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The special economic zone in the Kaliningrad region: development tool or institutional trap?

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  • Timur Gareev

    (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University)

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In this paper we examine the special case of the “degenerated” Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea — the Kaliningrad region. The ‘compensation Vs. development’ policy dilemma associated with the SEZ in the exclave is elaborated using modified ERP and ETR techniques. Factual results and consequences of more than 20 years of ongoing SEZ institutional instability (a transitional shift from customs tariff to profit taxation preferences) are examined. We show how transfer pricing and formation of hybrid structures reinforce the import-substitution bias of exclave economics. Some concerns about the trade-off between stimulation policies and economic efficiency in the context of the SEZ are discussed.

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  • Timur Gareev, 2013. "The special economic zone in the Kaliningrad region: development tool or institutional trap?," Baltic Journal of Economics, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, vol. 13(2), pages 111-127, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bic:journl:v:13:y:2013:i:2:p:111-127
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    Keywords

    Special economic zone; Kaliningrad exclave; regional economic policy; import-substitution; hybrid structures;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • P33 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - International Trade, Finance, Investment, Relations, and Aid
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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