<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A high level of competitiveness is the goal of every economic entity, whether individuals, companies, regions or nations. This paper discusses the issue of national competitiveness, which can be further divided into non-measurable and measurable input and output indicators. Output indicators are analysed in this paper, among which are a degree of openness, export performance, transformational performance and relative power of specialization. The aim is to find the relations among these indicators in the selected EU countries that form the Visegrad Group Plus, namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Slovenia. These linkages have been tested by a panel regression model during the period 1995 to 2015. Strong impact of all indicators on export performance was assumed. However, this hypothesis was proved only partially, namely regarding the influence of openness degree and transformational performance on the export performance in period fixed effects.</p></abstract>

A high level of competitiveness is the goal of every economic entity, whether individuals, companies, regions or nations. This paper discusses the issue of national competitiveness, which can be further divided into non-measurable and measurable input and output indicators. Output indicators are analysed in this paper, among which are a degree of openness, export performance, transformational performance and relative power of specialization. The aim is to find the relations among these indicators in the selected EU countries that form the Visegrad Group Plus, namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Slovenia. These linkages have been tested by a panel regression model during the period 1995 to 2015. Strong impact of all indicators on export performance was assumed. However, this hypothesis was proved only partially, namely regarding the influence of openness degree and transformational performance on the export performance in period fixed effects.

Influence of National Competitiveness Indicators on the Export Performance of the Visegrad Group Plus Countries

School of Business Administration in Karvina

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A high level of competitiveness is the goal of every economic entity, whether individuals, companies, regions or nations. This paper discusses the issue of...

Influence of National Competitiveness Indicators on the Export Performance of the Visegrad Group Plus Countries

Published Online: Apr 16, 2018

Page range: 19 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2018-0002

Keywords
Competitiveness, Determinants of Competitiveness, Panel Regression, Period and Cross Effects, Visegrad Group Plus

© 2018 Ingrid Majerová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of National Competitiveness Indicators on the Export Performance of the Visegrad Group Plus Countries

Published Online: Apr 16, 2018

Page range: 19 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2018-0002

KeywordsCompetitiveness, Determinants of Competitiveness, Panel Regression, Period and Cross Effects, Visegrad Group Plus

© 2018 Ingrid Majerová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Competitiveness, Determinants of Competitiveness, Panel Regression, Period and Cross Effects, Visegrad Group Plus