The paper analyses the factors leading to the fall of long-term interest rates in the Czech Republic – respectively, the long-term interest rate differential in the Czech Republic and the Eurozone – between 1998 and 2003. The selection of factors is determined by the Fisher equation, UIP,...

Global corporations and companies with international portfolios increasingly concentrate their activities not only on the international expansion of their products or services and global diversifi cation of their capital portfolios, but also on an effective integration in the global value chain...

Slovakia ranked to the poorest innovation performers in the EU 25 area in early 2000s. While the country's economics was booming due to high influx of foreign investment, there was real danger that Slovakia would convert to the "greatest assembly line" in Europe, with little own innovation...

We present results of an analysis and comparison of 46 studies (54 economic surveys) on capital budgeting methods for investment projects evaluation with emphasis on trends in application from 70s till present. We focus on three methods: net present value method, internal rate of return and...

V predkladanom článku autor sumarizuje skúsenosti krajín EÚ15 s otváraním pracovných trhov pre nové členské krajiny vstupujúce do Európskej únie v roku 2004. Veľká Británia, Írsko a Švédsko na rozdiel od ostatných členských štátov EÚ15 otvorili svoj pracovný trh a...

Autor v článku analyzuje historické skúsenosti Francúzska s imigráciou a venuje sa implikácii asimilačného modelu vo Francúzsku, pričom práve Francúzsko sa vníma ako vzor asimilačného integračného modelu. Autor prechádza od masových imigračných vĺn cez zavedené opatrenia...

In recent years, interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has risen considerably due to stakeholder xpectations: "conscientious consumers", institutional investors' interest in Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), the increasing demand for highly qualified employees, the political...