scholarly journals Comparing Bioeconomy Potential at National vs. Regional Level Employing Input-Output Modeling

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1714
Author(s):  
Piotr Jurga ◽  
Efstratios Loizou ◽  
Stelios Rozakis
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Country Level ◽  
National Model ◽  
National Economies

The support of economic sectors that exploit natural bio-based resources in a particular region is an opportunity to benefit from local potentials in terms of sustainability, employment, output, and household income. Hence a relevant question emerges, namely, how can bioeconomy sectors be adequately supported? Within this context, another issue is whether the bioeconomy development strategy at a national level should be the same as that at a regional level. To address these issues, in the current study a comparison was made between the bioeconomy sectors at the country level based on the case study of Poland and one of the poorest regions in the European Union—the Lubelskie Region. A regional input–output model was built for the regional economy and compared with the national model. The bioeconomy-oriented regional input–output table was built by applying a hybrid regionalization method, combining non-survey techniques and a questionnaire survey that was carried out in companies of mixed bio-based sectors. Sectoral linkages, such as multipliers and elasticities, indicate notable differences among the bio-based sectors’ potentials of the regional and national economies. Therefore, a bioeconomy development strategy should be seen to differ at national and regional levels.

scholarly journals The Information Society Development Strategy on a Regional Level

10.28945/3312 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Olszak ◽  
Ewa Ziemba
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Strategic Goals

The article refers to issues related to creating the information society in a region. The most important results of research carried out to analyze the information society development in Silesia are presented in the background of the information society idea and all activities that are undertaken with reference to the information society in the European Union and Poland. Methodology and obtained results of work undertaken to create the information society strategy for Silesia are presented. Much attention is paid to the SWOT analysis of the region in the context of information society strategies and to some analysis of the most important strategic objectives that make up the foundations of the information society in the region in question. Moreover, the methodology and outcome of work on identification of the information society strategy for the Silesian region are presented. Basic directions and projects related to the pursuit of the strategic goals of the information society development are shown. According to the Authors, it appears that the methodology outlined and the results achieved may prove helpful for other regions and public administration bodies, which are willing to walk the path towards the information society.

Virtual water and input–output framework: an alternative method for assessing trade and water consumption in FYR Macedonia

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-326
Author(s):  
Jordan Hristov ◽  
Aleksandra Martinovska-Stojcheska ◽  
Yves Surry
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
National Level ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Total Water Consumption

This study analyzed direct and indirect relationships in water consumption by Macedonian economic sectors using virtual water in an input–output framework. Macedonia was found to be characterized by intensive water consumption, with some sectors having a significant virtual water content in their products. Virtual water multipliers were used to analyze the trade balance and determine whether national commercial trade strategies are in line with Heckscher–Ohlin (HO) theory. It was found that Macedonia trade strategies in terms of virtual water were generally in line with HO theory. However, as a consequence of significant exports and high virtual water content in vegetables, fruit, grapes and sheep and goat products within the agriculture sector and in food and basic metal products in the manufacturing sector, the region was a net exporter of virtual water, losing about 124 million m3 of water at 2005 level or 18% of total water consumption. Reducing exports of the most water-intensive products with significant net positive exports would result in substantial water savings of 42% of total water consumption. The results presented here can help policy makers in promoting production specializations that are more environmentally sustainable or in redesigning existing water pricing policies at national level to encourage rational use of water.

scholarly journals Theories and Strategies of Economic Development in the Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 984-994
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Cosmin Manea
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Development ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
National Economies

AbstractThe concern for increasing macroeconomic stability is specific to both, small and large countries within the European Community. In that paper are presented ways in which are made links between the states of the world policies and economies development characteristics. That study has imposed a new type of characterization sustained by the national economies manifestation whose is correlated with the interaction between governmental policies and also with national and regional factors. This interaction is conditioned by specify effect of the economic, scientific, demographic, social and cultural development of each country, part of European Union. Taking into account all the imminent obstacles over the years of nations existence, is demonstrated that the European Union is supposed over and over of a new development process, being considered one of the most economically prosperous areas in the world and also one of the most competitive. However, major weaknesses arise due to the existence of significant disparities in prosperity and productivity between Member States and component regions. The complexity of the regional development policy arises at the level of the European Union, from its objective of reducing the economic and social disparities existing between the different region of Europe’s that was and will be an objective that it has implications on important areas for development, such as economic growth, labor force, transport, agriculture, urban development, environmental protection, education. Registered at different levels (local, regional, national and European) - regional policy, deals with the coordination of the different sectors and with the cooperation between the decision levels and the balancing of the financial resources. The conclusion is related with the idea of a must follow regional development economies starting from national level respecting a certain dynamic. That aspect must also take into account the continuous changes determined by the restructuring of the production and the increase of the competitiveness at national and local level.

scholarly journals Chinese provincial multi-regional input-output database for 2012, 2015, and 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heran Zheng ◽  
Yangchun Bai ◽  
Wendong Wei ◽  
Jing Meng ◽  
Zhengkai Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
National Level ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractGlobal production fragmentation generates indirect socioeconomic and environmental impacts throughout its expanded supply chains. The multi-regional input-output model (MRIO) is a tool commonly used to trace the supply chain and understand spillover effects across regions, but often cannot be applied due to data unavailability, especially at the sub-national level. Here, we present MRIO tables for 2012, 2015, and 2017 for 31 provinces of mainland China in 42 economic sectors. We employ hybrid methods to construct the MRIO tables according to the available data for each year. The dataset is the consistent China MRIO table collection to reveal the evolution of regional supply chains in China’s recent economic transition. The dataset illustrates the consistent evolution of China’s regional supply chain and its economic structure before the 2018 US-Sino trade war. The dataset can be further applied as a benchmark in a wide range of in-depth studies of production and consumption structures across industries and regions.

Economic Impact of the Health Sector on the Regional Level – Case of a Small, Open Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-658
Author(s):  
Timotej Jagrič ◽  
Johnathan C. Mun ◽  
Christine Elisabeth Brown ◽  
Dusan Fister
Keyword(s):  
Open Economy ◽  
Missing Values ◽  
National Level ◽  
Small Open Economy ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Middle Income

A GRIT methodology (Generation of Regional Input-Output Tables) to generate and analyze regional input-output tables is applied for a small, middle-income nation, where the single national input-output table is partitioned into numerous regional tables. Missing values data are imputed using an evolutionary stochastic population-based nature-inspired optimization algorithm with self-adapting control parameters and exogenous superior data are introduced as well. A nonsurvey study is carried for each regional economy by computing various multipliers, such as output, income, value-added, employment, and import multipliers, and outlining financial properties, development, and interconnections of the various regions in Slovenia. Finally, the effects of financing the regional healthcare sectors are examined. Empirical evidence that healthcare industry sectors are extraordinarily important at the regional level and thus necessary to deliver a favorable impact on the national production of Slovenia in future, can be used for forthcoming economic policies planning at regional and national level.

EU agencies: what is common and what is distinctive compared with national-level public agencies

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Barbieri ◽  
Edoardo Ongaro
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
National Level ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
The Public ◽  
Country Level ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Eu

The number and relevance of EU agencies have rapidly increased over the years: EU agencies nowadays constitute an important part of the EU institutional landscape. The article investigates the EU agencies through categories of analysis well established in studies of public management focused on the phenomenon of agencies at the country level: structural disaggregation, autonomy, and contractualization. It emerges that EU agencies are relatively homogeneous, an aspect that differentiates European agencies from the highly heterogeneous world of national-level agencies. The main features of the EU agencies are examined, the `European type' of agency is identified and defined, and the way the EU agency model differs from country-level agencies is analysed. Research agendas on the reform of the European Union might benefit from systematic investigation of EU agencies: theoretical frameworks drawn from the public management field can provide a significant contribution in this respect. Points for practitioners EU agencies are no longer `residual' organizations: they are a significant component of the functioning of the EU system and policy networks. By investigating the features of such agencies through the conceptual lenses of public management, and through comparison with the (much more investigated) national-level agencies, the article provides an outline of EU agencies in terms of structural relations with the other EU institutions, autonomy, and modalities of steering and control. Reforms of the EU through the establishment or revamping of agencies could benefit from the systematic consideration of such features.

scholarly journals Eco-economic mechanism of formation of the system of national priorities in the conditions of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 01053
Author(s):  
Maryna Kovbatiuk ◽  
Vladyslava Shevchuk ◽  
Viktoriya Shklyar ◽  
Ivanna Strilok ◽  
George Kovbatiuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Mechanism Of Formation ◽  
Economic Mechanism ◽  
The World ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
The Eu

In the article the authors have developed an eco-economic mechanism for the formation of a system of national priorities in terms of sustainable development. The mechanism is based on the Concept of Sustainable Development, which improves its theoretical basis: characteristics, principles and components. Their manifestation at the world and national level is taken into account. Diagnosis of the state of the countries is carried out The EU-27 as whole and individual countries, namely Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Ukraine in terms of sustainable development in terms of three key areas - economic, social and environmental. Analytical study of trends in indicators for 10 years for the European Union and Ukraine has led to the conclusion that the application of sustainable development strategy leads to positive results. Based on the concept of sustainable development, a set of defined environmental imperatives and the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Ukraine until 2030, the authors formed a system of national strategic priorities.

scholarly journals Modelling and Analysis of Socio-Economic Development of the European Union Countries through the DP2 Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Research Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Synthetic Indicator ◽  
The Eu

Further positive social and economic development (SED) requires modelling and analysis for evaluating its results to ground directions for future development. The purpose of the paper is to study the problem of estimating of SED, to form the methodology for modelling its results and to create an aggregated econometric indicator within the framework of unified conceptual approach for the European Union (EU) countries. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following objectives: to determine the essence of the concept of SED, to study traditional approaches to measure SED, to give an overview of the DP2 modelling method, to discover and structure the elements of SED in the EU countries and to argue a conceptual approach to modelling its outcomes. The study is based on the method of mathematical modelling in economics based on Distance P2 method. Econometric modelling, as well as regression analyze, was used to develop a synthetic indicator DP2 for evaluating SED of the EU countries. Also, the research process was based on analysis, synthesis and the system approach for information processing, as well as on the method of comparative and statistical analysis, quality and quantity analysis. The results of the deep research showed that there is no unified approach to modelling SED. The Distance P2 method was first proposed to measure SED at the national level exactly for the EU. The methodology for measuring SED specifically for the EU countries based on the conceptual approach was developed and substantiated. Based on the proposed methodology and taking into account the special characteristics of the region studied - the social and economic DP2 indicator for the EU countries was created. This study proposes to build a synthetic indicator DP2 to model results of progress in SED, especially in the EU. The practical implications of the synthetic indicator DP2 for modelling and analysis of SED of the EU countries can be a prospect for further research. Applied aspect of these studies is advising the EU's public policy with the aim of advancing. Using the DP2 synthetic indicator of SED for the EU countries will identify and substantiate the main directions for developing the country's domestic policy to improve the quality of life of the populations. Also, the results of the study can be used for advisory purposes to develop and optimize the EU development strategy 2020-2030. The value and originality of the paper lie in further application of the methodology of modelling the SED of the EU countries through synthetic indicator DP2. This will expand opportunities for increasing the national economy’s efficiency, that is highly important in terms of increased international competition.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Territorial Patterns in COVID-19 Mortality in France, Spain, Italy and the UK

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Zavatta
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Level ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Territorial Disparities ◽  
The Uk

This paper provides an overview of territorial patterns of COVID-19 deaths in four European countries severely affected by the pandemic, Spain, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The analysis focuses on cumulated COVID-19 mortality at the sub-regional level, following the territorial subdivision of countries adopted by the European Union. The paper builds upon a dataset with highly granular information on COVID-19 deaths assembled from various sources. The analysis shows remarkable differences in territorial patterns of COVID-19 mortality, both within and across the four countries reviewed. Results somewhat differ depending on the aspect considered (concentration of deaths or mortality rates) but, in general, Italy, France and Spain display significant territorial disparities, with selected sub-regions being disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Instead, the picture is more uniform in the UK, with comparatively lower differences across the various sub-regions. These findings suggest that analyses of COVID-19 mortality at the national level (and, sometimes, even at the regional level) may conceal major differences and therefore be of limited use, both analytically and from an operational viewpoint.

The economic impact of tourism in Central Finland: a regional input–output study

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Tohmo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
National Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Tourism Impact ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Input Output Analysis

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the total economic impact of tourism at the regional level in Central Finland. This paper aims to clarify the extent to which tourism contributes to regional output, employment, income and taxes in tourism-related sectors. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a regional input–output analysis. The author calculates the effects of tourism on regional output, demand, wages, employment and national and regional taxes in Central Finland. Findings The author’s regional input–output analysis reveals that tourism has a substantial impact on production in Central Finland (including the direct and indirect effects of consumption by tourists in different sectors). Moreover, the effects of tourism expenditures on employment and residents’ incomes in tourism-related sectors in Central Finland are quite significant. Research limitations/implications Many limitations of this study stem from the assumptions of the input–output model. Other limitations relate to the analysis of the impacts of tourism on household taxes, savings, consumption and net income. Our study uses average figures, which may overstate the effect of tourist expenditures on taxes because tourism jobs are often low paying. Practical implications The study yields results that can be used to frame regional policy. The results may be useful for policymakers in planning for tourist attractions. Furthermore, local authorities may use the results to guide decisions regarding infrastructure investments or improvements to the operating environment of tourism industries. Originality/value Many studies analyse the economic impact of events at the regional level using input–output analysis. National-level tourism impact studies using the input–output technique have also been conducted. Studies focussed on the economic impact of tourism at the regional level typically examine the macroeconomic (income, output and employment) effects of tourism. Consequently, these studies have focussed on estimating output, employment and income multipliers (Mazumder et al., 2012). The author’s contribution is a regional input–output analysis of direct and indirect impacts of tourism expenditures on production, demand, wages, income and employment in the whole economy at the regional level (in Central Finland). The author also analyses the impacts of tourism on national and regional taxes. The results of this study could be used by planners and policymakers involved in regional planning and development.

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