Methodology for Assessing the Economic Stability of Sectoral Mesoeconomic Systems

ABSTRACT

The high degree of dynamism of the economic environment, especially manifested at the present stage, characterized by a structural slowdown in the economy and a deterioration in the macroeconomic situation, actualizes the problem of managing the sustainability of economic systems of various levels. Moreover, in these conditions, the implementation of strategic goals is impossible without achieving economic stability, which determines the relevance of ensuring the ability to adapt and resist the disturbing influences of the external environment. Consequently, there is an objective need to constantly assess, monitor and model the state of economic stability. In this context, sectoral mesoeconomic systems, especially of an infrastructural orientation, are no exception. This article presents the results of a study devoted to the development of a methodology for assessing economic stability, the field of application of which is the sectoral meso-level. Using the example of railway transport, the article presents the results of the practical application of the developed methodology aimed at finding benchmarks for restoring the level of economic stability in the transition period and/or after weakening the negative impact of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.