Evaluation of the Interregional Cooperation Influence on Innovative Development of Russia

The aim of this study is to assess the importance of interregional cooperation for innovative development of economy. We have carried out our study on the example of Russian regions. In this work, firstly, the system of indicators has been determined describing the level of research, infrastructural and industrial potentials’ development for separate territories. Then, we calculated the integral indices of research, infrastructural and industrial potentials for these regions. Secondly, research, sociopolitical, and economic forces behind territories’ interaction have been estimated. This made it possible to measure the level of interregional cooperation of economic subjects applying the gravity model. Thirdly, the econometric model has been constructed so that to determine the influence of interregional cooperation on the territorial differentiation level. Fourthly, the influence of changes in the level of interregional differentiation on the innovative development of territories has been assessed. Our findings reveal high level of functional dependence of innovative development from efficient interregional cooperation.