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Structural problems of the Czech economy

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  • Marek Loužek
  • Jan SkopeČek

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The aim of this article is to examine the structural causes of stagnation of the Czech economy. The first part shows the decline of the Czech economy as a medium-term problem. The second part analyses the structural causes of the decline of the Czech economy: high public spending, government regulation, subsidies and instability of the legal system. The third part discusses the external factors of the development of the Czech economy.

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  • Marek Loužek & Jan SkopeČek, 2015. "Structural problems of the Czech economy," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(2), pages 233-246, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:27:y:2015:i:2:p:233-246
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2015.1026697
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