Structural change, structural competitiveness

Andrea Szalavetz ()
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Andrea Szalavetz: Institute of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

No 155, IWE Working Papers from Institute for World Economics - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Abstract: This paper seeks to answer questions posed by theoretical, methodological and descriptive research. Theoretically, to what extent is economic structure related to competitiveness and growth performance? Is there such a thing as ‘structural competitiveness’? The main finding here is that the quality properties of economic activity are what matter in the long run, not what countries specialize in. ‘Good specialization’ in the short and medium run can bring spectacular improvement in performance and in competitiveness. The analysis is based on structural data from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The paper tries to discover whether and how structural changes in these countries match global tendencies.

Keywords: structural change; competitiveness; analysis; economic activity; CEE countries; global tendencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2005-04
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