REGIONÁLNÍ DIFERENCIACE EKONOMICKÉ ÚROVNĚ EVROPSKÉ UNIE
REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF ECONOMIC LEVEL IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Author(s): Josef Abrhám, Petr BURDA, Blanka HAVLÍČKOVÁ
Subject(s): National Economy, Economic development, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: regional disparities; the European Union; economic standard;
Summary/Abstract: Despite the long-term functioning of the economic and social cohesion, there are still significant regional disparities which remain within the area of the European Union. The aim of this article is to evaluate development and main features of the regional differentiation of the economic level. Emphasis is put on assessing the impact of the financial and economic crisis and the changing conditions of development in an environment of the EU enlargement. Methodology is based on empirical statistical data analysis. Eurostat database was used as the main data source. NUTS 2 level units are examined. The indicator of the variation coefficient was used for statistical quantification of the regional disparities, which is calculated by dividing the standard deviation of all regions to the national average per capita GDP. The theoretical study is an overview of the concepts of the regional development and growth.

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