KONVERGENČNÉ TENDENCIE V PODMIENKACH REGIÓNOV SR
CONVERGENCE TENDENCIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF REGIONS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Author(s): Michal Levický, Marta URBANÍKOVÁ, Jarmila Hudáková, Milan Maroš, MICHAELA ŠTUBŇOVÁ
Subject(s): National Economy, Regional Geography, Economic history, Labor relations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: regional convergence; regional disparities; regional GDP per capita; registered unemployment rate; average monthly nominal wage; NUTS III; coefficient of variation;
Summary/Abstract: Regional differences, their intensity, development and their resources are being studied in almost every country in the world. The aim of the article is to evaluate the convergence tendencies in the regions of Slovakia at the level of the NUTS III category in the period 2005 to 2016. Especially dispersion characteristics are used in the analysis, by means of which we can quantify the differences in the values of selected indicators in individual regions of Slovakia. As indicators for the diagnosis of convergence tendencies we chose the indicators of regional gross domestic product per capita, average monthly nominal wage and registered unemployment rate. Based on the results achieved, it can be stated that the differences in the development of the basal indicator regional GDP per capita persist, mainly due to disparities in the performance of the regions caused mainly by the intense absolute growth of the indicator in the Bratislava region. In the case of indicators, the average monthly nominal wage and the rate of registered unemployment can be seen in a decreasing trend in the differences between the regions of Slovakia, while the amplitudes in the development of these indicators are to some extent influenced by the phase of the economic cycle. At the time of economic growth, the differences in these indicators in the regions of Slovakia diminished and, conversely, in the period of decline they deepened. However, despite governments' efforts to reduce them, they remain a major problem in the national economy.

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