Structural Statics and Dynamics of the Economy of Transcarpathia under Pre-Crisis and Crisis Conditions

• Main Authors: Slava Svitlana S., Sember Stepan V., Mashiko Kateryna S., Gapak Nataliya M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PH "INZHEK" 2015-03-01
• Series: Problemi Ekonomiki
• Subjects: economic structure; region; type of economic activity
• Online Access: http://www.problecon.com/_inc/kachka_pdf.php?year=2015&volume=3_0&pages=108_114&abstract=2015_03_0%27))%20{return%20false}

Under current conditions in Ukraine, when the vector is directed at increasing self-sufficiency of the regions, diagnostics of structural transformations in their economic systems is a mandatory and necessary component to identify potential points of the region development. Accordingly, the purpose of the article is to study the structural trends in the economy of the Transcarpathian region and identify its leading sectors under the pre-crisis and crisis conditions, balance in dynamics of the main indicators — the volume of sales, regional value added, capital investment and the number of employees, as well as formation of the main directions in development of the regional economy. It has been revealed that for the past ten years the restructuring of the region economic did not go on too rapidly and it is still difficult to speak about a clear trend of transition to a post-industrial system. Given the current characteristics of the economy of Transcarpathia, the article defined the basic problematic aspects of its structural transformation. It allowed to determine the long-term, according to the authors, ways of “modernization” of economic processes in terms of attracting investments, increasing innovation, business activity, formation of a complete production cycle, use of alternative energy sources, implementation of the EU requirements.