Implementation of the export potential as a factor in sustainable development of the forest sector: regional aspect

¹ Ural State Forestry University, 37 Sibirsky Trakt Street, 620100, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
² Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G F Morozov, 8 Timiryazev Street, 394087, Voronezh, Russian Federation

^* Corresponding author: yakovenkonv@vgltu.ru

Abstract

At the present stage of economic development, international trade is becoming an arena for solving geopolitical problems. The implementation of the export potential in the context of the concept of sustainable development is based on a detailed analysis of trends in the export specialization of national economy priority sectors. The subject of the study is the regional forest sector. The provisions of the theory of comparative advantages served as a methodological basis. The article summarizes approaches to assessing the export potential, analyzes the commodity and geographical diversification of the Russian forest sector. The relevance of improving the analytical tools for assessing the sustainability of sectoral socio-economic systems is proved. The information basis of the study is official customs statistics. An analysis of the dynamics of exports made it possible to assess the impact of economic instruments, regulatory and managerial influences, and customspolicyon the development of the export potential of the forest sector. The index of Revealed comparative export advantage has a multiplicative character. It made it possible to obtain detailed information for the development and adjustment of strategies for territorial and sectoral development. The authorsidentified export specialization products of the forest sector of the Russian Federal Districts. An insufficient level of use of resource potential and a narrow specialization of most forested regions in products with low added value were stated.