Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe: Recent submissions
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The European Union as a Global Economic Power
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-09-24)The aim of this study is to evaluate the EU economic position in 1995–2014 as well as the prospective growth potential in the global dimension up to 2025. The subject of the research is real and projected data including: ... -
Competitiveness of the New European Union Member States in International Trade in Knowledge-intensive Business Services
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-09-24)The paper uses the WTO database. The analyzed period covers the years 2000–2013, because data on particular categories of ‘Other business services’ have been available only since 2000. The analysis refers to the 12 countries ... -
Inherent Agency Conflict Built into the Auditor Remuneration Model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)This paper provides a model for audit market interventions. The study asks whether interventions in the audit market result in excessive premiums at the cost of quality and independence. The model was tested based on a ... -
Transaction Costs and Export Intensification – The Cases of Poland and Hungary
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The purpose of this paper is to explain if and how foreign sales are affected by the level of transaction costs within industries in Poland and Hungary. The main hypotheses reflect the potential correlation for different ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Initiatives and Adaptation Measures to Climate Change Undertaken in Poland and Western Europe
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The analysis of the main initiatives for adaptation to climate change in selected countries of Western Europe and Poland relate to key issues mentioned in the strategic documents of the European Commission. In the United ... -
Comparative Study of the Role of Institutions in Shaping Inventive Activity in Mid-Range Emerging Economies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of institutions on national rates of inventive activity. Invention, part of the innovation process, is acknowledged as one of the driving forces behind economic ... -
The Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Financial Performance – Evidence from Empirical Studies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The aim of this article is to examine correlations between CSR and financial corporate performance, based on empirical studies conducted by other authors in different countries. In total, the analysis comprises 53 studies ... -
Integration Processes in the Global Economy: Current State and Prospects. The Cases of the European Union, ASEAN Economic Community, and NAFTA
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The aim of the paper is to determine the current state of the integration processes in the global economy and prognosticate on the foreseeable changes in this phenomenon in the upcoming. Will they be divergence from or ... -
Economic Inequalities and the Level of Decentralization in European Countries: Cluster Analysis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)This submitted article identifies relations between the degree of decentralization and economic imbalances on the basis of a cluster (exploratory) analysis. Two indicators have been chosen for measuring economic inequalities: ... -
Why Have Labour Markets Reacted to the Global Crisis in Different Ways?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-12-18)The analyses indicate that the scale of changes in employment and unemployment during the global crisis depends on such factors as: the depth of the demand shock and scale of GDP adjustments; the degree of openness of the ... -
Comparison of Women’s Situation in the Labour Market in the Former GDR and Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)As a result of the investigation we found that the situation of women in both countries has been changed after the collapse of the communist system in Europe. However, women in former German Democratic Republic, following ... -
Employers Expectations Vis-à-vis Graduates of Faculties of Economics. Results of a Direct Study
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)This paper presents employers’ opinions concerning competencies they expect of graduates of Faculties of Economics with elements of environmental protection. In order to provide empirical input, we conducted a questionnaire-based ... -
Sustainable Development of Tourism – EU Ecolabel Standards Illustrated Using the Example of Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)Tourism, as one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the world, has an enormous impact on the achievements of the Europe 2020 growth strategy. The main factor influencing its effectiveness, based on achievement ... -
Ukrainian Economic Reforms: Current Status and Perspectives in the Face of Competition on European Union Markets
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)The conflict in Ukraine since the beginning of 2014 has been the important in the history of Ukraine as an independent state. Despite the danger of economic collapse, the loss of Crimea, and war in its most industrialized ... -
The “New” Environmental Policy of the European Union: A Path to Development of a Circular Economy and Mitigation of the Negative Effects of Climate Change
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)This paper analyses the evolution of the new environmental policy of the European Union in the context of the efforts undertaken to moderate the negative effects of climate change. It describes all the activities in the ... -
Strategic Planning for the Development of Ukrainian Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)The essence of the “strategic planning” is explored and the peculiarities of strategic planning in the agricultural sector are defined. Global climate change as a factor stimulating the formation of new approaches to ... -
Financial Markets and the Challenges of Sustainable Growth
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)Sustainable growth and responsibility for the economy and the environment are postulates rarely associated with the term “financial market”. Financial markets are identified with the ruthless maximisation of profit at ... -
The Forecasting of Labour Force Participation and the Unemployment Rate in Poland and Turkey Using Fuzzy Time Series Methods
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-06-18)Fuzzy time series methods based on the fuzzy set theory proposed by Zadeh (1965) was first introduced by Song and Chissom (1993). Since fuzzy time series methods do not have the assumptions that traditional time series do ... -
Financial Stability In The Eurozone
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-04-15)This article summarizes the most serious doubts with respect to the functioning of the monetary union and evaluates their credibility over time. New financial stability-securing solutions are also described and analyzed ... -
Standard Of Living In The European Union
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-04-15)According to the results of the research, the standard of living is the highest in Austria, Finland, Germany and Sweden, whereas it is the lowest in Spain, Malta, Croatia and Romania. Poland ranks relatively low among the ...