08.00.05 BUSINESS DEMOGRAPHY AS AN INDICATOR OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION

Abstract

The main research issue in the article was entrepreneurial activity, which forms effective combinations of resource, scientific and technical, innovative, informational, infrastructural and other potentials, which contributes to a significant improvement in the socio-economic development of both regions and the country as a whole. Accordingly, the statistical study of entrepreneurship from the point of view of its life cycle becomes a priority. The article emphasizes that in conditions of a high degree of uncertainty in the economy and investment expectations on the part of business structures, business demography allows using anti-crisis tools, expanding predictive management capabilities at the state and regional levels, since the effectiveness of entrepreneurial activity is a serious indicator in assessing the activities of the Russian Government and regional governors. Based on the relevance of the topic raised, the purpose of the study was to assess trends in the development of entrepreneurship demography as an indicator of the socio-economic development of the region. The objects of observation were enterprises listed in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and operating on the territory of the Southern Federal District. In conclusion, it is concluded that business demography in general affects the quality of life of the population, the labor market, the level of regional GDP, investment and innovation attractiveness of the territory, contributes to the development of federal and regional programs to support lagging industries. At the same time, an important stage is the comparison of individual subjects of the region with each other, which makes it possible to identify the uneven development of business structures, on this basis to identify weak or depressed territories and apply specific support measures in a specific area or industry.