Economic Development of the Region and Displacement of Human Resources from the Research Sector of the Region

The economic development of the region and innovation activity are not only closely related, but also influence each other. The concentration of participants in innovation activities contributes to the development of the region's economy and increases the attractiveness of the region for an even greater number of subjects of the innovation process. However, the concentration of participants generates competition for limited resources, which include human resources with certain competencies. In addition, the growth of the regional economy may change the structure of employment incentives. As it develops, income from work in the field of research and development may be inferior to income offered in other areas of the regional economy. The presented study examines the relationship between technological growth and the development of the region's economy and the proportion of the number of research and development personnel to the total number of people employed with higher education. The quantitative study was conducted on the basis of statistical data characterizing the economies of the 18 most innovative regions of the Russian Federation for the period from 2005 to 2023. The results of the quantitative analysis indicate that the growth in income levels and the technological development of the regional economy have a negative impact on the share of research and development personnel among the number of employed with higher education. The opposite, positive impact is provided by the indicator of the growth and development of the urban agglomeration. The results obtained indicate the need for compensatory intervention in the structure of regional labor markets, with the economic and innovative growth of the regions. The need for such intervention is determined by the goals of maintaining the research and innovation momentum, ensuring a stable trajectory for further technological and economic development of the regions.

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