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@article{ Mezhevich2013, title = {Cross-border specialization of interregional interaction: applying new assessment methods}, author = {Mezhevich, Nikolai M. and Zhuk, Nadezhda}, journal = {Baltic Region}, number = {1}, pages = {27-36}, year = {2013}, issn = {2079-8555}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2013-1-3}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-346698}, abstract = {Cross-border cooperation as a type of interregional interaction is becoming a significant factor in the development of border regions. It can be viewed as a result of intensification of cross-border contacts and greater economic openness of cross-border regions. Thus, the roots of current development are quite easy to pinpoint. However, assessment of the impact of cross-border cooperation on the development of border regions appears to be a research challenge. In this paper, we offer an approach to the assessment of the role of cross-border cooperation in the system of interregional interaction between border regions. We present a system of indices to describe cross-border specialization of interregional interaction in certain fields, namely investment, international trade, tourism, and migration. Cross-border specialization determines the role of cross-border cooperation in regional external relations. The empiric data we have gathered is used to develop and implement a pilot assessment of cross-border specialization of interregional relations which are characteristic of the border regions of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation. The article offers cross-border specialization indices for each border region of the Northwestern Federal District. With their help, we were able to identify the spheres of interaction with the highest degree of cross-border specialization, and in particular foreign investment and business activities with the participation of foreign capital.}, keywords = {grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit; bilateral relations; economic development (on national level); regional policy; cross-border cooperation; Tourismus; Grenzgebiet; foreign investment; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; bilaterale Beziehungen; Migration; Handel; Russland; Russia; border region; tourism; commerce; regional development; migration; Regionalpolitik; regionale Entwicklung; Auslandsinvestition}}