In the text finite mixtures of lognormal distributions are used for the modelling of net annual per capita income of the Czech households in Czech crowns in 2004?2008. All the households are divided into subgroups with observed group membership according to the attained education of the head of...

Internationalization, or the process of foreign market entry, has lately been a frequent topic of discussion. It is an essential phenomenon that has shaped the global economy over the past decades. At a micro level, internationalization can be a very effective tool for supporting sustainable...

This article examines the use of English loan words in German economic terminology. Anglicisms are very frequently used in German in the modern sphere of business. On the one hand, they contribute to a better understanding of terms used in the business and service sectors, but on the other hand,...

Market reports in the German press are a very interesting area in terms of subtitle linguistics. Subtitles show a number of characteristics. The typical features include the use of metaphoric means of expression, metaphorical models and phrasemes. Regarding the function and role of subtitles in...

Statistics has been developing for almost 250 years - since the publication of an essay which included one theorem called Bayes´ after the author. This whole period (since 1763 to this day) has been accompanied by a duel between the supporters of a subjective concept of probability and those...

Which method of estimating the shadow economy is the best for the Czech Republic? To answer this question, it is necessary to compare the various existing methods and summarize the benefits and constraints of the individual approaches. At first, direct and indirect methods of estimating the...

The author thinks about the economies and the food problem of the Horn of Africa countries. The drought and famine conditions in the Horn of Africa, coupled with the conflict in Somalia, have affected over 12 million people. There is a very low nutrition level in the long term in all the...

The paper deals with the possible impact of the 2008-2009 financial and economic crisis on the potential output in the Czech Republic. Given the general difficulty in sketching out all the consequences of the crisis itself, the article is primarily focused on the labour market, which is regarded...

The paper focuses on competitiveness of the Prague University of Economics´ graduates from the point of view of competence levels. The aim was to compare the achieved and required levels of competences evaluated by graduates. We analyzed the data collected within the international projects...

Farmers earn their main income from selling agricultural commodities. Stability as well as the level of income are determined by the amount of production and market prices. Prices and price policies on the agricultural market could have a great impact on the success of programmes themselves....