Monetary policy in the Czech Republic in the year 2000 in the broader framework of macroeconomic development is the topic of this article. The central bank's experience with inflation targeting, and the implementation of the inflation target in 2000 are assessed. The resumption of GDP growth and...

The text considers one of the prevailing dilemmas for the time being practical valuers of assets are exposed to - the operability of market value in terms of International Valuation Standards. The issue is considered theoretically, practical impacts are outlined as well. Considering the...

The paper presents a shortened version of Finance Minister Jiri Rusnok’s addresses to the lower house of the Czech Parliament in which he sketched the main macroeconomic, political and financial assumptions of the government’s 2002 state budget proposal. As the government’s proposal was...

The paper presents a shortened version of Finance Minister Bohuslav Sobotka's addresses to the lower house of the Czech Parliament in which he sketched the main macroeconomic, political and financial assumptions of the government's 2003 state budget proposal.

Finance Minister Pavel Mertlík outlined the principles of 2001 state budget. First he analysed the macroeconomic conditions that influence the state budget ? expected inflation rate, GDP growth the rate of unemployment. Further affecting the state budget arithmetic are the exchange rate of the...

The article deals with the role of the central banks in advanced market economies and the theoretical possibility of abolishing these institutions. Central banks have monopolies in some areas, especially regarding monetary policy. In many countries, central banks also have monopolies in other...

The author reverts the current mainstream discussion of deflation hampering economic growth. The author first revises the definition inflation that is often misinterpreted. He shows that deflation is a natural phenomenon that often follows periods of unsustainable asset-price bubbles. He also...

Èlánek se zabývá deflací, zkoumá její pøíèiny a stanovuje její typologii. Na základì tohoto zkoumání ústí v závìr, že dokud ekonomie bude stavìt na subjektivitì užitku, který nelze meziosobnì srovnávat, bude poskytovat jediný závìr. Antideflaèní politika...

The coordination of the economic policies of the EU Member countries started in the early 90´ s has become a permanent feature of the European integration process. Gradually a rather complicated mechanism has evolved aiming to combine and complement policies pursued at EU level with policies...