Science cities of the Moscow region: socio-economic features and determinants of development

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of the socio-economic development of the science cities of the Moscow region as places to live and work in comparison with other municipalities of the region. It is shown that for science cities, as well as for other municipalities of the Moscow region, the location in relation to Moscow and the convenience of transport links with it are of the utmost importance. The distinguishing feature of science cities continues to be the increased level of education of the population, including secondary vocational education, while the level and trends of the socio-economic development dynamics, the structure of the economy of the science cities of the Moscow region differ markedly from each other. The reasonability of the requirements formulated in federal legislation for obtaining and maintaining the status of a science city, which may even restrain their development, is questioned. It is proposed not to limit the support of established scientific-industrial complexes exclusively within the boundaries of municipalities. Using the example of science cities, the importance of the problem of the correct distribution of tax revenues between the budgets of territories is also shown.

Keywords: science cities, municipalities, population, level of education, employment, income of the population, pendulum migrations, data from mobile operators, quality of the urban environment.

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