期刊名称：Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy
印刷版ISSN：1689-765X
电子版ISSN：2353-3293
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
期号：4
页码：21-43
DOI：10.12775/EQUIL.2014.023
语种：English
出版社：Institute of Economic Research
摘要：The aim of this article is to identify diversity between the EU-15 and the New Members in their implementation of the Lisbon Strategy in the period 2000- 2010. By analyzing a set of structural indicators, we aim to fill a gap in the litera ture: the lack of publications providing complex evaluation of the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy using measurable indicators. Given their suitability for international comparisons, we use two taxonomic methods: Ward’s cluster analy_x005f?sis and the synthetic variable method proposed by Hellwig. The results of our analyses confirm the hypothesis of a large gap between the EU-15 countries and the 12 New Members in the key areas of the Lisbon Strategy. According to rankings given by our taxonomic analyses, a high level of the indica?tors selected is confirmed only for the EU-15 countries and only three New Mem?bers belong to a group presenting the average level of these indicators. This study demonstrates a need for a significant intensification of the EU cohesion policy, which is one of the main tools for achieving the Lisbon Strategy goals.
关键词：Lisbon targets; European Union; multivariate analysis; structural indicators
