The impact of the coal industry on the economy of Russian regions
I.V. Filimonova1, 2, I.V. Provornaya3, A.O. Khaykina2
1 Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics named after A.A. Trofimuk of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
2 Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
3 Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №S2 / 2023 р. 135-143
Abstract: The article is a study dedicated to assessment of the economy of Russian regions, taking into account operation of the coal industry. Based on the hierarchical cluster analysis, 80 constituent entities of the Russian Federation were divided into groups according to the aggregated energy, environmental, social and economic indicators. The existence of a relationship between the level of the disease (according to the class of diseases – respiratory diseases, neoplasms, circulatory system disorders, congenital anomalies and malformations) and the volume of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere emitted by the coal industry companies operating in the regions was confirmed. The relationship between the social and environmental, energy and economic indicators has been determined. It is shown that the more developed is the coal industry in the regions, the higher the GRP and per capita incomes are; the higher the emissions are, the higher the incidence or burden on healthcare professionals is. At the same time, the presence of the lowest mortality rate in the leading regions of the coal industry can be associated with a high level of income of the population.
Keywords: coal industry, regions of Russia, cluster analysis, economic, environmental, energy social factors
Acknowledgments: The study was supported by the grant of the Russian Science Foundation No.22-28-01803 “Stress resistance of the coal industry in the conditions of energy transition and decarbonization”.
For citation: Filimonova I.V., Provornaya I.V., Khaykina A.O. The impact of the coal industry on the economy of Russian regions. Russian Mining Industry. 2023;(S2):135–143. https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2023-S2-135-143
Article info
Received: 26.07.2023
Revised: 14.08.2023
Accepted: 16.08.2023
Information about the authors
Irina V. Filimonova – Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor, Head. laboratory of Economics of Subsoil Use of Oil and Gas, Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics named after A.A. Trofimuk of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Head of the Political Economy Chair, Department of Economics, Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Irina V. Provornaya – Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Alisa O. Khaykina – Student of the Faculty of Economics, Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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