Have export compositions influenced economic growth of the European Union countries in Central and Eastern Europe?

The study investigates the economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe in the last 25 years. The economy can be regarded as a substantial topic in any country, but it is even more interesting in developing countries. One of the basic ideas of the European Union is the convergence between member states, namely the reduction of development disparities, which can be achieved through faster economic growth in less‑developed countries. Growth theory is one of the main topics in economics. Its significant importance is because the desire for development is one of the main driving forces of mankind. The aim of the study is to reveal the crucial differences and common features between the growth paths of the eleven Central and Eastern European member states of the European Union. After presenting growth theories, the growth performance of the examined Central and Eastern European member states is pinpointed. During the research, GDP per capita, population, migration, activity rate, employment rate, unemployment rate, foreign direct investment and foreign trade openness are considered.

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Socialist Architecture

New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism - Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1423-8.ch002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 21-43

Author(s):

Paweł Piotr Piotrowski ◽

Małgorzata Kieżel ◽

Joanna Wiechoczek

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

The Other ◽

Social Changes ◽

The European Union ◽

Other Hand ◽

European Union Countries

The goal of the chapter is to draw attention to the need to preserve selected examples of architecture built in 1945-1991 in the European Union countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The meanings assigned to the objects evolve, and along with social changes and changing awareness, architectural and urban value of the buildings from this period is more and more often noticed. Consequently, growth of their significance for development of tourism can be expected. On the other hand, they often constitute a dissonant heritage, and thus, more and more of them are demolished. This chapter presents the concept of dissonant heritage and justifies the relationships between characterised architecture. Attention is focused on the relationships between the need to protect it and the concept of sustainable development (including sustainable tourism). Examples of cities that have relatively big resources of this architecture are identified, and an attempt to classify them is made. Then tourist offer of these cities is analysed with respect to the use of the discussed architecture.

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Wykorzystanie analizy czynnikowej do badania determinant dochodów gospodarstw rolnych (na przykładzie krajów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej)

Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW - Ekonomika i Organizacja Gospodarki Żywnościowej ◽

10.22630/eiogz.2017.118.12 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 5-17

Author(s):

Joanna Średzińska ◽

Aldona Standar

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Production Volume ◽

The European Union ◽

Production Factors ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

European Union Countries

The main aim of the article is to determine the factors influencing farms’ income in the European Union countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The research was based on regional FADN data from years 2011–2013. To achieve the purpose, the factor analysis was used. The study indicates that the most important determinants of farms’ income in the CEE countries are: the resources of production factors, operating subsidies, production volume and intensity of production.

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Are International Indices Good Predictors of Economic Growth? Panel Data and Cluster Analysis for European Union Countries

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6003

Author(s):

Manuel Carlos Nogueira ◽

Mara Madaleno

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

European Union ◽

Panel Data ◽

Human Development ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

The European Union ◽

Global Competitiveness ◽

Environmental Performance Index ◽

European Union Countries ◽

And Cluster Analysis

Every year, news about the publication of rankings and scores of important international indexes are highlighted, with some of the most prestigious being the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), the Human Development Index (HDI), the Ease of Doing Business (EDB), the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Global Entrepreneurship (GEI). A country’s progression in these indices is associated with economic growth, especially since several empirical studies have found evidence to reinforce these beliefs, the indices having been built based on the scientific literature on economic growth. Building a database on these indices for European Union countries between 2007 and 2017 and using panel data methodologies and then 2SLS (Two-Stage Least Squares) to solve the problem of endogeneity, we verify empirically through panel data estimates, what is the relationship between the mentioned indices and the European Union countries’ economic growth for the period. However, as the European Union is made up of diverse countries with different economic and social realities, we divided the countries into six clusters and made an individual interpretation for each one. We found that human development and competitiveness play an important role in economic growth, and entrepreneurship also impacts this growth. Regarding income distribution, applying the Gini index, we found that only human development mitigates inequalities.

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