Zsuzsanna Bacsi | Author | SciTechnol | Research Journal of Econ

Zsuzsanna Bacsi Author

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Subjects of specialization
diversity,Ethic fractionalisation,Linguistic fractionalisation,Religious fractionalisation;

Affiliation
Department of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Pannonia, Hungary

Biography

Zsuzsanna Bacsi currently works as a professor at the Dept of Economics, Social Sciences and Rural Development, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely Szent Istv�n, University, Hungary. Zsuzsanna does research in Economics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Regional Development and Tourism.

Publications

Editorial Open Access

Sociocultural Diversity, Competitiveness, Development

Author(s):

Zsuzsanna Bacsi

There is a belief that ethnic or cultural diversity would necessarily bring about difficulties of understanding and cooperation, lower economic performance, less stable economic and social processes and, ultimately a slowdown of economic output. On the other hand, ethnic fractionalisation and the resulting cultural diversity can create a pool of valuable resources comprising knowledge, traditions, skills, customs, that can initiate innovative ideas and creativity. The paper analyses the impacts of ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity on the competitiveness of countries, their income levels, and quality of life. measured by the Global Competitiveness Index. A cross-country multiple regression analysis of 155 countries was done, comparing different diversity indicators and assessing... view more»

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