Digital economy as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of countries and industries: a quantitative analysis

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 188, Issue 3-4, Pages: 69-76

Citation information:
Sergushina, E., Leontyev, D., Kozhukalova, O., Dambayeva, I., & Bekhorashvili, N. (2021). Digital economy as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of countries and industries: a quantitative analysis. Economic Annals-XXI, 188(3-4), 69-76. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V188-08

Elena Sergushina
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University
68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, 430005, Russian Federation
sergushinaes@yandex.ru
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2728-5865

Dmitriy Leontyev
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
29 Polytechnicheskaya Str., St. Petersburg, 195251, Russian Federation
alain2000@mail.ru

Oxana Kozhukalova
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU)
1/1 Malaya Pirogovskaya Str., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
kozhukalova_o@mail.ru

Irina Dambayeva
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Baikal Institute of Nature Management,
Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (BINM SB RAS)
6 Sakhyanova Str., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation
www.dig92@mail.ru

Nana Bekhorashvili
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Department of Regulatory Relations on the Circulation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products,
First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University
19/1 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Str., Moscow, 119146, Russian Federation
nana2081@mail.ru
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3407-1969

Digital economy as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of countries and industries: a quantitative analysis

Abstract. The paper touches upon various aspects of the digital economy and its stages of its formation. The authors of the research present relevant data on the development of the digital economy both in the world and the Russian Federation, and forecast some of the consequences of the introduction of digital technologies based on quantitative analysis and modeling. The authors have analyzed several business models that appeared after the spread of large databases, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other digital technologies. Based on the analysis as of 2020, it has been concluded that transition to digital technologies enhances the competitiveness of national economies.

Keywords: Digital Economy; Competitiveness; Digital Technologies; IT Technologies; Business Models; Digitalization; Digital Platforms; Digital Development

JEL Classifications: A10; E37; M21

Acknowledgements and Funding: The authors received no direct funding.

Contribution: The authors contributed equally to this work.

Data Availability Statement: The dataset is available from the authors upon request.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V188-08

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Received 11.02.2021
Received in revised form 20.03.2021
Accepted 21.03.2021
Available online 10.05.2021