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Emerging models of patchwork capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe: empirical results of subspace clustering


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Convergence to Western European models of CEE11 countries across six institutional areas, 2005–2014

Clusters as identified with the ORCLUS algorithmContinental cluster (with Germany)Mediterranean cluster (with Italy or Spain but not Germany)Anglo-Saxon cluster (with UK but not Germany)Nordic cluster (with Sweden but not Germany and UK)
Institutional area
Product market competitionConvergence: 10Convergence: 7
Divergence: 1Divergence: 4
Labor market and industrialConvergence: 6Convergence: 5
relationsDivergence: 5Divergence: 6
Financial intermediationConvergence: 9Convergence: 7
Divergence: 2Divergence: 4
Social protectionConvergence: 5Convergence: 5
Divergence: 6Divergence: 6
Knowledge sectorConvergence: 5Convergence: 11Convergence: 11
Divergence: 6Divergence: 0Divergence: 0
Housing marketConvergence: 10Convergence: 9Convergence: 11
Divergence: 1Divergence: 2Divergence: 0

Status of the Amablean models of capitalism in the light of subspace clustering results

Institutional areaAnglo-Saxon cluster (with UK)Nordic cluster (with Sweden)Mediterranean cluster (with Italy)Continental European cluster (not internally coherent)
Product market competitionNoNoYesYes
Labor market and industrial relationsYesNoNoYes
Financial intermediationYesNoNoYes
Social protectionNoYesNoYes
Knowledge sectorYesNoYesYes
Housing marketNot applicable

Clusters identified in the EU25 countries in six institutional areas, 2014

Institutional areaCluster 1Cluster 2Cluster 3Cluster 4
Product market competitionDE, ES, SE, UK, AT, BE, DK, FI, FR, NL, EE, HU, LV, LT, ROIT, GR, SIIE, SK, PL, HRPT, CZ, BG
Labor market and industrial relationsDE, BE, IT, SE, DK, ES, FR, NL, AT, FIUK, IEGR, PT, HR, CZ, PL, SIBG, EE, HU, LV, LT, RO, SK
Financial intermediationDE, AT, BE, FI, FR, GR, IE, IT, PT, BG, HR, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, PL, RO, SK, SIUK, ES, SE, DK, NL
Social protectionDE, IT, UK, BE, IE, GR, ES, FR, NL, AT, PT, FI, HR, SISE, DKBG, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, PL, RO, SK
Knowledge sectorDE, SE, AT, DK, FI, NLUK, BE, FR, IEIT, SIBG, CZ, EE, HR, LV, LT, HU, PL, RO, SK, GR, ES, PT
Housing marketDE, AT, FRUK, SE, BE, DK, IE, NL, FIES, GR, PT, EEBG, HR, CZ, HU, IT, LV, LT, PL, RO, SK, SI

Closest models of Western European capitalism for CEE11 countries

Institutional areaBulgariaCroatiaCzechiaEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaPolandRomaniaSlovakiaSlovenia
Product market competitionDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEIT
Labor market and industrial relationsDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDE
Financial intermediationDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDE
Social protectionDEDEDESESESEDEDESEDEDE
Knowledge sectorUKITITITDEITITITITITIT
Housing marketITITITITUKITITITITITIT

Stylized picture of CEE11 capitalism, 2014

Institutional areaDistinct cluster for CEE11 countriesNumber of outliersNumber of EU14 countries in the CEE11 cluster
Product market competitionNoN/AN/A
Labor market and industrial relationsYes4 (HR, CZ, PL, SI)2 (GR, PT)
Financial intermediationNoN/AN/A
Social protectionYes2 (HR, SI)0
Knowledge sectorYes1 (SI)3 (GR, PT, ES)
Housing marketYes1 (EE)1 (IT)