Koncepcja międzynarodowej konkurencyjności – analiza bibliometryczna
The Concept of International Competitiveness: A Bibliometric Approach

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the results of meta-analysis carried out on the basis of bibliometric data of literature on international competitiveness published over the last 70 years and registered in the Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and Econlit databases, using HistCite, Vosviewer and Pajek. The author tries to identify key publications, key authors and main research topics within the international competitiveness concept. Network citation, key-route path method and term co-occurrence method are used in analyzing the evolution of the international competitiveness concept used in the economic literature. The results show that the international competitiveness concept has its roots in imperfect competition models and Krugman’s works were crucial for the development and dissemination of the analyzed concept. The diffusion of knowledge on international competitiveness took place over the theory of international trade, the theory of endogenous economic growth, the achievements of new economic geography and localization theories. Major research topics in literature related to international competitiveness include the impact of environmental regulations, the cost-price relationships, the localization, the human capital and the quality of institutions on the international competitiveness growth. Over the last decade, the importance of the research on the impact of human capital, innovation and institutional environment on improving international competitiveness has grown considerably.

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