Azartinių lošimų sektoriaus poveikio Europos šalių ekonominei gerovei vertinimas

Abstract

Gambling, as an activity with externalities, has not received enough scientific attention yet, and the impact of this sector on the country’s economic welfare is not assessed in terms of the sector’s positive and negative factors. The scientific problem – how to assess the gambling sectors’ activity and its impact on the country’s economic welfare. The first chapter of the dissertation analyzes the theoretical aspects of the gambling sector the country’s economic welfare and its evaluation indicators, and the theoretical basis for assessing the impact of the gambling sector on the country’s economic welfare. The second chapter of the dissertation, firstly, sets out the methodological provisions and research logic for assessing the impact of the gambling sector on the country’s economic welfare. Secondly, the indicators for assessing the country’s economic welfare and the methods and indicators for evaluating the gambling sector are analyzed. Thirdly, the selection of methods and indicators for evaluating the impact of the gambling sector on the country’s economic welfare is carried out, and a model for evaluating the impact of the gambling sector on the country’s economic welfare is developed. In the third chapter of the dissertation the comparative analysis of the Lithuanian and European gambling sector and the analysis of the impact of the gambling sector on the economic welfare of European countries is carried out. Analysis of the impact of the gambling sector on unemployment rate, economic growth and average wages is carried out.