Лаврентьев И. А

The article presents an analysis of contemporary government support of agricultural insurance in the Russian Federation. It includes the key stages of agriculture system development and reforms in 1993-2021. This article contains the results of government support for insurance implementation in the crop and animal husbandry in the Russian Far East in 2019–2021.The study revealed that agricultural insurance in the Russian Far East is actively developing. However, the Far-Eastern regions are at the bottom of rating among the federal districts due to the limited areas suitable for agriculture and overestimated insurance rates.

Since the time of Great depression the scientists have been trying to clarify the mechanism behind the influence of diversification on the stability of employment dynamics in the regional economies. The solution to this problem requires, firstly, a definition for the concept of “economic diversification” and, secondly, a way to measure diversification. Many such measures have been proposed over the past decades. The main criterion used to compare different methods is their ability to account for the volatility of a region’s level of employment. However, at present, we are still far from reaching a consensus on which measure reflects diversification best. This paper describes various measures of economic diversification used in modern regional studies. The advantages and disadvantages of each of them are given. The conclusion drawn from this analysis is that none of the measures considered here should be used to develop economic policy. The empirical patterns established with the use of these measures cannot be considered reliable without the developed theoretical basis.