Socio-economic welfare in UE countries
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Dobrobyt społeczno-ekonomiczny w krajach UE w warunkach pokryzysowych
Socio-economic welfare in UE countries after crisis conditions

Author(s): Anna Śleszyńska-Świderska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: socio-economic welfare; standard of living; welfare measurement; EU ranking; cluster analysis

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to analyze and give an opinion about the changes in the EU countries welfare in the context of the post-crisis situation. The following research methods were used to achieve the goal: literature studies, static ordering and cluster analysis. The main source of data used in the study was the EUROSTAT database, as well as reports and websites related to the welfare measures used in the article, such as GDP per capita, Human Development Index and Happy Planet Index. The subject of research in the article are the EU countries, and the subject of research is their socio-economic welfare. On the basis of the analysis, we can conclude that in the post-crisis situation in EU countries, there have been undoubtedly changes, that in different countries had varied strength and direction. The welfare gap among EU countries increased slightly and there was a general increase in welfare diversification among EU countries. In addition, in quantitative terms of welfare, there were less noticeable changes than in qualitative terms of welfare.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 489
  • Page Range: 427-437
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish