Dimensions of Bulgaria‘s Economic Growth and Competitiveness in the Years of the EU Membership
Dimensions of Bulgaria‘s Economic Growth and Competitiveness in the Years of the EU Membership

Author(s): Vera Pirimova, Elka Pirimova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Economic policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: economic growth; competitiveness; foreign trade; R&D costs and innovation
Summary/Abstract: The research is focused on one of the main emphasis and some factors of long-term competitiveness highlighted in the European Commission document of March 2023 „EU competitiveness beyond 2030: looking ahead at the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the single market“. The main goal is to analyze the economic growth and the factors of competitiveness outlined by the EC in the field of: scientific research and innovation; foreign trade and openness of the Bulgarian economy. The task of the study is to identify the progress or backwardness achieved by Bulgaria in the years after our country‘s accession to the EU (2007-2022), based on the parameters and the dynamics of the relevant indicators. Traditional methods of analysis and synthesis, empirical descriptive and index analysis are applied in the research.

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