Convergence of selected economic indicators in regional development in the European Union

Bc. Karel Tomšík

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The master thesis deals with the topic of convergence of selected economic indicators in regional development in the European Union. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the economic convergence among the regions at the NUTS 2 level in the period 2015-2019 and the subsequent analysis of selected indicators influencing this process. The master thesis contains the theoretical basis of regional development and regional policy with a focus on the regional policy of the European Union. In the practical part, the thesis uses statistical methods to analyse convergence between regions in the European Union. Specifically, it is beta-convergence and sigma-convergence to calculate economic convergence and cluster analysis to identify trends affecting certain groups of regions. The synthesis of the results points to the fact that economic convergence among the regions occurs, but with significant differences among the groups of regions defined in the cluster analysis.

Keywords

convergence, European Union, regional development, statistical analysis

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 3. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Tomáš Hlavsa, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management