Drivers of Regional Competitiveness in the Central European Countries

The examination of regional competitiveness has become a research question of outstanding importance in the Central European post-socialist countries since joining the EU. In our study we will proceed to analyse the competitiveness of 93 NUTS2 level regions of 8 Central European countries with the help of an empirical data base, using multivariable statistical methods. After introducing the database, we are going to investigate into the common revealed competitiveness indicator. Not only revealed competitiveness categories shall be analysed with the help of multivariable statistical procedures, but also the background processes described by the factor analysis and the multivariable linear regression model. Copyright CEEUN 2013