This paper empirically investigates the extent to which investments in human capital and information technology may have contributed to the growth dynamics of the European Union member states over the last decades. In order to measure the contribution of human capital and economic growth to...

As in other transforming economies, the Slovak economy was not able to avoid transformation recession. In its health care system, two negative effects have combined: - impact of transformation recession on financial perspective of the health system and - public sectors (with health system as a...

General analyses of household income at expenditure side as well as comparison of wage differences and mean net equalized income are mostly based on nominal comparisons. Regional indexes at regional level are not available at most European countries, so there is problem to estimate real wages...

The methodology of the regional models from the first papers published in the 60-ties has significantly progressed from the basic macroeconomic models through the models of growth and production to the regional microanalysis and spatial econometrics. On the other hand, practical application...

Thee most discussed problem in most countries is influence of financial and debt crisis on economy. Moreover, in January 2009 led the unsuccessful negotiation about gas price between Russia and Ukraine to suspend gas supply from Russia to east and central European countries. This was the case...

Demographic trends and ageing are one of the main factors influencing future trends in the socio-economic development of all European countries included in significant changes in labour market structure. This paper analyse the influence of demographic changes on health care demand based on...

Population ageing combined with a shrinking potential workforce are main factors influencing future socio-economic development and the labour market. This paper has the objective to show the impact of population change on one important sector of the economy, the health care market. As the need...

The socio-ecological transition will led to an overall change in the supply and demand of goods and services and therefore to a change in consumption as well as production structure at national level, but also to changes in the single sectors. It is expected that in particular three sectors will...

Population ageing combined with a shrinking potential workforce are main factors influencing future socio-economic development and the labour market. This paper has the objective to show the impact of population change on one important sector of the economy, the health care market. As the need...