Energy Security and Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector: Comparative Analysis of the Visegrad Group Countries

Sadowski, Adam; Kowalska, Magdalena; Misztal, Anna; Gniadkowska-Szymańska, Agata; Piotrowska-Piątek, Agnieszka; Starzyńska, Dorota; Engelseth, Per

dc.contributor.author	Sadowski, Adam
dc.contributor.author	Kowalska, Magdalena
dc.contributor.author	Misztal, Anna
dc.contributor.author	Gniadkowska-Szymańska, Agata
dc.contributor.author	Piotrowska-Piątek, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.author	Starzyńska, Dorota
dc.contributor.author	Engelseth, Per
dc.date.accessioned	2026-04-02T08:37:09Z
dc.date.available	2026-04-02T08:37:09Z
dc.date.issued	2026-03-30
dc.identifier.issn	1508-2008
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57949
dc.description.abstract	A sustainable energy sector is crucial for a country’s stable and environmentally friendly socioeconomic development. Economic security (ES), the basis for the functioning of the state, is one of the major factors affecting the development. The objective of this article is to examine how ES influenced the sustainable development of the energy sector in the Visegrad Group countries, i.e., Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Czechia, over the period spanning from 2008 to 2020. To evaluate a meaningful relationship between the indicators (p < 0.05), we used correlation coefficients, the ordinary least squares method, and the seemingly unrelated regression model. The findings indicate that ES impacts the sustainable development of the energy sector, where positive results can be achieved by implementing coordinated macroeconomic policies. Green energy sources and renewable energy are crucial in this process.	en
dc.description.abstract	Zrównoważony rozwój sektora energetycznego ma kluczowe znaczenie dla stabilnego i zrównoważonego rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego kraju, w harmonii z ochroną środowiska naturalnego. Jednym z czynników wpływających na jego poziom jest bezpieczeństwo ekonomiczne, które jest podstawą funkcjonowania państwa. Głównym celem artykułu jest ocena wpływu bezpieczeństwa ekonomicznego na zrównoważony rozwój sektora energetycznego w krajach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej, czyli w Czechach, na Węgrzech, w Polsce i na Słowacji, w latach 2008–2020. Aby ocenić statystycznie istotną zależność między wskaźnikami (p < 0,05), wykorzystano współczynniki korelacji, metodę najmniejszych kwadratów oraz model SUR. Wyniki badań wskazują, że bezpieczeństwo ekonomiczne ma wpływ na zrównoważony rozwój sektora energetycznego. Zaleca się koordynację polityki makroekonomicznej w celu osiągnięcia pozytywnych rezultatów w sektorze energetycznym. Energia odnawialna i zielone źródła energii mogą odegrać tutaj kluczową rolę.	pl
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe;1	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subject	energy sector	en
dc.subject	sustainable development	en
dc.subject	economic security	en
dc.subject	sektor energetyczny	pl
dc.subject	zrównoważony rozwój	pl
dc.subject	bezpieczeństwo ekonomiczne	pl
dc.title	Energy Security and Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector: Comparative Analysis of the Visegrad Group Countries	en
dc.title.alternative	Bezpieczeństwo energetyczne i zrównoważony rozwój sektora energetycznego – analiza na przykładzie krajów Grupy Wyszehradzkiej	pl
dc.type	Article
dc.page.number	37-55
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Sadowski, Adam - University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, Lodz, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Kowalska, Magdalena - University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Lodz, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Misztal, Anna - University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Lodz, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Gniadkowska-Szymańska, Agata - University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Lodz, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Piotrowska-Piątek, Agnieszka - Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Management and Computer Modelling, Kielce, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Starzyńska, Dorota - University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, Lodz, Poland	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Engelseth, Per - UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2082-6737
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	Sadowski, Adam - adam.sadowski@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Kowalska, Magdalena - magdalena.kowalska@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Misztal, Anna - anna.misztal@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Gniadkowska-Szymańska, Agata - agata.gniadkowska@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Piotrowska-Piątek, Agnieszka - apiotrowska@tu.kielce.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Starzyńska, Dorota - dorota.starzynska@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Engelseth, Per - per.engelseth@uit.no
dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/1508-2008.29.02
dc.relation.volume	29

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