Analysis of the Western Balkans Territories Using the Index of Economic Freedom

Kašťáková Elena () and Chlebcová Andrea ()
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Kašťáková Elena: Associate Professor, University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce, Department of International Trade, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35Bratislava, Slovakia
Chlebcová Andrea: University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce, Department of International Trade, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35Bratislava

Studia Commercialia Bratislavensia, 2020, vol. 13, issue 46, 320-329

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to assess the current state of economic freedom in the Western Balkans region using the Index of Economic Freedom. From the Western Balkans territories, the best rating in the observed period of 2010 – 2019 is achieved by the Republic of North Macedonia and the worst by Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2020 Index of Economic Freedom, the region belongs to the group of moderately free economies. The investment and business environment of the Western Balkans is at a low level. The reason is poor law enforcement, corruption, organized crime, or the shadow economy.

Keywords: Index of Economic Freedom; investment and business environment; region; Western Balkans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 F19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/stcb-2020-0013

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