Institute of Economic Research
Topic
The future competitiveness of the EU a Slovak economies.
PhD. program
Economics
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
prof. Ing. Juraj Sipko, PhD., MBA.
Contact:
Receiving school
Národohospodárska fakulta EU
Annotation
The main driver of the decrease in economic growth in the EU in the last two decades is low productivity. The European economy has been gradually losing its positioning in the international market due to a low productivity level, which has led to lower competitiveness and lower economic growth in comparison with the US and some new emerging market economies. Therefore, the decision-making bodies on the EU level as well as on the national level should adopt a comprehensive strategy on the way towards sustainable and resilient economic growth. Since there is a relative lack of financial resources in public finance, a completion of the financial union, i.e., both the capital market union and the banking union is of paramount importance. In addition, it will be necessary to provide a broad based analysis of the EU economy in line with the current unprecendented geo-economic fragmentation and its impact on the competitiveness of the EU economy as a whole.