INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY DETERMINANTS OF MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA
In comparison with developed countries the innovative activity of Russian manufacturing enterprises, especially small and medium-sized, remains rather low. At the same timethe determinants of industrial enterprises innovative activity in Russia are understudied. In order to identify significant factors of Russian manufacturing enterprises innovative activity, the econometric methods are applied in the paper. The research is based on the last available microdata of Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) for Russia. The estimated logistic regression model shows that manufacturing enterprises innovative activity depends, on the one hand, on the features of enterprises activity, and, on the other hand, on socio-economic regional characteristics. The obtained results contribute to the development and improvement of measures aimed at stimulating the innovative activity of enterprises, taking into account regional and sectoral features.