Evaluation of Social Protection Performance in EU Countries: Multiple-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

Marković, Milan; Stanković, Jelena J.; Digkoglou, Panagiota; Marjanović, Ivana

doi:10.35784/pe.2022.2.13

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Evaluation of Social Protection Performance in EU Countries: Multiple-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

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Marković Milan , Stanković Jelena J. , Digkoglou Panagiota , Marjanović Ivana

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10.35784/pe.2022.2.13

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Ocena skuteczności ochrony socjalnej w krajach UE: Wielokryterialna analiza decyzji (MCDA)

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The paper aims to rank European Union (EU) countries according to the composite index, which uses selected social protection indicators from the relevant database at EU level – Eurostat. The total score of social performance for 2020 was determined using the CRITIC-TOPSIS framework. The study showed that Austria, Luxembourg and Germany, respectively, had the best level of social protection, while Latvia, Romania and Spain were at the bottom, as the countries with the worst values of indicators. The importance of research is reflected in the fact that the social component of sustainable development is still not sufficiently researched, especially when it comes to the application of multi-criteria analysis methods in the empirical analysis of social sustainability. In this regard, depending on the obtained performance values, socio-economic policymakers can redesign existing measures and programs, as well as the amounts of social transfers to certain EU member states. The authors expect that the results of the study will help build higher social standards and well-being in the EU.

Słowa kluczowe

social sustainability social protection socio-economic indicators poverty unemployment CRITIC-TOPSIS method EU countries

zrównoważoność społeczna ochrona socjalna wskaźniki społeczno-ekonomiczne ubóstwo bezrobocie metoda CRITIC-TOPSIS kraje UE

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Lublin University of Technology

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Problemy Ekorozwoju

Rocznik

2022

Tom

Vol. 17, nr 2

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124--132

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Bibliogr. 42 poz., tab.

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Marković Milan

markovicmilan89@gmail.com

University of Niš, Innovation Centre, Univerzitetski trg 2, 18000 Niš, Serbia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9617-6697

autor

Stanković Jelena J.

jelena.stankovic@eknfak.ni.ac.rs

University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Trg kralja Aleksa IMCSAdra Ujedinitelja 11, 18000 Niš, Serbia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-9861

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Digkoglou Panagiota

gdigkoglou@uom.edu.gr

University of Macedonia, Egnatia 156, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia 546 36, Greece

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-5136

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Marjanović Ivana

ivana.veselinovic@eknfak.ni.ac.rs

University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Trg kralja Aleksandra Ujedinitelja 11, 18000 Niš, Serbia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0467

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).

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