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Original article

 

Comparative Analysis of Small Business Development in the Regions of the Volga Federal District during the Covid-19 Pandemic

 

Zhalnova M. N., Lipatova L. N., Gradusova V. N.

 

Abstraсt

Introduction. During the period of strict restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of dangerous coronavirus infection, small enterprises with a narrow specialization, a small number of partners and no safety margin have suffered. To establish how small business owners reacted to a sharp change in business conditions, whether they were able to adapt and survive the extraordinary shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic is the purpose of this article.

Materials and methods. The information base of the study is the data of the Federal State Statistics Service. The literature review has been prepared using the logical method and critical analysis (from an industry perspective). The analysis was carried out in the sectoral context. Such type of economic activity as trade was considered separately. The main method of economic and statistical analysis was the method of relative values, which was used in the calculation of growth rates, specific weights, deviations. The comparison was carried out for the federal district and in comparison with the all-Russian indicators.

Results and discussion. The analysis showed that quantitative and qualitative changes took place in the small economy sector of the Volga Federal District in 2020 and 2021. During the pandemic, small trading enterprises, especially those working in the retail sector, suffered greatly. The increase in retail trade turnover of small enterprises exceeded the inflation rate only in the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the Republic of Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Saratov regions, the indicator was below the level of 2019 even in actual prices.

Conclusion. The leaders in the development of small businesses are the Republic of Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara regions, whose experience deserves to be studied and disseminated. The greatest lag in the level of development of small businesses in 2021 was observed in the Republic of Mordovia and the Republic of Mari El. The greatest negative changes in the number of employees and turnover of small enterprises during the pandemic occurred in the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Penza region. It is proposed to introduce additional measures to protect small trading enterprises.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, regional economy, small business, small enterprise, microenterprise, number of employees in small enterprises, turnover of small enterprises, net financial result, profit, loss

For citation: Zhalnova MN, Lipatova LN, Gradusova VN. Comparative Analysis of Small Business Development in the Regions of the Volga Federal District during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2024;16(2):12—27. EDN CUDHYU

 

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The article was submitted 25.11.2023; approved after reviewing 18.01.2024; accepted for publication 25.01.2024.

 

Information about the authors:

Marina N. Zhalnova, Postgraduate Student of the Department of Regional Studies and Ethnology of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia (3 L. Tolstogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), rischa1108@mail.ru

Lyudmila N. Lipatova, Professor of the Department of Economics of the North-West Institute of Management — Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (57/43 Sredny Avenue, Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg 199178, Russia); Leading Researcher of the Department of Regional Studies and Ethnology of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia (3 L. Tolstogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Candidate of Economic Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-6708, ln.lipatova@yandex.ru

Valentina N. Gradusova, Associate Professor of the Department of Management of the Northwestern Institute of Management — Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (57/43 Sredny Avenue, Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg 199178, Russia), Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0829-4555, gradusova-vn@ranepa.ru

 

Contribution of the authors:

Zhalnova M. N. — preparation of a literature review, collection and analysis of statistical data;

Lipatova L. N. — development of the research concept, formulation of conclusions;

Gradusova V. N. — critical analysis and interpretation of the obtained results.

 

Conflict of interests: the authors declare no conflict of interests.

 

The authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.