Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe: Recent submissions
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Exploring Income Convergence for Central and South Asia
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)Income convergence refers to the idea that poor countries grow more quickly than rich ones and catch up in terms of per capita income; as a result, the per capita income of integrated nations eventually converges. Beta ... -
Interest Rate Pass‑through and Monetary Policy Transmission in SADC and EAC Countries: Implications for Monetary Union
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) countries are exploring the feasibility of establishing a monetary union. This study assesses the economic integration in the two blocs, using ... -
The Labour Market Situation of Population Groups in the Visegrád Countries
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(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)
The paper presents the results of an analysis of selected population groups in the labour markets of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries (i.e., Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) from 2015 to 2020. The study assesses the ... -
Determinants of Industry 4.0 Readiness in the Manufacturing of the V4 Economies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)The article presents the results of research aimed at identifying the determinants of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness in manufacturing and assessing the relevant progress made by the Visegrad Group (V4; i.e. the Czech Republic, ... -
Does Governance Matter for Outward FDI? Evidence from the European Union Member States
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)Our principal aim is to assess the role of governance companies’ active internationalisation. We first measured and compared the degree of institutional quality among the 28 European Union Member States (EU–28) between ... -
Responsible Business Conduct in the European Union’s Investment Policy
Witkowska, Janina (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-19)
This paper aims to characterize the role of responsible business conduct (RBC)/corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the European Union’s (EU) common investment policy. It explores how the EU uses CSR/RBC to promote ... -
Calibrating Ukraine’s Growth Model: How Can Ukraine Emulate Poland’s Growth?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)This study provides a comparative analysis of the economic growth paths of Ukraine and Poland from a growth‑model perspective and determines how to calibrate Ukraine’s growth model to converge with Poland’s booming economy. ... -
Lost in Transition? Market Failure in the Implementation of the Circular Economy. A Comparative Analysis of the Netherlands and Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)It is necessary for economies to transition to a circular economy (CE). What particularly inhibits the implementation of the CE in linear economies is market failures, whose theoretical principles are embedded in modern ... -
In Search of Income Convergence and Ideal Distribution – the Case of European Union Regions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)In the field of economics and regional research, income convergence between countries and regions has been analysed since the 1980s. At the beginning of the 21st century, a number of articles addressing income convergence ... -
Consumer and Professional Inflation Expectations – Properties and Mutual Dependencies
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)Inflation expectations are a crucial variable for central banks. However, empirically examining their properties is challenging. This paper juxtaposes the properties of consumer and professional expectations. It also ... -
Levels of Renewable Energy Use in Selected European Union Countries – Statistical Assessment of Changes and Prospects for Development
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)The search for and use of green energy sources is an important course of action for the European Union (EU). The paper compares the 13 EU countries that acceded to the EU in 2004 and afterwards in terms of the level of ... -
The Potential for High‑tech Exports from Selected EU Member States to China and the Related Opportunities Arising from the Belt and Road Initiative
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)The EU’s economic relations with China are characterised by a significant trade deficit. Enhancing EU exports of high-tech products, in particular, to China is the best way out of this imbalance. In doing so, EU countries ... -
Heterogeneity in Air Pollution Levels and Their Techno‑economic Determinants: A Cluster Analysis of the EU–27
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)The ongoing decline in environmental quality is one of the biggest global challenges facing humankind today. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences and similarities among the EU–27 countries regarding ... -
Prioritization of the IT Sector in the CEE Stock Markets: Investment Policies, Trends and Hidden Gems
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)Objective: The main purpose of the research is to show that the Central and Eastern European (CEE) market is an essential component of the global stock market. It displays similar patterns to developed countries, and there ... -
The Innovativeness of the Economies of European Union Candidate Countries – an Assessment of Their Innovation Gap in Relation to the EU Average
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-30)Innovation is nowadays seen as an essential success factor in achieving economic prosperity and competing in markets. It is one of the most important determinants of the competitive process throughout the world, helping ... -
A Comparative Study of Capital Structure Determinants: Agricultural Businesses in Central-Eastern vs. Western EU Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-28)This article undertakes a comparative analysis to investigate the distinctive determinants of capital structure in agricultural businesses located in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western Europe (WE). Given the ... -
Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Policies in Asia
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-28)The article addresses the issue of adaptation policies by comparing two regions in Asia: Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. The aim is to highlight the directions and the degree of progress of the policies implemented, as ... -
An Assessment of Financial Monitoring Systems: Ukrainian and Foreign Experience
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-28)The study characterizes financial monitoring as part of the system for preventing and counteracting the legalization of income and the financing of terrorism. The purpose of the research is to study the experience of how ... -
The Concept of Structural Equation Modelling for Measuring the Shadow Economy – International and Polish Perspectives
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-28)The goal of the article is to explore the potential of explicatory Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and its specifications for measuring the shadow economy (SE). This is done from the perspective of various approaches ... -
Energy Policy in the European Union within the European Green Deal Strategy
Wysokińska, Zofia (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-28)
The article presents the energy policy of the European Union (EU) in light of its latest strategy, called the European Green Deal. The article is of particular importance to answer two main questions:What was the importance ...