The Efficiency of Circular Economies: A Comparison of Visegrád Group Countries

Roman Lacko, Zuzana Hajduová and Marcin Zawada
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Roman Lacko: Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská Cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia
Zuzana Hajduová: Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská Cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia
Marcin Zawada: Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. Armii Krajowej 19 B, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Efficiency of circular economies is one of the most important areas of the improvement of economic growth in a circular way, that is, improving worldwide GDP. The issue of circular economies, namely their efficiency, is a current topic of evidence of many literary sources in the literature. This issue is solved in the conditions of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. The goal of the study is to compare the circular efficiency within the Visegrád Group and efficiency of Visegrád Group countries to the European Union 28 average. Data envelopment analysis slack-based models are implemented to evaluate the output efficiencies of the selected subjects. Truncated regression is used to measure the impact of selected indicators on circular efficiency. The Visegrád Group countries are not among the most advanced in terms of recycling and the use of the circular economy, which was confirmed by this research. However, developments suggest significant improvements. The significance of this research lies in several benefits. One of the benefits is the perception of regional differences and the setting of EU cluster policies at the regional level. The idea of changing inputs is very significant since the outputs are oriented to the recycling rates of materials and waste. This research has shown that a higher level of GDP does not necessarily mean a higher level of efficiency of the circular economy.

Keywords: circular economy; DEA; visegrád group; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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