Research context
Territorial competitiveness cannot be adequately captured by a single economic indicator. It requires a joint examination of economic potential, labour markets, public services and fiscal conditions.
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Doctoral research
Territorial competitiveness and public services
Quantitative investigation of economic potential, labour-market integration, fiscal capacity and public-service provision.
Regional economicsPLS-SEMPublic services
Research question
How are dimensions of territorial competitiveness associated with local public services and economic-fiscal conditions?
Empirical approach
The research combines territorial and institutional data sources, develops multidimensional constructs and estimates structural relationships. It includes PLS-SEM modelling and validation against independent financial indicators.
Interpretation and limitations
A cross-sectional design can identify statistical associations, but cannot by itself establish causality. Reliability and validity of the underlying constructs must be assessed alongside the substantive findings.
Further research
Applied research
Settlement economic structure and fiscal capacity
Developing settlement typologies from business structure data and comparing their municipal financial characteristics.
ClusteringMunicipal financeR
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Regional consumption opportunities and purchasing power
Cross-sectional comparison of consumer basket costs and local income conditions across Hungarian districts.
Cross-sectional analysisPurchasing powerRegional data
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