A Study of the Development of Innovative Activities in Oil and Gas Regions Using a Cross-Methodological Approach.

The paper examines the impact of innovations on the socioeconomic development of the oil and gas regions of Russia. It applies a cross-methodical approach, including cluster analysis, panel data analysis and cognitive modeling. Each method performs its function in the research process: cluster analysis—multifactorial systematics of regions, analysis of panel data—obtaining quantitative estimates of the impact of resource and innovation factors on GRP, and cognitive modeling—building scenario forecasts for the socioeconomic development of an oil and gas region. As a result, the features of the interaction between the oil and gas sector and the sphere of innovation activity were revealed, and the nature of their influence on the growth of the economy of the regions of the Russian Federation was determined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]