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COMPETITIVENESS DIVERGENCE IN THE VISEGRAD FOUR COUNTRIES: TRENDS AND FORECAST UNTIL 2035
The issue of competitiveness is currently a very topical subject, not only from the perspective of scientific studies, but also in the focus of European Union representatives´ attention and economic practitioners. The present article engages with the question of the competitiveness of the Visegrad Four countries. The objective of the study was to analyze the development of competitiveness, identify differences in the development of competitiveness between the Visegrad Four countries in the time series from 2007 to 2025, and forecast its development using the WCI index until 2035. The findings indicated that the Czech Republic continues to uphold and enhance its dominant standing within the region, while Slovakia exhibits a pronounced adverse trend, with the imminent risk of enduring underperformance. The development of the coefficient of variation has revealed a growing divergence in competitiveness among the Visegrad Four countries since 2020, which may negatively affect regional cohesion.
Vydanie: 2025/1 Strany: 18-28 Klasifikácia JEL: F01, C22, C53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52665/ser20250102
Kľúčové slová: Competitiveness, World Competitiveness Index, Visegrad Four countries, variation coefficient
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Kontakty:
Eva Koišová, Ing., PhD, MBA
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Faculty of Socio-Economic Relations
Študentská 3, Trenčín, 911 50
Slovakia e-mail: eva.koisova@tnuni.sk
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