Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe: Recent submissions
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Empirical Assessment of Inflation Targeting (Analysis of Selected Economic Statistics)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)Inflation Targeting (IT) is used by about 30 countries (both developed and developing countries) around the world, and the number of countries was said to increase (IMF 2005). IT strategy was created as a way of getting ... -
Convergence and Disparities in European Industrial Relations
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)The aim of the article is to present the areas of the greatest convergence and disparities in industrial relations in the EU. This paper also aims to identify the causes of such situations and to determine the influence ... -
Market Analysis of Textile Products Protecting Against UV Radiation (Used for Equipping Interiors, Construction and in Protective Clothing)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)The aim of this article is to present the results of our analysis of the European market in the field of protective textile products, based on the EUROSTAT database and our own research. The market volumes of curtains and ... -
Poland’s Energy Security in Light of a Statistical Analysis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)In the research on Poland’s energy security compared to the European Union, data clustering was carried out according to the following methods: the Ward method, the full bond (furthest neighbourhood) method, analysis using ... -
Comparison of R&D Expenditures in Selected Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)This paper analyzes the level of innovation expenditures and R&D fund sources in selected countries of the world in the period of 2000 - 2010. The issues presented indicate significant differences between the discussed ... -
Changes in Intra-industry Competitiveness of the New Member States (EU-10) Economies During the Crisis, the Years 2009-2011
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)This paper aims to present the main results of our analysis of changes in the trade flows of the examined countries in the initial years after the accession (2003-2008), and subsequently during the crisis (2009-2011). It ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance. Theoretical and Empirical Aspects
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules on the financial performance of companies. In a theoretical part the author analyses selected economic theories that might justify ... -
The Effect of the Financial Crisis on the Taxation of Consumption, Labour, and Capital in the European Union
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)4. For the purpose of this paper we used statistics prepared according to the methodology adopted by the European Commission, published in “Taxation trends in the European Union”, Eurostat 2012. -
The Impact of Global Recession on Earnings and Income Inequality in Visegrad Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-11-02)This paper analyses the consequences of the economic downturn for employment, earnings and income inequality in Visegrad countries. It draws on both theoretical and practical evidence of the impact of the recession on ... -
Measuring the Performance of Local Government Entities and Analysis of their Managers’ and Personnel’s Information Needs in the Context of New Public Management
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)This article fits into the scope of world research on the implementations of the NPM concept and uses New Institutional Economy to better understand the implementation of management accounting in the public sector. -
Active Labour Market Programmes in Poland Between 2005 and 2010
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)An active labour market policy plays an important role in a situation characterized by high structural unemployment. Efficiently applied instruments of an active labour market policy can reduce this unemployment. Therefore, ... -
Regional Development Based on Environmental Competitive Advantages – A Comparative Analysis of Polish Voivodships
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)This article presents an assessment of the environmental competitiveness of Polish regions in the years 2004 and 2012. For the purposes of analysis, 26 indices of the condition and protection of the environment and also ... -
CEFTA as a Proven Path to Accession to the European Union
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)This article constitutes an attempt to assess the main effects of the implementation of CEFTA on the functioning of its member states as well as their further integration as Member States of the EU. It also presents the ... -
Chile Fiscal Policy Management
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)A budget surplus arises in a country when the total revenue earnings surpass expenditures in a particular financial year. Having a budget surplus is very important in the sense that it brings about a decrease in the net ... -
What Do We Know about the Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and Firms?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)This article is the first comprehensive literature review concerning the internationalization of countries and firms from Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). The study covers 42articles published during the ... -
Foreign Direct Investment Between Asian Developing Countries and the EU Member States: The Role of Integration Processes
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-08-17)This article discusses the conditions surrounding the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) between the developing countries of Asia (East Asia, South-East Asia, Southern Asia, and Western Asia) and the countries with ... -
Institutional Changes in Financial Systems of Poland and the Czech Republic
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-04-30)Over the past 23 years the financial sectors in both Poland and the Czech Republic have changed beyond recognition. The process of transformation was a tough and challenging task in both countries. There were significant ... -
Theoretical Aspects of Collective Decision Making - Survey of the Economic Literature
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-04-30)The article aims at surveying the economic literature related to collective decision making. In order to do so it proposes a coherent framework allowing for a structured analysis of the factors influencing the works of a ... -
Convergence of Regional Human Development Indexes in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-04-30)The subject of convergence became popular in Poland upon its accession to the EU in 2004. Since then Poland has been a beneficiary of the cohesion policy - a regional policy of the European Union aimed at increasing the ... -
Employee Participation in Profit and Ownership – Impact on Work Efficiency
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-04-30)The purpose of this paper is to present selected views and attitudes toward the relationship between employee participation and company results. The theoretical view and empirical research both indicate that after many ...