Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe: Recent submissions
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Unleashing The Growth Potential Of Indian MSME Sector
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-06-23)The MSME sector occupies a position of strategic significance in the Indian economic structure. This sector contributes nearly eight per cent to country’s GDP, employing over 80 million people in nearly 36 million ... -
On Determinants Of The Economic Growth Of European Countries During 2005–2015
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-06-23)The aim of the paper is to examine the economic growth of 32 European countries from 2005 to 2015. This period was characterized by a strong growth prior to 2009, when the Great Recession started, and lasted until 2012-2013 ... -
Do Callable Convertibles Support The Investment Process Of A Company? An Analysis Of The World Market Of Hybrid Debt
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-06-23)Using a sample of 1,705 convertible bonds issued by manufacturing and service companies from the United States (1,138 issues); Europe (270); and Asia (297) between 2004 and 2014 this paper investigates the role of callable ... -
Returns to Education During and After the Economic Crisis: Evidence from Latvia 2006–2012
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)We employ EU-SILC micro data for Latvia to study how returns to education changed during the economic crisis of 2008–2009 and afterwards. We found that returns to education increased significantly during the crisis and ... -
The Social Effects of the Economic Transformation in India (An Attempt at Measurement and Evaluation)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)The empirical analysis of the trends in the said index proves that the rapid economic growth in India after the year 1991 has brought about substantial increases in the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the country and ... -
The Determinants of European Union (EU) Foreign Direct Investments in the EU Countries from Central and Eastern Europe During 1994–2012
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)This study examines whether the CEECs’ financial market development can explain the EU FDI in the CEECs during 1994–2012. The higher bank credit flows had a positive effect on the FDI in 2005–2012. This can be attributed ... -
Millenium Development Goals/UN and Sustainable Development Goals/UN as Instruments for Realising Sustainable Development Concept in the Global Economy
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)This article presents the results of analysis and evaluation of the main effects of the implementation of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals, in force until 2015, and to demonstrate differences between and prospects ... -
Reduction of an Economy’s Raw Material Dependence and the Human Capital of a Country
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)This paper evaluates the raw material dependence of two export-oriented oil and gas extracting countries. We find evidence of presence of the Dutch disease in both countries and of the resource curse in Russia. Reduction ... -
Are Central Banks in CEE Countries Concerned about the Burden of Public Debt?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)The aim of this study is to analyze the monetary policy rules in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, with public debt as an additional explanatory variable. We estimate linear rules by the GMM estimation and non-linear ... -
Does a Progressive PIT Stabilize the Economy? A Comparison of Progressive and Flat Taxes
Krajewski, Piotr
; (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)
The aim of the article is to examine the impact of progressive personal income tax rates and the effectiveness of this tax as an automatic economic stabilizer. The assessment of automatic stabilizers is based on the estimates ... -
Determinants of Productivity of Ukrainian Firms
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-03-09)This paper examines the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) of Ukrainian firms in manufacturing and services, using micro-level data for the years 2005 and 2013. We first estimate regressions for the pooled ... -
Spatial Quantile Regression In Analysis Of Healthy Life Years In The European Union Countries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The paper investigates the impact of the selected factors on the healthy life years of men and women in the EU countries. The multiple quantile spatial autoregression models are used in order to account for substantial ... -
Determinants Of Healthy Ageing For Older People In European Countries – A Spatio-Temporal Approach
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The article aims to investigate the relationship between the length of the further life in healthy for men and women aged 65 years and selected factors in European countries in the period 2005-2012. For this purpose, ... -
Using Space Syntax For Estimation Of Potential Disaster Indirect Economic Losses
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The study of applicable network measures shows that Normalised Angular Choice can be used as criteria for selecting alternatives for minimizing indirect costs caused by road network damages. At the same time, this methodology ... -
Comparative Analysis Of Healthcare Performance In West And South Regions Of Ukraine
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)This study examines variations in efficiency among hospitals located in western and southern Ukraine. We estimated efficiency using a nonparemetric modeling technique known as data envelopment analysis (DEA). DEA is a very ... -
The Assessment Of Geographical Borders In Economic Research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The length of common border between two geographical units is frequently used as a basic weight in spatial analysis. The newest methodological propositions such as tests for hierarchical relations (Markowska et. al. 2014; ... -
What Affects The Ability To Accumulate The Best Applicants By Russian Universities? The Application Of Quantile Regression Model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)Our findings might be useful for the governmental authorities during the universities’ assessment as well as for the higher education institutions themselves - in order to define their strategic development and attract ... -
The Importance Of Human Capital For The Economic Development Of EU Regions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)According to the research results, the highest levels of human capital are typical of the most affluent regions in Western Europe, while its lowest levels are found in the poorest countries that became EU members only ... -
Analysis Of The EU Anti-dumping Policy In Terms Of The Revealed Comparative Advantages
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The aim of the paper is to determine the proportion of goods covered by anti-dumping proceedings in the value of import conducted by the European Union between 1995-2012. In the empirical research the eight-digit commodity ... -
The Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis For Transport Accessibility In Selected Regions Of The European Union
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-08)The main purpose of this article is to assess and analyze the occurrence of spatial autocorrelation in connection with the transport accessibility (measured by density of a motorway network). The general hypothesis is: ...