Jana Lenghardtová - Jana Paľková - Perceptions of Latin America in Slovakia and their Reflections at the University of Economics in Bratislava (Percepcie Latinskej Ameriky na Slovensku a ich odraz na Ekonomickej univerzite v Bratislave)
Abstract: In this paper an overview of scholarly literature on Latin America published by Slovak authors is briefly introduced within abroader cultural and societal context. The latter is given by the Slovak society’s perceptions of this target region. The picture of the development of the Latin American Area Studies in Slovakia is presented according to different disciplines (mainly linguistics, literary studies, history, and archaeology) with ashort reference to those institutions in which research and education in Latin American issues have been performed. At the end, the article brings acase study of the University of Economics in Bratislava (UEBA) which shows, among others, how teaching/learning the Spanish language for future economists and managers stimulated the development of Latin American studies from the perspective of economics, political science, international relations, and related fields. The UEBA’s activities aimed at initiating and developing relations and cooperation with universities from Latin American countries are shortly introduced, as well.
Structure of the paper:
- Perceptions of Latin America in Slovakia. Ahistorical perspective.
- Slovak scholarly literature on Latin America. Overview of developments, disciplinary approaches, and main topics
- In search of awakening interest in Latin American studies and in developing cooperation with Latin American universities. The experience of the University of Economics in Bratislava
Keywords: Latin America, Latin American Area Studies, Spanish language, linguistics, literature, degree programme, Slovak Republic
JEL: N 26, N 36, N 46, N 56, N 66, N 76, N 96
str./pp. 121-140
Andrea Furková - Marian Reiff - Multiple Selections of Alternative under Constraints: Case Study of the Slovak Retail Market (Viackriteriálne vyhodnocovanie alternatív s obmedzeniami: prípadová štúdia slovenského maloobchodného trhu)
Abstract: This paper is given over to an attractiveness assessment of the retail chains operating in Slovakia. Selected multi-attribute decision-making methods are used to analyse customer preferences utilising various criteria. Most of the time retail chains operating in Bratislava City region have been chosen as variants. The application of the PROMETHEE II method has provided us with acomplete ranking of the retail chains analyzed and as aconsequence of these results, we were able to define customer preferences. Having these results in hand, we proceed to making multiple selections of retail chains under constraints. We decided to employ the PROMETHEE Vmethodology and binary linear programming model formulation to solve this problem. The main goal of this paper is to exploit the multiple selections of retail chains as support tool for decision making concerning retail chains selection and evaluation from customers’ and suppliers’ point of view.
Keywords: retail attractiveness, optimisation under constraints, PROMETHEE II, PROMETHEE V.
JEL : C 6, M 2, M 3
str./pp. 141-149
Milan Terek - Možnosti riešenia problému neodpovedania v štatistických prieskumoch (Possibilities of Dealing with Nonresponse Problem in Statistical Surveys)
Abstract: The paper deals with the possibilities of solution to the nonresponse in statistical surveys. Effects of nonresponse on the estimators are described and the causes of nonresponse are analysed. Then the methods of increasing the response rate in statistical surveys are presented. The weighting to reduce nonresponse bias, sampling variance and noncoverage error is studied in the main part of the paper. The weighting class adjustment and poststratification adjustments are described in detail. The application of described methods is illustrated on the example. Finally, the importance of auxiliary information is emphasized.
Keywords: statistical survey, nonresponse, coverage errors, weighting class adjustment, poststratification adjustment
JEL: C 83
str./pp. 150-165
Ladislav Průša - Vývoj hmotné podpory rodin prostřednictvím nepojistných sociálnych dávek v České republice (Development of Material Support to Families by means of Non-insurance Social Benefits in the Czech Republic)
Abstract: After 1990 the social system in the Czech Republic significantly changed. The aim of this paper is to analyse in detail the development of material support to families through social support benefits and social assistance in material need. The character of these systems during the past year has changed significantly; therefore another aim of this paper is to compare the amount of these benefits in relation to GDP with other EU countries and on this basis propose possible measures that could help solve the current problems of families who are the beneficiaries of social benefits.
Keywords: family, family policy, non-insurance social benefits, social support, social assistance in hardship, the share of expenditure on social benefits in GDP, ESSPROS
JEL: E 61, E 63, I38, J 18
str./pp. 166-192
Jaroslav Husár Hrubý domáci produkt, jeho význam a možnosti pri tvorbe hospodárskej politiky (Gross Domestic Product, its Importance and Possibilities in the Creation of Economic Policy)
Abstract: In this article we deal with the GDP as ameasure of economic performance and that of economic equilibrium. The Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress by J. E. Stiglitz, A. Sen and J. Fitoussi was published in 2012. As is known, there are several controversial problems as far as the content of the GDP is concerned. We show that there are several definitions of the GDP and due them we can construct objects that help us analyse the working of the economy. We use our methodology of social accounting matrices as well as the Simple Keynesian Model to obtain adeep understanding of some principal macroeconomic indicators and the creation of economic policy.
Keywords: GDP indicator, macroeconomic variables, relations between variables, indicator of performance, equilibrium indicator, social accounting matrices, model
JEL: E 01, E 25, B 41
str./pp. 193-206
Miroslav Szpyrc - Viera Pavličková - Daniel Novota Determinanty dopytu po úveroch poskytnutých obyvateľstvu v Slovenskej republike (Determinants of Demand for Credits Granted to Population in the Slovak Republic)
Abstract: The article deals with loans granted by other monetary financial institutions to households in the Slovak Republic. It analyses the development of inter-annual changes of loans to households over the analysed period from 1995 to 2008. Moreover, it examines the determinants of the demand for the loans to households with the use of the error correction model. The loans to households are in the long-run positively influenced by the final household consumption and negatively by the real interest rate and the unemployment rate. In the short-run, they are positively influenced by the loans to households from the previous period and the final consumption of households and negatively by the unemployment rate.
Keywords: loans, households, other monetary financial institutions, error correction model
JEL: C 22, E 51, G 21, R 20
str./pp. 207-221
Štefan Marsina - Elena Thomasová Proces vytvárania vyspelej projektovo orientovanej organizácie (Process of Developing and Advanced Projected-oriented Organisation)
Abstract: The goal of this paper is to analyse the improvement process of project orientation of organisations and thereby gradual creation of amature project-oriented organisation. The platform for the process is amodel of five areas in which an axis is the development of projects and project management area and next four areas support this key area. The supporting areas are: development of communications, development of knowledge management, training and development of employees, and the development of standards and norms. All this process can be seen as afive-level transformation and aradical organisational change from the current organisation up to amature project-oriented one. Therefore, prior to the analysis of the model the theoretical basis concerning strategic changes of an organisation should be analysed.
Keywords: organisational change, phases of change, mature project-oriented organisation (POO), transformation process of creating amature POO, areas of POO development
JEL: L 20, M 10
str./pp. 222-236
Alena Bašová Vplyv prijatia tretieho liberalizačného energetického balíčka Európskej únie na plynárenský sektor Slovenskej republiky (The Influence of Adopting the European Union´s Third Energy Package for Slovakia´s Gas Sector)
Abstract: Energy issues have been at the centre of attention of both the EU and its Member Countries for along time. In the long-term, it has been aglobally discussed topic, which is gaining in importance. Securing the energy sources of necessary quality, quantity and at the right time for each country is critical to the securing of sustainable economic growth for the economic groupings of Member Countries and their national economies – of course, with regard to environmental protection. In the natural gas sector, there are several vertically integrated levels, namely: gas extraction, gas transportation and gas distribution, while in order to secure their effectiveness, parallel networks in transportation and distribution cannot be built in these sectors. As a result, the introduction of competition cannot be expected in these sectors. By contrast, in other sectors, such as the production and sale of gas, the existence of anumber of market actors and development of competition conditions are desirable.
Keywords: natural gas, competition, third energy package, delivery of gas, price of delivery
JEL: D 04, D 42
str./pp. 237-249
RECENZIE/REVIEWS
Viera Ružeková
GAVAĽOVÁ, V. - BAUMGARTNER, B.: Medzinárodná ekonomická integrácia rozvojových krajín (Aktuálne problémy a výzvy). Bratislava:Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2013, 148 s. ISBN 978-80-225-3641-7
JEL: Y30
str./pp. 250-251
