Small business in Russia: institutions, market potential, taxes and digitalization

Zemtsov, S., Tsareva, Y., Barinova, V. A., Belitski, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9895-0105 and Krasnoselskikh, A. N. (2022) Small business in Russia: institutions, market potential, taxes and digitalization. Post-Communist Economies, 34 (8). pp. 1029-1053. ISSN 1463-1377 doi: 10.1080/14631377.2022.2108244

Abstract/Summary

In this paper we use an institutional approach and apply a regional perspective to explore how market potential, formal institutions, taxes, access to finance, regional policy instruments, and digitalization have affected small business activity in 83 Russian regions during 2008–2018. We use various regional data sources and official statistics to study the effects of regional business environments on entrepreneurship. Our results suggest that Russia’s business environment, including policy measures in taxation, is important in explaining small business activity, however digital transformation and the role of market potential can be better controlled by entrepreneurs in terms of what skills to learn and where to locate their businesses. In addition, we discuss the effect of exogenous shocks and changes in the business environment, along with dynamics, challenges, and perspectives of entrepreneurship in Russia.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/108525
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/14631377.2022.2108244
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Uncontrolled Keywords	Economics and Econometrics
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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