Classification and assessment of institutional factors of regional economic development

Relevance . The study is conditioned by the need to study institutional factors as the basis for the development of the region's economy. This requires a universal methodological approach to such an assessment due to the diversity of social and economic potentials of regions in the Russian Federation and the military-political factor constraining the development of new regions. The purpose is to develop classification criteria, criteria and a typology of institutional factors that form the structure of a methodological approach to assessing the state and impact of institutional factors on the development of the region's economy. Objectives : to structure a system of criteria that make it possible to identify institutional factors influencing the development of the region's economy, taking into account external conditions – integration into the economic space of the Russian Federation of new regions (Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions); to form a methodological approach to assessing the state and impact of institutional factors on the development of the region's economy. Methodology . General scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization of the authors' research results, deduction and induction were used in the preparation of this publication. Results . A study has been conducted on the theoretical foundations that make it possible to classify the institutional factors of the region's economic development according to the following criteria: the degree, level and scope of impact on the economic potential of the region; the level of formalization; the degree of centralization; the nature of ownership; the area of operation. Conclusions . The structure of the methodological approach to assessing the state and impact of institutional factors on the development of the region's economy is substantiated. This structure consists of three stages: collection and analysis of statistical indicators in the context of an integrated structure of institutional factors; calculations based on a comparison of disparate private indicators; expert assessment of qualitative indicators of institutional factors.