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Influence of Import Substitution Policy on the Industrial Production Level in Russia: Sector-Specific Issues

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The article assesses the influence of the import substitution policy on the industrial production level in the chemical and engineering industries. A program for the development of import substitution in these sectors until 2022 has been proposed based on scenario forecasting.

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Original Russian Text © E.A. Fedorova, D.D. Airapetyan, S.O. Musienko, D.O. Afanas’ev, F.Yu. Fedorov, 2018.

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Fedorova, E.A., Airapetyan, D.D., Musienko, S.O. et al. Influence of Import Substitution Policy on the Industrial Production Level in Russia: Sector-Specific Issues. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 29, 167–173 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700718020041

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