The transformation of managerial decision-making processes in the digital economy, the modification of the boundaries of the personal space of an employee and manager (manager) when making collegial decisions through social networks and other modern communication tools have been investigated. The problems of assessing the quality of such decisions, the ways and tools of their elimination have been considered. The information base of the article were Russian and foreign researches in the field of management theory and practice, personal observations of the authors, as well as the results of the experiment, conducted by the authors. Such methods of scientific research as analysis, synthesis, generalization, experiment have been used.

The problems of rural youth and the state of the information base in the field of state youth policy have been considered. A significant problem of the state youth policy is the lack of a system of analysis and social monitoring of the state of the youth environment. A sample survey has shown high labor mobility of the young rural population of the agrarian republic. It has been installed, that the large-scale outflow of rural youth to the city affects negatively on the development of the agricultural cluster of the republic’s economy, especially those in need of young specialists of different profiles. The negative impact on the socio-economic development of the region can have a permanent decline in the number of rural youth, which will subsequently lead to a reduction in the number of rural population.

Over the past 20 years significant changes in all aspects of the social sphere are carried out in Russia. At the same time, the population does not always understand, what caused them and does not always support them. The changes in approaches to the concept of social development in Russia have been examined in the article. The necessary conditions for the development of the social sphere, based on its own resources and capabilities, have been considered. The main factors, influencing efficiency of functioning of all social sphere, in particular balance and security of resources of separate decisions, have been analyzed.

A structural analysis of macrodynamics has been carried out under conditions of a deepening structural crisis and an increase in the cyclic instability of the Russian economy, taking into account world trends of the new industrial revolution and technological transition. The presence of an innovative pause, technological lag and growing contradictions gain the background of increasing recessionary tendencies has been revealed. Theoretical concepts, a scientifically based mechanism and tools for the deployment of innovative technologies, their transfer and diffusion in the basic sectors of the Russian economy, as well as the launch of a mechanism for the structure formation of the newest science-intensive sectors of the economy have been elaborated and proposed.

The key resources, necessary for the process of transformation of the corporate innovation system of high-tech enterprises in the framework of the fourth industrial revolution «Industry 4.0» have been investigated. The main objective for enterprises is the creation of unique research centers, search laboratories, small innovative groups, and technology associations. A conclusion has been made, that domestic enterprises in modern conditions need to implement the procedure of analysis of existing business processes, including the life cycle of products and supply chains.

The experience of building the marketing strategy by the Russian telecommunications company Tele2 has been considered. Based on the description of the varied stages of the company’s development, the strategic choices of various years has been substantiated. The central point has been focused on determining the position of Tele2 in the telecommunications services market. It has been compared the approach to building the marketing strategy in Tele2 and other market participants. The new step of the company in the creation of the marketing strategy related to solving the problem of saturation of the telecommunications market due to the use of the concept of «Lifestyle enabler» has been analyzed.

Industry tariff agreements have been studied from the point of view of the motivational component of staff labor in organizations of the fuel and energy complex. Criteria of comparison have been selected and the optimal labor motivation strategy in the oil, gas, coal and electric power industries has been revealed. Features and similar approaches in the organization of the motivation of the industries of the fuel and energy complex have been identified. World experience of the labor motivation in the fuel and energy industries, such as in the USA, Japan and in Europe has been examined in comparison with domestic practice in these sectors.

A comparative analysis of the categories, that form the concepts of competitiveness and competitive stability in relation to the organization of the services sector, has been conducted. The main approaches to the definition of categories and concepts, such as «competitive position», «competitive status», «competitive potential», «competitive advantages» have been analyzed. Their clarifications regarding the organizations of the service sector have been made. Based on the conducted comparative analysis, the concept of competitive advantages has been formulated as a basis for the formation of competitiveness and potential competitive stability of the organization of the services sector.

The problems of gasification of the population of the Republic of Crimea have been considered. It has been revealed, that the lack of gas in the settlements of the Republic hinders the development of social infrastructure, as gas fuel provides significant saving money for consumers. The priority aspects of gasification in the regions and in the Republic of Crimea have been listed. The conditions of priority allocation of investments for gasification of the region have been named. Solutions to the problems between the regional government and business representatives have been offered. The existing examples of gasification have been adduced.

The present stage of development of the international scientific and technical cooperation in the space industry has been investigated. The main shifts, happening in the geographical directions of the international scientific and technical cooperation in the space field have been considered. The potential, problems and the prospects of development of the international scientific and technical cooperation in the space field with the CIS countries have been studied. The perspective directions of its development with participation of Russia have been allocated; consequences of imposition of sanctions of foreign countries in the space field on development of scientific and technical cooperation have been analyzed; the role of the countries and regions in realization of strategic priorities of the Russian Federation in development of scientific and technical cooperation has been shown.

The features of management of domestic railway transport at different stages of its development have been disclosed. The main principles and conditions of structural reform in the industry have been formulated. The main models of management of the railway complex, principles and features of the organization of suburban railway communication in different countries have been characterized. Statistical data on suburban rail transport on the infrastructure of JSC «Russian Railways», confirming their importance and significance for the Russian Federation, have been adduced. The economic results of the activity of domestic suburban passenger companies have been considered. The shortcomings of the existing methodology for assessing the financial condition of suburban passenger companies have been indicated. The proposals to improve the current methods of calculations taking into account the conditions of prospective development of companies have been given. The scheme of scientific and methodical approach to the analysis of economic condition of the suburban passenger companies, including set of procedures of calculated and analytical character, has been offered.

Execution of protectionist measures by the state in the film screening field is a significant for the entire film industry as a whole, as the state of the Russian film screening affects both distribution and film production. The implementation process of the state program to provide subsidies for the cinemas modernization cinemas in small and medium-sized Russia cities has been examined. The current program results, their importance for the regional film screening and the Russian film industry have been analyzed. The special socio-economic conditions of the subsidized theaters functioning have been highlighted. The two-level system organization for further activities subsidized cinemas support is proposed and a measures set to achieve the state program goals for the long term have been offered.

The article considers the role of the budgeting system in mergers and absorption at all stages of their implementation – the search for the target company and preparation for the transaction, the process of conducting and concluding the transaction, the integration of the initiator company and the target company in the post-transaction period and describes the options for the build budget models during the integration period. The article suggests models of interaction of budgeting systems using project budgets in mergers and absorption in general, as well as in the implementation of vertical integration of companies that are parties to the transaction. It shows the role of project budgets in relationship between budget model of initiation company and target company. The advantages and disadvantages of the considered models have been highlighted.

The issues of changing the tax system of the Russian Federation, the system of tax control under the influence of digital technologies have been examined. Electronic government services in the field of taxation, as well as the prospects and directions for the further development and expansion of electronic services used for taxpayers and tax authorities have been considered. The problems of taxation of operations with cryptocurrencies and their tax regulation have been touched upon. Conclusions have been formulated to improve the efficiency of taxation and tax control in the transition to a digital economy.

The objective of the report is to determine the features of inflation and the major aspects of anti-inflationary policy. The report considers the factors that lead to inflation and its characteristics. The most effective regime, promoting domestic price stability has been defined and substantiated. The statistical information has been analysed by the inflation rate in Russia in the last decade. The report has determined the relationship between inflation and economic cycles and it outlined the key issues of overcoming inflation in Russia.

The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship of income, expenditure and savings of the population. The article reveals conceptual approaches to the «incomes of the population» category, classifies expenses, formulates the author’s definitions of incomes, expenses and savings of the population, presents a study of the dynamics of the studied indicators, reveals the dependence of incomes and expenses, as well as expenses and savings among themselves. It has been noted that the level of income, expenditure and savings is influenced by such indicators as inflation, consumer prices for goods and paid services.

The approach to the allocation of climate factors, that influence on gas consumption with consideration of their interdependence, nonlinearity and inertia of factors has been reviewed. In addition to the classical approach of linear consideration of the dependence on the degree-days of heating and air conditioning, an additional consideration of the factors of lighting and precipitation level has been offered. The nonlinearity of dependences has been modelled by power functions, and the inertia effect by averaging data for the previous few months. The proposed mechanism makes it possible to exclude climatic factors from the actual data of gas consumption and, as a consequence, to allocate the influence of macroeconomic factors and the energy saving factor.

Environmental taxation contributes to the development of relations between the state and taxpayers. Trends in the development of the environment taxation confirm and justify its role in ensuring environmental safety and strategic development of the Russian Federation as one of the economic methods of the state regulation. By methods of comparative analysis, synthesis, grouping of data, problems in the field of effective use of tax instruments to improve the environmental situation have been revealed, as well as priority areas for the development of environmental taxation in Russia have been determined.

Features and prospects of the Russian market of retail electronic trade in physical goods have been considered. It has been established, that over the next few years the following factors will affect the growth of online trade turnover: the development of cross-border exports; the convergence of offline and online trade; the expansion of the range of products (mainly through products and delivery of ready meals); deeper personalization of offers for the purchase of goods, combined with previously purchased things; the development of mobile retail.

Investments as a factor of increase in level of economic development of the country and its regions have been considered. The analysis of macroeconomic indicators, which characterize the conditions and results of investment activity, has been carried out. Special attention has been paid to studying of investment activity in regions of the Russian Federation based on the system of the indicators, reflecting the volumes of investment, their directions and structure. The results of the groupings of the subjects of the Russian Federation on average annual growth rate of investment for 2012-2017 and the amount of investment per one employed person have been adduced. The analysis of the sources of investment financing and the results of investment activity has been given. The results of a survey of organizations on estimation of the factors, which limit the investment activity in the subjects of the Russian Federation, have been reviewed.

The stability and financial return on investment projects of the domestic oil industry is influenced by many factors: the dynamics of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, foreign and national currency rates, as well as the political and economic situation of the country on the world stage and the behavior of oil exporting countries and OPEC participants. In addition to financial quantitative indicators, it is important for a potential investor to assess other types of risks, that he may face during the implementation of the investment project. The article deals with the tools of pre-investment analysis, applied by oil refining companies in the analysis of future financial flows from implemented investment projects.

It has been shown, that the financial crises in the last twenty years intensified attempts to rethink the dominant neo-liberal concepts of globalization of monetary and credit relations. Achievements of financial technology allowed to overcome some arising problems and generated hopes for a possibility of preservation of a former paradigm of market capitalism and regularities of globalization of world economy. However, a more detailed consideration of new developments in the field of international monetary and financial relations leads to the conclusion, that such hopes are illusory.

The need to reduce cash payments in the national economy has been substantiated. The practical experience of economically developed foreign countries to reduce payments in cash has been analyzed. The features of the policy to reduce cash payments in the Russian economy have been designated. Based on the highlighted factors, determining the pace of development of non-cash and electronic transfers, it has been concluded, that the reduction of cash payments in the Russian economy should be based on the optimal combination of regulatory and administrative measures to limit cash payments and the development of the technological base and payment infrastructure.

The existence of a system for assessing the activities of development banks is a necessary condition for a significant contribution of banks to economic development. The article deals with the experience of evaluating the effectiveness of projects and activities of development banks on the examples of the German development Bank, the Asian development Bank and the African development Bank. It has been revealed, that development banks for the evaluation of projects, their activities apply financial and socio-economic indicators, which are used to improve the work of development banks. The basic requirements for the evaluation of projects and activities of development banks have been formulated. The practical experience of the German development Bank, the Asian development Bank and the African development Bank can be used by Vnesheconombank, which is confirmed by scientific studies of Russian authors.

Four possible variants of the consultant’s strategies at the initial stage of management consulting of top management of companies at the stage of forming hypotheses and their adjustment in the process of subsequent use of author’s social techniques have been presented in a digital format. A feature of such researches is the subsequent development of simulation models in a digital visual graphic format. The main attention has been paid to the description of research consult-development in the analysis of managerial situations. The most authoritative researchers in the Russian practice of management consulting have been adduced in the list of references.

The state of volunteer activity in Russia has been investigated. The implementation of the state policy in relation to volunteerism, the regulatory framework for the development of volunteerism has been analyzed. The stages of formation, institutions of development and support of volunteerism have been considered. The assessment of development of volunteer movement in foreign countries has been given. Barriers, hindering the development of volunteerism have been designated. The algorithm of development of volunteer activity in the regions of the country has been presented. Activation of the volunteer movement and increase of efficiency of activity of the volunteer organizations has been noted.

With the introduction of almost every sphere of human activity computer technologies, there is a need for the formation of holistic scientific position in determining further cultural development of the human being. An assumption has been made, that a resourceful basis for communication research via the Internet are philosophical categories and cultural-historical psychology, because its statements allow to conceptualize the Internet communication tools as indirect activity. The specific features of electronic interactions, which have a significant impact on development of the of the personality have been highlighted and analyzed in the article: a lack of tactile sensations, increasing the volume and speed of information transfer, the introduction of artificial intelligence in communication tools.

The results of the study of the experience of the crisis of the «empty nest» in women and men have been presented. The interrelations of subjective feeling of loneliness and characteristics of family relations and life orientations in men and women, experiencing the crisis of «empty nest» have been revealed. Levels of subjective feeling of loneliness separately in group of husbands and wives have been studied. Significant differences in the experience of the «empty nest» crisis depending on education and living together separately from children have been highlighted. Psychological recommendations for prevention of parents’ maladjustment in the situation of «empty nest» have been given.

Modern realities are such, that the selection of employees can not be carried out only on the basis of compliance of their professional competence to the needs of the employer, because the workflow implies close interaction with other employees. The features of team formation in terms of psychological approach, team building goals and tools to improve the efficiency of the team in accordance with the psychological approach have been investigated in the article. Difficulties in the use of psychological approach have been revealed. The variants of solutions, that contribute to the maintenance and development of a favorable psycho-emotional climate in the team have been offered.