Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015

The purpose of this paper is to appoint the causality between economic activity in the sector of distributive trade and the economic growth of 28 European Union nations. Specifically, it examines the impact of changes in turnover per employee in the distributive trade sector in EU member states on t...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Sokolov Mladenović, Igor Mladenović, Djordje Ćuzović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Business Economics and Management
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Online Access:https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/9857
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author Svetlana Sokolov Mladenović
Igor Mladenović
Djordje Ćuzović
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Igor Mladenović
Djordje Ćuzović
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description The purpose of this paper is to appoint the causality between economic activity in the sector of distributive trade and the economic growth of 28 European Union nations. Specifically, it examines the impact of changes in turnover per employee in the distributive trade sector in EU member states on the tangible economic growth rate. The determination to adopt this approach stems from the fact that existing studies mainly explore indirect relationship between economic activities in distributive trade and economic development, with less focus on the direct impact of distributive trade on economic growth. The paper utilizes information for the period from 2008 to 2015. The research relies on multiple regression model, with the Hausman test its robustness. The results indicate that a hike in turnover per employee in the distributive trade sector by 10 euros per year in one EU member state increases its real economic growth rate by 0.15% in that same year. The significance of the made results is reflected in the fact that the survey takes into account the last economic crisis, and highlights negative effects of final consumption expenditure of general government % GDP on the tangible economic growth rate in EU member states.
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spelling doaj.art-35e596959d5046dda339291a546db1492022-12-21T23:18:32ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Business Economics and Management1611-16992029-44332019-04-0120310.3846/jbem.2019.9857Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015Svetlana Sokolov Mladenović0Igor Mladenović1Djordje Ćuzović2Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Niš, SerbiaFaculty of Economics, University of Niš, Niš, SerbiaBusiness School of Economics, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe purpose of this paper is to appoint the causality between economic activity in the sector of distributive trade and the economic growth of 28 European Union nations. Specifically, it examines the impact of changes in turnover per employee in the distributive trade sector in EU member states on the tangible economic growth rate. The determination to adopt this approach stems from the fact that existing studies mainly explore indirect relationship between economic activities in distributive trade and economic development, with less focus on the direct impact of distributive trade on economic growth. The paper utilizes information for the period from 2008 to 2015. The research relies on multiple regression model, with the Hausman test its robustness. The results indicate that a hike in turnover per employee in the distributive trade sector by 10 euros per year in one EU member state increases its real economic growth rate by 0.15% in that same year. The significance of the made results is reflected in the fact that the survey takes into account the last economic crisis, and highlights negative effects of final consumption expenditure of general government % GDP on the tangible economic growth rate in EU member states.https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/9857distributive tradeservice sectorretailwholesaleeconomic growtheconomic development
spellingShingle Svetlana Sokolov Mladenović
Igor Mladenović
Djordje Ćuzović
Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
Journal of Business Economics and Management
distributive trade
service sector
retail
wholesale
economic growth
economic development
title Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
title_full Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
title_fullStr Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
title_full_unstemmed Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
title_short Distributive trade and economic growth: EU28 evidence for the period 2008-2015
title_sort distributive trade and economic growth eu28 evidence for the period 2008 2015
topic distributive trade
service sector
retail
wholesale
economic growth
economic development
url https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/9857
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