<title>Abstract</title> This article examines the government incentives towards foreign direct investments (further -- FDI) of Central and Eastern Europe countries by evaluating the external influencing factors of foreign investment. It is argued that the major incentive affecting FDI inflows involves more...

<title>Abstract</title> The main effect of globalization of the world markets is the increase of market concentration. The analysis and control of these processes largely depend on precise determination of the level of market concentration. Additive measures, evaluating the whole concentration curve, assess...

<title>Abstract</title> The aim of the paper is to present a statistical view to Lithuanian development tendencies and to highlight specific features of country's economic structure. Statistical approach grounded on theoretical elaborations of consistent patterns of transition countries’ development should...

<title>Abstract</title> In recent years, efforts have been made to rank banks according to their reliability. However, the methods used for this purpose are not accurate. The analysis shows that reliability of banks is a complex phenomenon which can only be described by a set of criteria. The task is...

<title>Abstract</title> Currently used methods of multiple criteria evaluation (MEM) based on the values obtained allow us to establish the priority order of the considered object's alternatives. However, they do not allow us to determine the values of multicriteria evaluation of a particular alternative taken...

<title>Abstract</title> The definition of robustness in econometrics, the error term in a linear equation, was not only broadened, but, in addition, moved to the meaning of common language: from a cardinal to a qualitative one: the most robust one, more robust than…, as robust as……, robust, weak robust,...

<title>Abstract</title> As investment in real estate has great influence on regional economics development it is important to evaluate real estate investment processes as a whole. For this purpose the model of real estate projects’ efficiency evaluation was developed and presented in this article. The...

<title>Abstract</title> Brand valuation technique is a core problem in a company value creation process. It has been done a lot of researches on the issue since brand valuation hit the headlines in 1988. The main task in brand valuation is to distinguish brand earnings from the earnings attributable to another...

<title>Abstract</title> One of the forms of state intervention in market development is state aid (subsidies) to private sector enterprises. Over the period of 2004--2006, a great part of the EU aid was granted to business in Lithuania through the EU structural funds. State aid is a complicated phenomenon. It...

<title>Abstract</title> The growing competition on the international markets means that the importance of enterprise marketing activities is increasing. However, the attention paid to theoretical and practical marketing problems by enterprises is insufficient. This particularly refers to the analysis of...