, the segmented labor market concept, and the J. Berry’s theory of acculturation. The empirical basis consists of the results of two comparative sociological studies conducted by the author in 2019 and 2025 among the members of ethnic communities belonging to the Assembly of Peoples of the Khabarovsk territory (2019 – 425 respondents; 2025 – 328 respondents), using probability proportional sampling. The study reveals a dual effect of such substitution: reduced acculturation stress and lower transaction costs during the initial stages of migration, alongside the perpetuation of economic niche confinement and restricted horizontal mobility of migrants. These findings are important for adjusting the regional migration policy regarding the institutional support of ethnic associations as the informal adaptation agents, as well as for establishing effective cooperation between the diaspora structures and the state institutions.