Olga Sinskaya
officer
Faculty of Management
Research interests:
International Tourism, Business Travel and MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conference, Exhibition), Hospitality
Special Economic Zones, Offshore Territories
International Economics
Teaching:
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International Infrastructure of International Economic Activity
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International Tourism
Tourist services: main points and special aspects. International market of tourism services. Position of Russian Federation in the market of tourism services.
Economic and social significance of inbound and outbound tourism flows.
Hospitality industry. Industrys scheme and different kinds of business activities in the sphere of hospitality. Contribution of hospitality industry to the development of regional and national development.
Contemporary trends and challenges of international tourism development in Russia. Problems in hospitality services of Russian Federation.
Legal foundation of governmental regulation of tourism and hospitality industry in Russian Federation.
Hospitality industry in Rostov region: overview and components characteristic.
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Special Economic Zones and Offshore Territories
For the developed and developing countries, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) traditionally have had both a policy and infrastructure rationale. In terms of policy, the SEZs can be a useful tool as part of an overall economic growth strategy to enhance industry competitiveness and attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Through SEZs, governments aim to develop and diversify export while maintaining protective barriers, to create jobs, and to pilot new policies and approaches (for example, in customs, legal, labor, and public-private partnership aspects). SEZs also allow for more efficient government supervision of enterprises, provision of off-site infrastructure, and environmental control.
This discipline examines the evolution of SEZs with concentration on last 30 years experience in zones reviewing development patterns and economic impact of zones worldwide. The experience shows that while zones have been effective in addressing economic growth and development objectives, they have not been uniformly successful; success in East Asia and Latin America have been difficult to replicate, particularly in Africa, and many zones have failed. Moreover since the on-set of zone development in developing countries, concerns have been raised about the impact on employment (in terms of gender, wage levels and benefits, workers rights and work condition), the environment, and related social factors.
The other aspect of SEZs is the modern offshore international business which spreads to the world economy in different spheres.
The central goal of the “Special Economic Zones and Offshore Territories" Special Academic Discipline is presenting to students the main fundamental principles of international business in terms of Special Economic Areas. The main idea is to understand any advantages and disadvantages of using business schemes and projects in the Free Economic Zones or Offshore Territories. Moreover there will be demonstrated the experience of different countries in the sphere of creating special economic order for selected territories and analysis the opportunities for Russian taxpayers in using privileges that some countries can suggest for international actors.
