Some Aspects of Economic Research Using Indicators of Metal Consumption
The paper considers approaches to assessing long-term results of economic development based on indicators of material capital accumulation. The authors analyze trends in the global metal market in their relationship with industrial development processes and consider various models of resource support for investment growth in new industrial countries (China, India, South Korea, Vietnam, etc.). Modern features of the relationship between the dynamics of metal consumption and gross fixed capital formation are shown. Imbalances in the Russian economy related to investment growth are identified, and possible ways to eliminate them are suggested. The paper presents quantitative forecast estimates describing the resource support of economic growth in the Russian Federation. The authors justify the necessity of forming and launching a mechanism for capital accumulation in the country.