What Can Support Cross-Border Cooperation in the Blue Economy? Lessons from Blue Sector Performance Analysis in Estonia and Finland
| Autor: | Maryna Tverdostup, Tiiu Paas, Mariia Chebotareva |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Environmental sciences
Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment cross-border cooperation Geography Planning and Development blue economy economic performance analysis TJ807-830 GE1-350 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1817, p 1817 (2022) Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 3; Pages: 1817 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Cross-border cooperation creates possibilities for improving the economic performance of the economies of different countries and allows for the efficient use of resources by considering sector-specific conditions for cooperation. The objective of this paper is to provide a methodological framework for analysing the economic performance of selected blue sectors, suggesting additional information for the development of cross-border cooperation in two neighbouring countries: Estonia and Finland. The analysis of the economic performance of the selected blue sectors relies on the Amadeus database for both countries, the implementation of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the calculation of partial productivity measures. The results of the study show that, on average, blue sectors report good performance indicators in coastal regions, but there are also some signs of imperfect efficiency. The common pattern of imperfectly efficient blue sectors in both countries is due to an excess of some fixed assets, which convey extra costs for business activities and, to some extent, generate excessive environmental pressures. The special nature of a shared blue economic area between Estonia and Finland stipulates close cross-border cooperation as an important tool to improve the performance of the imperfectly efficient sectors through shared “best practice” operations, technologies, and infrastructures. However, the lack of appropriate cross-border statistical data restricts analytical opportunities and the development of policy recommendations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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