Comparison of international competitiveness of selected European economies

Krepitev konkurenčnosti gospodarstva je ena izmed prednostnih nalog za doseganje dolgoročnega razvoja države. Proučili smo koncept mednarodne konkurenčnosti po različnih avtorjih in ekonomskih šolah ter izpostavili ključne dejavnike pri doseganju le-te. Ocenjevanje konkurenčnosti držav smo preučili po metodologijah WEF in IMD ter pri tem izpostavili njuno problematiko. Ugotovili smo, da je pojem konkurenčnosti države pojasnjen heterogeno, velikokrat je opredeljen teoretično in metodološko različno. V diplomskem delu smo analizirali tudi pet različnih evropskih držav, in sicer na podlagi različnih parcialnih indikatorjev konkurenčnosti v obdobju od leta 2008 do 2019. Na podlagi statističnih podatkov smo identificirali konkurenčne prednosti izbranih evropskih gospodarstev in v nadaljevanju izpostavili izzive za ekonomsko politiko.One of the key priorities in achieving a long-term development of the country is strengthening the competitiveness of its economy. This diploma thesis seeks to address the concept of international competitiveness by taking into account different authors and economic schools, and it highlights the key factors in achieving international competitiveness. We examined the competitiveness of different countries using the WEF and IMD assessment methodologies while at the same time the shortcomings and limitations of the two methodologies in question were exposed as well. It was established that the concept of competitiveness is explained heterogeneously and is often defined only theoretically and by using various different methodologies. This thesis also examines five different European countries on the basis of various partial indicators of competitiveness in the period between 2008 and 2019. Based on the statistical data, we identified the competitive advantages of the selected European economies and outlined the challenges related to their economic policies