Publication detail

A Modern Industrial Policy for the Czech Republic: Optimizing the Structure of Production

MARKAKI, M. PAPADAKIS, S. PUTNOVÁ, A.

Original Title

A Modern Industrial Policy for the Czech Republic: Optimizing the Structure of Production

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The decreased demand for new vehicles will put pressure on the economy of the Czech Republic, a country deeply integrated into global value chains, as part of global vehicle production. The aim of this research was to define an appropriate industrial policy for the Czech Republic that will ensure that the country maintains its competitive position in the global market. A constrained optimization model was built, based on input–output analysis, to determine the optimal value-added structure and the intersectoral structure of the Czech economy for the country to retain its exporting character. The optimization problem was solved by using a particle swarm optimization algorithm. The results suggest that the optimal industrial policy plan for the country is the structural transformation of production, mainly targeting the development of technologically advanced sectors of manufacturing (such as: chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products; computer, electronic, and optical products; electrical equipment; and machinery and equipment). The suggested restructuring process increased the domestic value-added in gross exports as a share of total exports by 6.77%, creating optimal production capabilities for the economy. The Czech Republic appears to have the potential for the implementation of an industrial policy, avoiding the increasingly vulnerable motor-vehicle sector.

Keywords

structural transformation; input–output analysis; industrial policy; particle swarm optimization; nature-inspired computing; evolutionary computation

Authors

MARKAKI, M.; PAPADAKIS, S.; PUTNOVÁ, A.

Released

30. 10. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2227-7390

Periodical

Mathematics

Year of study

9

Number

23

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

20

Pages count

20

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/23/3095

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203085

BibTex

@article{BUT175102,
  author="Maria {Markaki} and Stelios {Papadakis} and Anna {Putnová}",
  title="A Modern Industrial Policy for the Czech Republic: Optimizing the Structure of Production",
  journal="Mathematics",
  year="2021",
  volume="9",
  number="23",
  pages="1--20",
  doi="10.3390/math9233095",
  issn="2227-7390",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/23/3095"
}