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Demand for urban public transport in the Czech Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Horáček Vojtěch, Slintáková Barbora
The research aims to analyse the influence of selected factors on the demand for urban public transport in the Czech Republic. Urban public transport is important publicly provided service worldwide. In the Czech Republic this means public ownership of transport companies and massive subsidies from municipal budgets. In line with the literature, we tested the effects of the fares, the quality of services
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When Daces Bite Deeper than Sharks – Does the SMEs Public Subsidy Dose Matter? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Václav Špetlík, Jan Čadil
One of the EU's main priorities is to boost the competitiveness of its member states through subsidies from the European Structural Funds. As SMEs are key elements of competitiveness, their support through various subsidy programmes is important. However, as our research shows, the distribution of funds among SMEs is highly unequal. While some SMEs are very successful in obtaining subsidies, others
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Tony Lawson on money Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Josef Menšík
Tony Lawson, the leading figure of the Cambridge Social Ontology Group, recently published a series of papers devoted to the question of the nature of money. These contributions have to be understood in the context of his broader approach to social ontology, the so called social positioning theory. While at first glance Lawson’s monetary ideas might appear disconnected and sometimes even contradictory
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The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Gabriela Dufková
As the success rate of international development projects might be still below expectations, several studies have explored whether and how the use of project management (PM) tools might improve internal and external project performance. This article looks specifically at four selected Central and Eastern European countries and evaluates a newly collected data set. Based on a survey, the study examines
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Fiscal savings of Czech municipalities: Precaution or inaction of their administration? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Lucie Sedmihradská
Czech municipalities keep a substantial and growing volume of bank deposits. An analysis of determinants of unreserved deposits in 2021 suggests that municipalities are precautionary and accumulate fiscal reserves if they can and do so to stabilize their budget management. Signs of low activity of municipal administration such as low creation of new assets and low execution of the approved budget were
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Ranking methodology to prioritize high-speed railway corridors Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Ismail Celebi
The purpose of this article is to create and calibrate a high-speed rail passenger traffic-based ranking model using historical high-speed rail ridership data from Spain. The existing literature is scarce, and the models used have several main issues, such as arbitrariness, and not representing the real relations of variables. These models are analysed using real-world high-speed rail data; and improved
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Corporate Taxation in the European Union: The Role of Intangibles in the Formulary Apportionment Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Markéta Mlčúchová
This paper seeks to contribute to the current debate on EU-wide corporate taxation, steered by the impending Proposal by the European Commission on a new framework for the taxation of income of businesses in Europe. The objective of this paper is to verify whether the inclusion of intangible assets enhances the ability of the current proposals for Formulary Apportionment to explain variability in profitability
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The Effects of Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Spreads in European Countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Martin Pažický
This study investigates the effects of social distancing measures on various types of social mobility, using country- and day-fixed effects on a panel of daily data comprising 29 European countries. Although social distancing measures proved to be significant for all types of mobility in the examined period, they are best captured by retail and recreation mobility. Linear effects of restrictive measures
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What Affects Debt Enforcement Proceedings? Evidence from the Czech Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Daniel Pakši, Milan Šimek, Jakub Vontroba
This paper aims to identify the factors contributing to the unusually high prevalence of over-indebtedness and debt enforcement proceedings in the Czech Republic at the granular geographic level of extended-powers municipalities (ORP). The main reason for this level is simple, not to lose information about differences among the municipalities, since there is quite a sharp contrast even within the same
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Moderating effect of institutional environment on economic policy uncertainty: evidence from firms’ investments Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Klára Večeřová
This paper investigates the link between corporate investments, eco-nomic policy uncertainty and the quality of institutional environments. The corporate investments of private firms in 10 European countries from 2009 to 2018 were examined and a negative effect of economic policy uncertainty on corporate investments was identified. More importantly, it was determined that the higher-quality institutional
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Diversity and Inclusion Practices as a Booster for Firm Sustainability: Evidence from the Czech Automotive Sector Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Emil Velinov, Pavel Štrach
The paper investigates implemented diversity and inclusion practices’ effect on firm sustainability. The study covers a sample of small and middle-sized automotive firms in Czechia, where diversity and inclusion practices have been implemented in relation to firm sustainability. The paper’s methodology is based on theoretical models of diversity management and firm sustainability in the automotive
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The impact of city public transportation use on the competitiveness between high-speed rail and the car: The example of the Prague – Brno connection Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Michal Kowalski, Miroslav Marada, Jakub Chmelík
The aim of the paper is to determine how fast the HSR connection in conjunction with public transport between Brno and Prague should be in order to be time-competitive with car use. Brno and Prague are the largest agglomerations in Czechia and, according to the Czech government’s plan, the first HSR will be built between them. The competitive speed of high-speed trains is derived from mathematical
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Political Will and Economic Necessity? The Construction of High-Speed Rail Networks in Portugal and East Germany Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Pavel Szobi, Tomáš Nigrin, Juraj Oravec
This article aims two EU member countries (i.e. Portugal and Germany) from different regions in Europe which have, for decades, been following common strategies regarding HSR development. The authors discuss the economic profitability vs. political aims, which were related to rail modernization. The text outlines the historic background of early railway construction, important milestones for a new
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The change of commuting behaviour with planned high-speed railways in Czechia Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Vilém Pařil, Milan Viturka, Václav Rederer
This paper is focused on high-speed railway planning and its general aim is to assess potential commuting behaviour change on the example of planned high-speed railway in Czechia. We used standard geographical methods based on census data from 2011 in relevant ten regional centres and two important railway junctions that will be connected to high-speed railway according to planned network. The rest
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Travel behaviour changes during the pandemic: Prague-Pilsen rail case study Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-24 Simona Surmařová, Martin Vrána, Jan Ilík
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our everyday lives. Governments have taken numerous measures to contain the spread of the pandemic, which has had a direct impact on daily mobility, modal choice and the function of public transport. This study uses quantitative and qualitative data to describe how the pandemic influenced travel on the Prague-Pilsen (Praha-Plzeň) railway line. The
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The disutility of driving below the speed limit on highways Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-24 Nikol Filipi, Bára Karlínová, Ondřej Krčál
Reducing travel speed below the highway speed limit leads to savings in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. However, car drivers may be reluctant to drive more slowly either because they do not want to lose time or for other reasons we refer to as ‘the disutility of driving at lower speeds’. In this paper, we use a survey experiment to isolate the disutility of driving at lower speeds by comparing
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Characteristics of Austrian passenger transport policy development since the 1950s Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-24 František Stellner, Marek Vokoun, Tomáš Nigrin, Marek Kasa
This paper investigates the transport policy development and characteristics of the Austrian passenger transport sector from the 1950s onwards. The analysed performance indicators deal with the three most prevalent modes of transport (cars, trains and airplanes) and are linked to independent decision-making units (passengers) and their motives (price, quality and time to destination) as well as to
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Planned construction of HSR in Czechia and occasional long-distance work commuting: impact of passenger income Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-24 Jakub Petříček, Marek Komárek, Miroslav Marada, Jakub Randák
This article analyses occasional work commuting mobility within three major metropolitan areas in Czechia in the context of future HSR routes. The main aim is to explain uneven commuting flows of inter-metropolitan travelers through their level of income, given their potential for the use of HSR from a demand perspective. To achieve the goals, the paper uses quantitative data analysis methods performed
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Financial shocks and their effects on velocity of money in agent-based model Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-24 Ján Boháčik
The interaction of debt and economic performance has been getting more attention over the last few years. However, models making provision for debt are still outnumbered by models completely ignoring it. This paper is the first one to analyze the relationship between household debt (in the form of bank loans) and economic performance (in terms of aggregate income) considering both the impact of wealth
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Exploring the limitations of GDP per capita as an indicator of economic development: a cross-country perspective Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Radek Dědeček, Viktar Dudzich
In this paper, we explore the drawbacks of GDP per capita in purchasing power parity as an indicator of economic development and well-being and evaluate the factors which diminish its ability to represent the level of life. Firstly, we theoretically outline the issues that might be undermining the suitability of GDP per capita as a measure of well-being, and debate other development indicators. Subsequently
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Best proxy to determine firm performance using financial ratios: A CHAID approach Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Muhammad Yousaf, Sandeep Kumar Dey
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the best predictor of firm performance among different proxies. A sample of 287 Czech firms was taken from automobile, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Panel data of the firms was acquired from the Albertina database for the time period from 2016 to 2020. Three different proxies of firm performance, return of assets (RoA), return of equity (RoE)
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Wage Polarization in the Context of the Czech Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Radek Náplava
Existing studies have provided evidence of job polarization in many developed countries. The issue of wage polarization is less obvious: many articles do not address it at all, and some even confuse it with job polarization. At the same time, the significance of the phenomenon of polarization results precisely from the consequence of wage polarization: the increase in wage inequality. The aim of this
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Activation programs for unemployment benefit recipients in Slovenia Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Suzana Laporšek, Milan Vodopivec, Matija Vodopivec
Activation of the unemployed has been an important topic among policymakers during the last decades. This paper reviews the current measures in Slovenia in the area of activation of unemployment benefit recipients and it compares its formal requirements related to activation against the international background. The paper focuses on five activation areas: adjustment of unemployment benefit eligibility
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The firm-specific and macroeconomic determinants of the financial structure of construction companies in selected European countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Petra Růčková, Nicole Škuláňová
This research builds on previous studies in the field of financial structure and develops knowledge for the construction industry in eight selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe – Visegrád Group, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Romania. The aim of the research is to examine the influence of profitability, asset structure, the GDP growth rate and the reference interest rate on the level of
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Natural Resource Revenue Management: Which Institutional Factors Matter? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Monika Smělá,Jiří Sejkora
Abstract The paper deals with the topic of natural resource revenue management and the institutional background, it researches the impact of the institutional environment on a particular part of resource governance, the revenue governance. The Resource Governance Index is used as the crucial concept for the whole analysis. Using qualitative comparative analysis, it aims to find out which conditions
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A theoretical framework to evaluate ICT disparities and digital divides: Challenges and implications for e-government development Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Martin Lněnička,Renáta Máchová
Abstract Understanding and using ICT is critical for increasing effectiveness of the public sector, improving access to public services, enhancing transparency and engagement of various stakeholders in public decision-making processes. At the same time, utilization of new emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data analytics, open data, social media, or Internet of Things has become more
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Banks’ Credit Losses and Provisioning over the Business Cycle: Implications for IFRS Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Simona Malovaná,Žaneta Tesařová
Abstract This article examines the procyclicality of banks’ credit losses and provisions in the Czech Republic using pre-2018 data and then discusses the implications of the findings for provisioning in stage 3 under IFRS 9. This analysis is possible because the majority of banks seem to have aligned their accounting definitions of default with the regulatory definition before the implementation of
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What are the factors of tax evasion? New findings in the EVS Study Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Tereza Ryšavá,Hana Zídková
Abstract This paper is analyzing tax morale in three selected European countries through the evaluation of the results of the European Values Study. The main aim is to identify the factors that influence taxpayers’ decisions on the issue of whether they justify cheating on tax or not. The dependence and effect of selected factors were determined by analyzing data from the latest European Values Study
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Reality and expectations of old-age pension savings in the pension system of the Slovak Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Peter Sika,Jarmila Vidová
Abstract The aim of the authors is to provide a critical statistical-analytical view of the current pension system of the Slovak Republic with special regard to old -age pension savings in its fifteen-year existence, resulting in proposals for adjustments to its operation. It includes an analysis of the sustainability of pension systems, an analysis of the age distribution of savers as well as possible
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Distribution of new cars – no longer an issue for EU competition law? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Václav Šmejkal
Abstract Distribution cartels in the automotive sector used to be frequently dismantled and sanctioned by the European Commission and the EU Courts still some 15 years ago. In recent years, however, only a few cases have been reported at the national level of EU Member States. Is it because the distribution of new cars really ceased to be a competition problem as the European Commission declared when
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Oil price shock in the US and the euro area – evidence from the shadow rate and the term premium Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Martin Pažický
Abstract The aim of this article is to investigate the consequences of oil price changes for the economy of the US and the euro area. Oil price transmission channel is assessed using Granger causalities and structural vector autoregressive (VAR) specifications (applying the Cholesky factorization and the restrictions following the method of Blanchard and Quah). The conventional oil price transmission
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What is the Sustainable Level of Banks’ Credit Losses and Provisions? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Simona Malovaná,Žaneta Tesařová
Abstract In this paper, we estimate the sustainable level of lifetime expected credit losses and provisions and assess the procyclicality of banks’ credit losses and provisions in the Czech Republic. Further, we discuss the implications of the results for provisioning in stage 3 under the IFRS 9. Based on the estimation results, we can identify periods of insufficient provisioning when the actual values
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Does the instability of economic development affect the elasticity of the labour market? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Monika Daňová,Ivana Kravčáková Vozárová
Abstract Despite extensive research, the estimates of changes in employment are heterogeneous in different conditions of economic development. In this study, we examined the impact of the instability of economic growth on the elasticity of the labour market in a set of EU27 member states in the period 2000Q1–2019Q4.The sensitivity of the labour market was quantified in parallel by two available methods
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The Impact of Seven Macroprudential Policy Instruments on Financial Stability in Six Euro Area Economies Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Eva Lorenčič,Mejra Festić
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate whether macroprudential policy instruments can influence the credit growth rate and hence financial stability. We use a fixed effects panel regression model to test the following hypothesis for six euro area economies (Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain) during time span 2010 Q3 to 2018 Q4: “Macroprudential policy instruments (degree
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Measuring monetary policy by money supply and interest rate: evidence from emerging economies Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Trung Thanh Bui,Kiss Dávid Gábor
Abstract Although measuring monetary policy is a contentious issue in the literature, much less evidence on this issue is available for emerging economies. This paper aims to investigate the role of interest rate and money supply in measuring monetary policy in twelve emerging economies that target inflation through the analysis of Granger causality, impulse response function, and forecast error variance
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The Occurrence of the Preconditions for Social Exclusion in the Czech Republic: A Basis for the Planning of Social Prevention Services Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Eva Kovářová,Roman Vavrek
Abstract Persisting social exclusion is one of the key issues the European Union Member States have to handle according to the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy. In the Czech Republic, more than 1 million people – 12.5% of the whole population – lived in the year 2019 at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Between the years 2010 and 2019, the monetary poverty rate oscillated around 10%
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Identifying the Main Determinants of Part-Time Employment in EU Countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Rasa Miežienė,Sandra Krutulienė,Boguslavas Gruževskis
Abstract The article analyses the prevalence of part-time employment in different EU countries with a focus on the factors affecting the rate of part-time employment across the EU. Based on the literature review, a distinction is made between three groups of factors that are relevant for the rate of part-time employment, in particular, cyclical factors, political and institutional factors, and structural
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Impact of fiscal institutions on public finances in the European Union: Review of evidence in the empirical literature Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Martin Gorčák,Stanislav Šaroch
Abstract This paper examines the impact of budgetary institutions on public finances in the European Union on the basis of a critical survey of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature. In general, the authors find that fiscal institutions (namely fiscal rules) have successfully contributed to greater fiscal sustainability, reduced procyclicality of fiscal policies within the EU, and increased
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Current Implementation of the Circular Economy in Enterprises in the Czech Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Otakar Ungerman,Jaroslava Dědková
Abstract The subject of this paper is the contemporary use of the circular economy in business practice. The topicality of this theme was the reason for resolving the main objectives, which were to determine how enterprises in the Czech Republic are currently involved in the circular economy. The authors focused on empirical research, the methodological framework of which contains three interrelated
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The effects of education-job (mis)match on the earnings of graduates in the Czech Republic Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Jan Sedláček,Martin Zelenka
Abstract This paper deals with the effects of education-job (mis)match on the earnings of higher education graduates in the context of higher education expansion and different phases of the economic cycle in the Czech Republic in 2006–2018. It aims to contribute to knowledge about the effects of education-job (mis)match on earnings in two ways. First, it concentrates on both the vertical and the horizontal
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A Simple Measure to Study Multinational Income Inequality Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Gharehgozli Orkideh,Atal Vidya
Abstract Using the Big Mac Index, we offer a simple measure to study the real income inequality. We provide a multidimensional real income inequality analysis by exploring the Coefficient of Variation and the Big Mac Affordability of households across all income deciles of 28 countries for the years 2000 to 2013. We look more into a few of the most interesting countries in our analysis in order to
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Transport in times of an epidemic: public transport measures in the Czech Republic and its regions Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Martin Vrána,Simona Surmařová,Petr Hlisnikovský,Jiří Dujka
Abstract In the first half of 2020, the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus became a phenomenon affecting all spheres of human life. Measures against the spread of the virus have led to restrictions in life in public spaces and have also affected the transport sector. These impacts consisted of two types - firstly, the number of connections was reduced due to a drop in transport demand, and secondly
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Volume and Territorial Distribution of the Czech Republic’s Official Development Assistance Flows to Least Developed Countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Eva Kovářová
Abstract Official Development Assistance (ODA) is considered one of the most important external resources of finance that can contribute to sustainable development in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Czech Republic, as an official donor country, should spend on ODA, with respect to the EU and national targets, at least 0.33% of its GNI by the year 2030. Eradication of poverty in the context
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The Wagner’s law testing in the Visegrád Four countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Žaneta Tesařová
Abstract This research paper analyses the relationship between gross domestic product and public expenditures in nominal terms. The analysis is being done by using the standard Peacock-Wiseman specification of the Wagner’s law and provides the results for the Visegrád Four countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. We aim to answer a question concerning the existence of a long
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Competitiveness in the European Consolidated Banking Sector After the 2008 Financial Crisis Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Senanu Kwasi Klutse
Abstract The constitutional conception of market integration within the European Union entails creating a level playing field for competition in the consolidated banking sector. The financial crisis of 2008 brought with it the need to proceed with care as it rolled back the gains of improving competitive conditions in the financial sector. Even though a lot of studies have investigated competitive
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Analyzing the Role of Government Efficiency on Financial Development for OECD Countries Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Aysel Amir, Korhan K. Gokmenoglu
Abstract This paper fulfills a gap in the existing literature by analyzing the impact of government efficiency and corruption on the financial development of 31 OECD countries for the period 2002 to 2015 inclusively. To ensure robustness in our estimations, we employed several econometrics techniques, included control variables in our models, used several proxies for the variables under investigation
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Economic policy and confidence of economic agents – a causal relationship? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Silvo Dajčman
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study whether innovations in monetary and fiscal policy are a leading indicator of future business and consumer confidence and reverse applying the panel Granger causality analysis to two periods in the history of the euro area: before and after the start of the Great Recession. The results show that Granger causality interaction between the confidence of economic
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University Students’ Preferences about Savings and Investments at Individual and National level in the 21st Century: The Case of Turkey Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Aynur Yumurtaci, Bilal Bagis
Abstract This paper aims to capture the favored both national and individual saving and investment perceptions of the Turkish youth. Also, the research contributes to the understanding of the common preferences of the youth and focuses on perceptions over their home country’s saving-investment decisions. We reason, it is important to evaluate views of the youth on national savings and investments as
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Financial Literacy, Behaviour and Well-Being of Millennials in Poland Compared to Previous Generations: The Insights from Three Large-Scale Surveys Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Andrzej Cwynar
Abstract There are many concerns about financial competences of Millennials. Initial research on this generation suggests that it is less financially knowledgeable and exhibits less healthy financial behaviours compared to other generations. The goal of the article is to compare Millennials to non-Millennials as a whole, as well as to other generations treated in isolation, to check whether Millennials
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Categorization of the EU Member States in the Context of Selected Multicriteria International Indices Using Cluster Analysis Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Erika Onuferová,Veronika Čabinová,Mária Matijová
Abstract The main aim of the paper was to analyse the economic and social development of the European Union (EU) member states (28 countries) on the basis of selected five multicriteria indices (the Global Competitiveness Index, the Economic Freedom Index, the Global Innovation Index, the Corruption Perceptions Index, the Human Development Index). To perform settled aim, a multidimensional classification
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Identifying major policy challenges and policy interventions via expert methods Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Dušana Dokupilová,Vladimír Baláž,Vladimíra Čavojová Kurincová,Eva Ballová Mikušková,Dagmar Gombitová
Abstract This paper presents the application of expert decision methods for the formulation and prioritization of the long-term economic, social and environmental policies in the Slovak Republic. The Partnership Agreement for the Slovak Republic (PA) is an underlying strategy for investments from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) in the period 2021-2027. Policies implemented under
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Newly Discovered Gold Does Not Distort the Economy; It Is Not A Market Failure Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Walter E. Block,William Barnett
Abstract We wish to “quibble” with Murphy (2019). We mean this literally. That is, we are in strong and enthusiastic agreement with virtually everything he writes therein, except for one point: we think him guilty of allowing the cloven hoof of market failure into the Austrian tent. Our purpose in the present essay is to banish market failure from praxeological premises. To wit, he maintains that pure
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Public Spending Efficiency in the OECD: Benchmarking Health Care, Education, and General Administration Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Richard Dutu,Patrizio Sicari
Abstract In many OECD countries, changes in demography and health conditions are putting pressure on public finance. To prevent further expansion of government spending as a percentage of GDP, public spending efficiency will need to be raised. This paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of welfare spending (normalized by the working-age population) in a sample of OECD countries
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Evaluation of eHealth Deployment at Primary Care in the EU Member States by Usage of Selected MCDM Methods Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Eva Ardielli
Abstract Information and Communication Technologies have become a revolutionary part of European healthcare in recent years. The European Commission considers eHealth as an important and appropriate tool that can contribute to cope with the challenges that are currently affecting the healthcare systems in Europe. The development of eHealth is therefore embedded in many EU strategies and is being evaluated
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Tony Lawson’s The Nature of Social Reality: Issues in Social Ontology: A Review Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Josef Menšík
© 2020 by the authors; licensee Review of Economic Perspectives / Národohospodářský obzor, Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Brno, Czech Republic. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, Attribution – Non Commercial – No Derivatives. Tony Lawson's The Nature of Social Reality: Issues
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Italian bank crisis: flexible application of BRRD rules, or a bailout in disguise? Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Jan Famfollet, Eliška Sankotová
Abstract The economic and financial crisis of the year 2008 highlighted the need for banking sector regulation via the creation of the banking union. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) represents an important milestone in the formation of the banking union. It is supposed inter alia to replace the existing practice of bailing out failing banks by the opposite principle of bail-in, which
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The Present and Future of Commuting - report from the Telč Seminar 2019 Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Martin Kvizda
© 2020 by the authors; licensee Review of Economic Perspectives / Národohospodářský obzor, Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Brno, Czech Republic. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, Attribution – Non Commercial – No Derivatives. The Present and Future of Commuting report from the
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The Effect of Economic Conditions on Accounting Conservatism under IFRS in Europe Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Antonio Cerqueira, Claudia Pereira
Abstract We analyse in detail conservative accounting practices in seventeen European countries, taking into account institutional factors. In addition, we examine the impact of IFRS adoption and the influence of changes in economic conditions on conditional conservatism. Specifically, we study the level of accounting conservatism before and after IFRS adoption detailing for the pre and crisis period
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Assessment of Priorities of Construction of High-Speed Rail in the Czech Republic in Terms of Impacts on Internal and External Integration Review of Economic Perspectives Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Vilém Pařil, Milan Viturka
Abstract The priorities assessment for the planned construction of high-speed rail/HSR in the Czech Republic in terms of impacts on internal and external integration is a though-provoking topic not only from the technical and economic, but also from the social and geographical point of view. Its primary basis is the application of the gravity model, according to which the planned route C Prague-Wien