Bravok Polina S.

The article presents an overview of scientifi research by domestic and foreign authors devoted to emerging and functioning of local labor markets. The study defi the concept of “a local labor market,” its essence, structure, and characteristics, as well as the peculiarities of market formation at various hierarchical levels of the territorial system. By systematizing the data, the research proves that local labor markets operate within specifi geographical areas where labor supply and demand are determined by local economic conditions directly infl requirements of employers and employees’ demands when looking for and hiring jobs. Analyzing the methods of identifying local labor markets in space, the study concludes that the parameters of transport accessibility, job density, employment and labor mobility are most often used as criteria for substantiating their areas. It also concludes that the mobility and fl of market boundaries do not coincide with the administrative- territorial division. The study underlines the importance to search for ways and tools to substantiate local markets in modern conditions.

The article examines the energy and heat supply systems of the Khabarovsk Krai taking into account the changes in the institutional conditions of their functioning. The electric power industry is viewed as a branch of specialization of the region due to the concentration of dispatching and management functions in the region. The paper states that the technological status of the energy system of the region is inferior to the neighboring regions of the Eastern Unifi Energy System, which is due to the old generating equipment and the increasing capacity defi Taking heat economy characteristics into account the situation in the region is more favorable than in the southern zone of the Far Eastern Federal District. Basing on the consumption and purchasing power assessment, economic accessibility of electric and thermal energy makes the Khabarovsk Krai inferior to neighboring regions, which is due to a higher level of electricity tariffs, and a higher thermal energy consumption.