Catching-up regional strategy as a tool to reduce spatial inequality

The article is devoted to the problem of spatial inequality regions caused by centripetal or centrifugal forces because agglomeration effects and interaction costs. It corresponds with main idea new economic geography. A differentiated approach regional development strategizing proposed in study as a tool for reducing level imbalance. Herein use technological arbitrage (catching-up) strategy peripheral strengthening interregional interaction. In paper, two hypotheses are investigated: (1) growth territories, industry diversification, positive externalities from Research Development, quality human capital, which typical ?center? type (2) formation unified macroeconomic space possible due strategies (catchingup strategy) regions. Its implementation through innovation, industrial-technological, trade-technological complementarity central research methods are: panel regression fixed effects, Data Envelopment Analysis method, Malmquist Productivity Index, paired indices. focuses on 10 Siberian Federal District Russia, differ scale, structure, innovative development. results confirm possibility using catching-up innovation These proved only technical efficiency leading high index complementarity. low different profile, large-scale cooperation has not been confirmed.