The Technological Advantages of the Regions of Central and Eastern Europe
The Technological Advantages of the Regions of Central and Eastern Europe

Summary/Abstract: This paper takes up the problem of the potential technological advantages of the economies of the regions of Central and Eastern Europe. An answer to the question of the directions and change dynamics of technology in the regions of countries that joined the European Union after the year 2003 was sought utilizing the WIPO Technology Concordance Table and the Balassa Revealed Comparative Advantage Index. The main research goals were the identification of potential technological advantages of the regions of Central and Eastern Europe and an assessment of their diversification in an interregional configuration. The basic findings stemming from the conducted analysis are: (1) The level of development of the region defines the number of developing specialties. (2) A convergence effect in the area of technological advantage is observable in the group of the sixteen most developed regions of Central and Eastern Europe.

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