Cause-and-effect relationship between elements of the country's economic security

Subject. I present my own concept of the country's economic security structure, the elements of which are economic stability, economic independence, and economic sovereignty. The article considers the problem of forming a system of indicators designed to assess economic security. Objectives. The article focuses on the analysis of Russia's historical experience in the interaction with the International Monetary Fund for 1990–1999. Methods. The study draws on comparative analysis, observation, and modeling. Results. The adoption of the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund by the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the loss of economic stability, contributed to the loss of economic sovereignty. The paper confirms that the loss of economic stability leads to the reproduction of threats to economic independence and sovereignty. The loss of economic sovereignty increases the threats of loss of independence and stability. A decrease in the degree of independence contributes to the reproduction of threats to sovereignty and stability. Conclusions. Elements of the structure of economic security have cause-and-effect relationships and intersection zones, which should be taken into account when developing a system of indicators to measure the stability, independence and sovereignty of the national economy.