Original article Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth

A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE BULGARIAN ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

Ivanka Stoycheva - Thracian University - Stara Zagora
Stoyan Totev - Economic Research Institute аt BAS
Grigor Sariyski - Economic Research Institute аt BAS
Received: 10 Jun 2022
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Issue 4/2016
JEL O57 O49
DOI https://doi.org/10.56497/etj1661401

Abstract

The paper provides an economic interpretation of the assessments of the level of competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy presented in official international studies. The key factors for the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy have been analyzed. They are ranked in comparison with other countries. The dynamics of these factors are traced before and after the economic crisis. Special attention is paid to the impact of the geoeconomic factor on the comparative economic competitiveness – what is the geoeconomics specificity and what impact has on the economic development of Bulgaria. Some conclusions about the Bulgarian competitiveness are made based on the results of the study; pointing out certain opportunities for increase.

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