Competitiveness of Industrial Production in the Regional Context

A high level of heterogeneity characterizes the development of the Russian Federation. Russian regions are unequally provided with production and industrial potential, as a result of which an imbalance is observed. The aim of the study is the analysis of inter-regional differentiation according to production potential. The object of the study is the Russian regions, and the subject of the study is the process of interregional differentiation in terms of "industrial production volumes." An analysis of inter-regional differentiation is based on calculating the coefficient of variation. The latter determines the presence of the process of regional convergence. Our analysis demonstrates that in the period from 1990 to 2015, Russian regions tend to diverge in terms of "industrial production volumes." The results of the study can be used to develop strategic and program documents.