Regional inequalities within the Visegrad group over the years 2000–2018

György Iván Neszmélyi; Sergey Vinogradov; Henrietta Nagy

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.29.1.01

Authors

György Iván Neszmélyi Budapest Business School, University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism, Department of Commerce, Alkotmány Street 9-11, 1054 Budapest, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-5403
Sergey Vinogradov Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Economic Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, Gödöllő, H-2100 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6242-3063
Henrietta Nagy Kodolányi János University, Department of Business and Management, Frangepán str. 50-56, 1139 Budapest, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-9926

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.29.1.01

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Keywords:

regional inequality, national-level inequality, Visegrad group, Theil-index

Abstract

In the present study the authors examined the spatial disparities of the Visegrad four countries to see whether the lasting cooperation of the four countries resulted in harmonious economic development or increasing gaps between the years 2000 and 2018. Based on the research results it can be concluded that regional disparities between core and periphery regions of V4 countries still have not been eliminated to a significant extent. Despite the fact that the Visegrad Group has been in the EU for 18 years, the catching-up of its regions occurred with various speed, and no harmonised development can be observed within the Group.

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