This paper combines results of a questionnaire survey with firm level data in order to better explain firm competitiveness. To do this, survey-based information about perceived factors is used to improve explanatory power of quantitative factors. Results from the firm level panel data model...

Slovak enterprises recorded significant worsening of economic and financial indicators in the time after euro adoption. Dramatic changes in the results of non-financial corporations were observed in most of the EU countries. The main driving factor was a drop in global demand. Some indicators...

This paper examines factors affecting the competitiveness of leading Slovak companies, using results obtained through a questionnaire survey. The results imply that companies are aware of the key role of consumers. By putting emphasis on production modernisation and extensive use of information...

In this study we assess the effects of euro adoption from an economic perspective. The benefits and disadvantages of Slovak entry to the euro area were discussed already when the euro adoption strategy was adopted. This analysis utilizes the latest information, using the set euro adoption date...