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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">qainar</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Qainar Journal of Social Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Qainar Journal of Social Science</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2958-7212</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2958-7220</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Q University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.58732/2958-7212-2026-1-126-142</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">qainar-521</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Диффузия инноваций, перетоки знаний и региональный экономический рост в Казахстане</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Economic Effects of Innovation Diffusion and Knowledge Spillover in a Digital Society</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-4681</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Спанкулова</surname><given-names>Л. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Spankulova</surname><given-names>L. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д.э.н, профессор </p><p>Алматы </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Lazat Spankulova – Doc. Sc. (Econ.), Professor </p><p>Almaty </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">spankulova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-741X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Керимбаев</surname><given-names>Р. К.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kerimbayev</surname><given-names>R. K.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>к.м.н, старший преподаватель </p><p>Алматы </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Rashid Kerimbayev – Cand. Sc. (Math.),Senior Lecturer </p><p>Almaty </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">ker@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0513-406X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Букатов</surname><given-names>Е. Б.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Bukatov</surname><given-names>Ye. B.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>PhD, доцент </p><p>Караганда </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Yerik Bukatov – PhD, Associate Professor </p><p>Karaganda </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">bukatov.erik@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru">Казахский национальный университет им. Аль-Фараби<country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">al-Farabi Kazakh National University<country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru">Карагандинский университет Казпотребсоюза<country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz<country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>01</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>5</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>126</fpage><lpage>142</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Спанкулова Л.С., Керимбаев Р.К., Букатов Е.Б., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Спанкулова Л.С., Керимбаев Р.К., Букатов Е.Б.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Spankulova L.S., Kerimbayev R.K., Bukatov Y.B.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.journal-kainar.kz/jour/article/view/521">https://www.journal-kainar.kz/jour/article/view/521</self-uri><abstract><p>В условиях усиления региональной дифференциации и цифровой трансформации экономики возрастает необходимость количественной оценки факторов экономического роста регионов. Цель исследования заключается в количественной оценке влияния человеческого капитала, инновационной активности, социальных условий и динамики мировых цен на нефть на экономический рост регионов Казахстана. Методологическую основу исследования составляют панельная модель с фиксированными эффектами в рамках модели догоняющего роста, а также методы пространственной эконометрики для учета межрегиональных спилловеров. Результаты оценки показывают, что наиболее значимыми факторами роста являются цены на нефть и инновационная активность. Результаты моделирования показывают, что рост мировых цен на нефть на 1% увеличивает темпы роста ВРП в среднем на 0.48%, при этом эффект составляет 0.54% для нефтедобывающих регионов и 0.44% для остальных. Расходы на технологические инновации оказывают положительное и статистически значимое влияние β = 2.15 (p &lt; 0.01), при межрегиональных спилловерах инноваций составляет β = 11.8 (p &lt; 0.01). Вклад здравоохранения также значим ((β = 5.66, p &lt; 0.05), тогда как расходы на НИОКР, образование и инвестиции в основной капитал не показали статистически значимого краткосрочного эффекта. Установлена высокая корреляция между динамикой мировых цен на нефть и средним ростом ВРП регионов (r = 0.87). В то же время расходы на НИОКР, образование и инвестиции в основной капитал не демонстрируют статистически значимого краткосрочного эффекта. Полученные результаты подтверждают доминирующую роль нефтяного фактора и значимость инновационных спилловеров как ключевых драйверов регионального экономического роста.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the context of increasing regional differentiation and the digital transformation of the economy, there is a growing need to quantify the factors driving regional economic growth. The purpose of the study is to quantify the impact of human capital, innovation activity, social conditions, and the dynamics of world oil prices on the economic growth of Kazakhstan's regions. The methodological basis of the study is a panel model with fixed effects within the catch-up growth framework, along with spatial econometric methods to account for interregional spillovers. The assessment results show that the most significant growth factors are oil prices and innovation activity. The simulation results show that a 1% increase in world oil prices raises the GRP growth rate by an average of 0.48%, with an effect of 0.54% for oil-producing regions and 0.44% for other regions. Expenditures on technological innovations have a positive and statistically significant impact of β = 2.15 (p &lt; 0.01), with interregional innovation spillovers of β = 11.8 (p &lt; 0.01). The contribution of healthcare is also significant ((β = 5.66, p &lt; 0.05), whereas expenditures on R&amp;D, education and investments in fixed assets did not show a statistically significant shortterm effect. A high correlation has been established between the dynamics of world oil prices and the average growth of regional GRP (r = 0.87). At the same time, expenditures on R&amp;D, education, and fixed capital investments do not show a statistically significant shortterm effect. The results obtained confirm the dominant role of the oil factor and the importance of innovative spillovers as key drivers of regional economic growth.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>социальная устойчивость</kwd><kwd>социальный фильтр</kwd><kwd>здравоохранение</kwd><kwd>образование</kwd><kwd>инновации</kwd><kwd>регион</kwd><kwd>региональная дифференциация</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Social Sustainability</kwd><kwd>Social Filter</kwd><kwd>Healthcare</kwd><kwd>Education</kwd><kwd>Innovation</kwd><kwd>Region</kwd><kwd>Regional Differentiation</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement>исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке Комитета науки МНВО РК (AP26198345 «Снижение социально-экономического неравенства в регионах Казахстана за счет инвестиций в здравоохранение и улучшения организации системы здравоохранения»)</funding-statement></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement>This study funded by the Science Committee MSHE RK (AP26198345 “Reducing socio-economic inequality in the regions of Kazakhstan through investments in health care and improving the organization of the health care system”)</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Abboud, A., &amp; Betz, M. 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