ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE V4 COUNTRIES

The main purpose of this study is to examine the economic effects of COVID-19. The paper focuses on economic effects V4 countries and the effects of the epidemic. We provide an overview of the effects of the epidemic itself. We outline the emergence, spread, and measures taken of the epidemic not only in the V4s but worldwide. We used secondary data in our research to examine the most important economic impacts and economic indicators. Furthermore, we also examine the countries of the V4s (Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic) and analyse the problem separately using the researched data. The main research area of the paper is the development of GDP and unemployment in the V4s in the light of COVID-19. Finally, we formulate the conclusions and outline the main points of possible future researches along the economic impacts of COVID-19.