Export Support Efficiency: New Approaches to Measurement and Evaluation

Due to external sanctions pressure and internal economic restrictions, it is increasingly difficult for Russian exporters to maintain competitiveness in the global market. These and other factors increase the relevance of this study, which focuses on modern methods for assessing the effectiveness of export support. The aim is to design and develop methodological provisions for measuring the effectiveness of export support. In the course of the study, the classification method was used to organize the objects and objects of assessment. With the help of content analysis of the texts of more than 50 international and Russian publications, as well as a large number of regulations, the author has identified a variety of methodological approaches. As a result , it was found that systematic accounting of efficiency requires the measurement of indirect effects, including an increase in tax revenues. A conclusion is drawn about the limitations of measuring efficiency through the impact of support on export growth (assessment of direct effects). The scientific novelty of the work consists in the author’s classification of the system for evaluating the effectiveness of export support. It is a unique theoretical model made up of interrelated elements of methods, including their grouping into 10 objects and 23 subjects of assessment: by performance factors (as independent variables) and by performance goals (as dependent variables). The classification contributes to the emerging scientific field of “export promotion programs” (EPPs). The synthesis of methods allows us to build a systematic view of the effectiveness of export support and identify gaps in its assessment. The practical significance of the study lies in the possible use of classification as a methodological guide for researchers and authorities on the choice of subject and methodology for evaluating effectiveness.