ISBN:
9783030939632
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 610 p. 189 illus.)
Series Statement:
Contributions to Economics
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als Emerging European economies after the pandemic
Keywords:
Economic development.
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Economic history.
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Europe—Economic conditions.
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Economic policy.
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International economic relations.
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COVID-19
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Visegrad 4
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Romania
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Bulgaria
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Croatia
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Slovenia
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Sustainable economic growth
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Globalization
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Capital flows
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Innovation
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Capital markets
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EU funds
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Monetary policy
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Public education
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Inequality
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Welfare
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Labour markets
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Social security
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Green economy
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Pension systems
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Osteuropa
;
COVID-19
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Wirtschaftspolitik
;
Einkommensentwicklung
Abstract:
Convergence to the Centre -- Financial Markets: Banks Capital Markets -- Firm Size, Productivity, EU-Funds and Corruption -- Labour Markets: Structural Characteristics and the Impact of Two Crises -- Transport and Mobility -- Monetary, Macroprudential, and Fiscal Policy -- Green Economy: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability -- Health and Social Security -- Aging and Pension Systems -- Public Education -- Research & Development and Higher Education -- Inequality and Welfare.
Abstract:
This edited volume examines the development path of eight Central and Eastern European countries with an overlapping historical background that joined the European Union between 2004 and 2013, and identifies the main similarities and differences between the countries concerned. Based on wide comparative data analysis of Bulgaria, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, each chapter in the volume provides detailed information about the state of the economy in a specific area preceding the pandemic shock. The book offers a detailed snapshot of the state of the different areas of the economy, starting from the time when the countries concerned came out of the 2008 financial crisis, up to the date when COVID-19 hit. Further, each chapter analyzes the effects of this unprecedented shock on a particular field, which is followed by highlighting the main problems the countries are facing at present and in the near future, together with identifying the available policy options. Finally, before concluding and making general and country-specific policy recommendations, some thoughts will be given to longer-term prospects. More specifically, the question of how the subject area could contribute to avoiding the "middle-income-trap" that this region may be facing will be addressed. The comprehensive approach makes this volume a must-read for scholars and students of economics, as well as policy decision-makers in Europe, interested in a better understanding of the region's economic development.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-93963-2
