A Statistical Approach to the Assessment of Factors Influencing the Economic Behavior of the Population

The purpose of this study is to determine the most important factors influencing the economic behavior of the population using a methodology based on official statistics. In Russian regions, there is a significant differentiation in the level of rationality of the economic behavior of the population as a response to modern challenges and threats. The relevance of the study is associated with the problems of measuring the strength of factors influencing the economic behavior of the population, which can affect the development of regions and the country as a whole. Using a statistical approach, the author comes to the conclusion that the factors that significantly activate the economic behavior of the population in many regions of the country are the level of real income and savings. Human development and competitive advantages of the territory partially contribute to activation. High inflation, which artificially reduces the value of labor and accumulated knowledge, the purchasing power of money and household income, has a negative effect on the behavior of the population.