Velichka Nikolova
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY OF EU MEMBER STATES: A CLUSTER ANALYSIS
Summary:
The aim of this article is to perform a cluster analysis of the EU member states in terms of their public debt sustainability. To this end, the existing theoretical constructs related to the concept of debt sustainability were reviewed in to determine the advantages and disadvantages of certain indicators for assessing debt sustainability. In the course of the research, the methodological grounds of the analysis were defined and the countries were grouped into four clusters.
