Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A targeted government policy on managing tariff restrictions and quotas on imported goods contributes to a number of national economic development objectives. However, the key focus here is on creating the most favorable conditions for domestic production by limiting import competition. This helps increase the competitiveness of domestic industries in the domestic market, with the potential for foreign trade expansion. This study analyzes Russian protectionist measures and their impact on domestic production over the past decade. The study found that the 2014-2015 sanctions were the main driver of import substitution processes in the Russian economy. The food industry, where the share of imported products declined most rapidly, was a key beneficiary of the strengthening of protectionist policies in foreign trade. However, the share of domestic production also increased in a number of industrial and technical products: for example, in the automotive industry, antibiotics, freight cars, locomotives, and other industries.
Author: Sergey E. Afonin
Institution: MIREA - Russian Technological University
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204232590