It is a fact that the Republic of Croatia, due to objective as well as subjective reasons, has a permanently lower rate of development compared to the countries that lead the global economy. Therefore it would be beneficial to conduct a research to determine a current level of acceptance of...

There are two important effects of foreign direct investments (FDI) on a host economy: the effect on economic growth and the effect on export performances. Both economic features are important for the transition economies' prospects of European Union (EU) accession. After a short review of...

When we speak about the significance of foreign direct investments (FDI) for the transition economies of Southeastern Europe, we mainly think of two important effects of FDI: effect on economic growth and effect on export performances. Both economic features (growth and export performance) are...

Although entry to the Euro area (EA) is based only on fulfilment of the Maastricht criteria, implementation of optimum currency criteria and real economic convergence determines the benefits and costs of monetary integration. This paper focuses on the synchronization of business cycles among...

Survival of business entities in conditions defined by the information society depends on successful e-commerce. Success of the modern e-commerce is based on relationship marketing, i.e. CRM. Accordingly, the transition from the classic into e-commerce implies, among other, selection of an...

There are various benefits which countries could derive from the renouncement of a national currency hallmarked by unstable external and internal values. The most evident one is the reduction of a long-term inflation rate. The objective of this paper is to test the hypothesis of the positive...