Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe: Ostatnio dodane
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Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities According to Polish and Greek Legislation
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)The paper presents the types of support available to employers who employ individuals with disabilities, as well as opportunities for the disabled to enter the labor market, start a business, and keep it running. The text ... -
The Labor Market in Poland and the Social Responsibility of the State and Business: Comparative Aspects
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)Since the beginning of the transformation of the Polish economy, Many disturbing phenomena have appeared on the labour market in Poland. This paper points out to several of them, namely: 1) inconsistency in respecting the ... -
CO2 Emissions in the Visegrad Group Countries and the European Union Climate Policy
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time and several policies trying to mitigate this negative phenomenon have been implemented. The reduction of GHG emissions along with the improvement in energy ... -
Mercosur – a Comparison of Four Member Countries on the Basis of Selected Economic Indicators
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)The aim of this paper is to present how countries can be compared on the basis of the development of selected macroeconomic indicators. The economic similarity of the four founding Mercosur countries (i.e., Argentina, ... -
Eco-innovation and International Competitiveness of Enterprises Results for European Union Member States
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)Intensive global warming, declining natural resources, and pollution are the factors influencing the wider debate about what creates a “green economy.” Taking the above into account, the purpose of this paper is to present ... -
Comparative Studies of National Business Cultures in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: the Basics for Improving International Entrepreneurship in Poland and Ukraine
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)Based on the work of Hofstede, Trompenaars, Lewis, and Rapaille, the founders of the theory of national business cultures and comparative economic studies, the characteristics of corresponding scientific areas are identified: ... -
The European Union’s Screening Framework for Foreign Direct Investment: Consequences for External Relations
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-03-30)The Lisbon Treaty gives the European Union (EU) institutions new external competences, including foreign direct investment (FDI) in the common trade policy. Using these competences the European Commission formulated a ... -
Education Level and Income Disparities: Implications for Financial Inclusion through Mobile Money Adoption in South Africa
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)Financial inclusion has recently become an issue of concern the world over for governments, policymakers, non‑governmental organizations (NGOs), and financial and non‑financial institutions alike. McKinnon (1973) and Shaw ... -
The Zombie Phenomenon in Banking and Business: a Comparative Analysis and the Origin of the Institutional Problem
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)The research presents an investigation of the zombie phenomenon in banking and business. The main goals are as follows: to reveal the consequences of the threatening dynamics of nonperforming loans for the states of Central ... -
Do Remittances Enhance Financial Development in Transitional Markets?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)The paper explored (1) the impact of remittances on financial development and (2) whether the interaction between remittances and human capital development had an influence on financial development in transitional economies ... -
Regional Aspects of the Development of Clustering in the Dairy Branch
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)In this paper, we study the classical and modern approaches to the formation of regional agro‑industrial clusters. In the current market conditions, the creation of a cluster based on the existing regional infrastructure ... -
The Role of China’s Exchange Rate on the Trade Balance of Sub‑Saharan Africa: a Gravity Model Approach
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)This study seeks to investigate theimpactof China’sexchange rate onthe trade balance of 41 Sub‑aharan African countries for the period from 1994 to 2016. Using an augmented gravity model, the grouped and ungrouped results ... -
Is It the Natural Rate Hypothesis or the Hysteresis Hypothesis for Unemployment Rates in Newly Industrialized Economies?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)The focus of our study is on determining whether unemployment rates in 8 New Industrialized Economies conform to the natural rate hypothesis or the hysteresis hypothesis. To this end, we employ a variety of unit of unit ... -
A Gravity Model Approach towards Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade with SAARC Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)This research paper attempts to estimate the bilateral trade of Pakistan with SAARC countries using a gravity model of trade. This panel study covers the period from 2003 to 2016. The empirical results are obtained through ... -
Productivity Performance of the Service Sectors in European Union Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-12-30)Economic development has resulted in structural transformation towards economies based on services, which has raised some concerns about the limited opportunities for sustaining productivity growth. The aim of this paper ... -
The Adaptive Market Hypothesis and the Day‑of‑the‑Week Effect in African Stock Markets: the Markov Switching Model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)In line with the Adaptive Market Hypothesis (AMH), the objective of this study is to investigate how the day‑of‑the‑week (DOW) effect behaves under different bull and bear market conditions in African stock markets, and ... -
The Role of Exchange Rates in the Stock Price Development of Chemical Companies in the Visegrad Four Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)The aim of the paper is to evaluate the effect of exchange rates on the stock prices of companies in the chemical industry listed on the stock exchanges in the Visegrad Four countries. The empirical analysis was performed ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Fiscal Policy Changes in Selected European Union Countries outside the Eurozone
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)The aim of this article is to investigate the fiscal policy changes in six Central and Eastern European countries outside the Eurozone: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The analysis covers ... -
The Attitudes of the European Union and China Towards Foreign Direct Investment: Implications for Bilateral Relations
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)The aim of this paper is to discuss new trends that have occurred in the policies of the EU and China towards foreign direct investment (FDI), to examine some implications of the EU‑China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment ... -
Bank Capital and Profitability: An Empirical Study of South African Commercial Banks
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)Bank capital is a principal aspect of regulation and will determine how long a bank remains in business from a regulatory point of view. Prior research on the relationship between capital and profitability has largely ...