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Divergence in the Socioeconomic Development Paths of Hungary and Slovakia

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  • Bartha, Zoltán
  • Szita Tóthné, Klára

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This study aims to provide a comparative analysis of socioeconomic development in Slovakia and Hungary. For this purpose, we use the State of the Future Index (SOFI) to measure and forecast the socioeconomic well-being of both the countries from 1995 to 2015. The SOFI methodology has many characteristics that are in line with the 2009 Stiglitz–Sen–Fitoussi report. We find that during 1995–1999, Slovakia had a higher overall SOFI total, signifying a higher level of well-being; subsequently, however, Hungary pulled ahead between 1999 and 2005, after which Slovakia overtook Hungary yet again. Our predictions suggest that Slovakia will continue to pull ahead in the 2015–2025 period. The areas where Hungary has scope for considerable improvement are life expectancy, GDP per capita, renewable energy resources and CO2 emission and government debt. In some areas, both countries perform poorly: level of corruption and demographic trend. However, Hungary seems to have an advantage in R&D expenditure, unemployment level and voter turnout.

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  • Bartha, Zoltán & Szita Tóthné, Klára, 2016. "Divergence in the Socioeconomic Development Paths of Hungary and Slovakia," MPRA Paper 73942, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Ivana Sikulová & Karol Frank, 2013. "Large-Scale Transformation of Socio-Economic Institutions – Comparative Case Studies on CEECs. Background Paper 1: Comparative Country Study Slovakia. WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 17," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 46872, March.
    2. Bartha, Zoltán & Tóthné Szita, Klára, 2015. "State of the Future Index Results: Hungary," MPRA Paper 65428, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 11 Mar 2015.
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    Keywords

    development path; Hungary; State of the Future Index; Slovakia;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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