Determinants of Growth in the Livestock Sector Across Russian Regions

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	Regionalistica 2025 Volume 12 number 6 pages 69-88

Title of the article	Determinants of Growth in the Livestock Sector Across Russian Regions
Pages	69-88
Author	Vasilyeva Olga Gennadievna candidate of sciences (economics), senior research fellow Economic Research Institute FEB RAS 153, Tikhookeanskaya Street, Khabarovsk, Russia, 680042 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-3053-106X
Abstract	Why is livestock production growing in some Russian regions but declining in others? What are the drivers of growth in this sector? To answer these questions, this study employs panel data from 77 Russian regions for the period 2001–2022. The findings indicate a process of convergence in regional livestock production over the past two decades. Unemployment and pasture areas were identified as factors negatively associated with production growth. In contrast, the development of transport infrastructure, household incomes and consumer spending, as well as state subsidies, were found to have no statistically significant impact on the dynamics of livestock production in Russian regions.
Code	338.43+332.1(636)
DOI	10.14530/reg.2025.6.69
Keywords	agriculture, livestock production, Russian regions, determinants of livestock production growth
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For citation	Vasilyeva O.G. Determinants of Growth in the Livestock Sector Across Russian Regions. Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2025. Vol. 12. No. 6. Pp. 69–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2025.6.69 (In Russian)
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