Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica: Recent submissions
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Hierarchical Clustering Methods With Territorial Integrity Criterion
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)During the conference entitled Spatial Econometrics and Regional Economic Analyses, which took place in Lodz in 2014, there was a proposition to introduce the spatial coherence property into the Ward method, which is applied ... -
Using R Packages for Comparison of Cluster Stability
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The stability of clustering methods is the issue that has attracted a considerable amount of attention of researchers in recent years. In this respect, the major question that needs to be answered seems to be to what extent ... -
The Influence of Triad Selection on the Preference Scaling Results
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In the method of triads for a set of n objects all three element sets of objects are presented to the respondents. A respondent is asked to pick out the most similar and the least similar pair. The method of triads, despite ... -
A New Test for Independence in 2×2 Contingency Tables
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In statistical literature there exist many tests to reveal the independence of two qualitative variables in two‑way contingency tables (CTs), in particular in 2×2 CTs. In this paper four independence tests were compared. ... -
On Accuracy of Calibration Estimators Supported by Auxiliary Variables from Past Periods Based on Simulation Analyses
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In sample surveys there is often a need to estimate not only population characteristics, but subpopulation characteristics as well. We consider the problem of estimating the total value in domains (subpopulations). In this ... -
Modelling the Duration of the First Job Using Bayesian Accelerated Failure Time Models
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In this paper, the duration of the first job of young people aged 18–30 has been analyzed. The aim of the work is to find the distribution which best describes the investigated phenomenon. Bayesian accelerated failure time ... -
Spatial Autocorrelation of Communes’ Income Potential in Selected Metropolitan Areas
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)A commune’s own income potential, indicative of financial self‑sufficiency, underpins the ability of its government to foster local growth. Accurate recognition of the potential levels necessary for improvement of development ... -
Selected Statistical Tests for Median and Their Properties
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In the paper, a selection of statistical tests for median are presented. In particular, parametric and nonparametric significance tests are considered. In the case of parametric tests the critical regions are constructed ... -
The Differentiation of Firm Survival Models in the Poviats of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The aim of the study was to construct models of firms’ survival duration for individual poviats in the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship. The first stage was the calculation of the Kaplan‑Meier estimator and the use of a test ... -
Jakość życia osób starszych korzystających z pomocy instytucjonalnej
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In the modern world there is a growing number of older people with decreasing the possibility of taking care of them at the same time. This situation is mainly caused by family demographic changes. The aim of the study was ... -
Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods in Poland – Risk of Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Social Exclusion
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The paper applies to the problem of child poverty and social deprivation that scholars consider an obstacle for present and future development of society, as it is expressed in the concept of the social investment state. ... -
Lokalne determinanty starzenia się populacji w Polsce
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Polish population is getting older and the consequences of this process are already affecting our everyday life. The purpose of this work is to identify factors (and direction of their influence) which will help to explain ... -
Spatial Dependence Structure of Total Factor Productivity in Polish Local Administrative Districts
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The interaction between space (location) and the processes of accumulation (growth) is one of the most interesting and at the same time the most difficult areas of modern economic theory. The up till now empirical research ... -
Detection of diseases on example of participation in selected health programmes – spatial approach
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Health care prophylaxis as an element of health prevention has a major impact on health status of individual unit and consequently on society. In Poland there are significant disparities in health status and quality of ... -
Spatial Autocorrelation in the Analysis of the Land Property Market on the Example of Szczecin and Bydgoszcz
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)The location of the real estate is the most important determinant of its value. Location does not change, therefore the value of real estate strongly depends on factors specific to a given area within a city. Topography ... -
Zmierzch międzynarodowych przepływów kapitałowych?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)This article focus on present and future change in international capital flows in connection with basic tendencies in world economy (financial and economic crisis, autarkic tendencies, growing role of chosen countries, and ... -
Returns to Scale for EU Regions – evidence from the spatial panel model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Recent findings emphasise the importance of localised returns to scale for the regional growth as well as for the agglomeration processes. However, it is still not well established whether returns to scale are constant or ... -
Cost Accounting for Management of Health Services in a Hospital
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)In Polish hospitals there are clear standards for cost accounting which can be used to report information on costs and to correctly price health care services. Medical activities of hospitals are very diverse because of ... -
Jan Chrzciciel Władysław Śniadecki (1756–1830) – First Polish Probabilist
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Pomiar wzrostu i rozwoju gospodarczego w krajach UE – zastosowanie metod oceny grupowej
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)Voting methods allow to create a synthetic (global) rank of analyzed objects basing on ranks coming from independent experts. The aim of the paper is ordering of the EU member countries according to their level of economic ...