Employment in the public sector and its impact on the economic performance of V4 countries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ramp.ase.ro/vol45/45-09.pdf" target="_blank" >http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ramp.ase.ro/vol45/45-09.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/amp/2025.45-09" target="_blank" >10.24818/amp/2025.45-09</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Employment in the public sector and its impact on the economic performance of V4 countries

Original language description

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of public sector employment on the economic performance of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries—the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—over the period from 2010 to 2023. The research specifically focuses on employment in key public service sectors, including public administration, defense, education, healthcare, and social services. These sectors are examined in relation to three fundamental macroeconomic indicators: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Gross Value Added (GVA), and collective government consumption. A quantitative research approach was adopted, utilizing comprehensive data from Eurostat. The methodology includes time series analysis, descriptive statistics, regression and correlation analysis, as well as ANOVA tests to assess the statistical significance of the observed relationships. The findings reveal a consistently strong and positive correlation between the number of public sector employees and the selected macroeconomic indicators across all four countries. This suggests that public sector employment plays a significant role in supporting and potentially enhancing economic performance. The study addresses a notable research gap, as most existing literature tends to focus on national-level analyses and often overlooks the broader, comparative perspective. Furthermore, the role of the public sector as a direct contributor to economic value creation is frequently underrepresented in economic discourse. By offering a cross-country comparison, this research contributes a novel viewpoint on how public employment influences economic outcomes. In addition, the study lays the groundwork for future research, particularly in exploring how ongoing trends such as digitalization and the integration of artificial intelligence may reshape employment structures and productivity within the public sector. These developments could have profound implications for both employment policy and economic strategy in the V4 region.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Administratie si Management Public

ISSN

1583-9583

e-ISSN

2559-6489

Volume of the periodical

2025

Issue of the periodical within the volume

45

Country of publishing house

RO - ROMANIA

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

161-173

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105024713044