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Visegrád countries' scientific productivity in the European context: a 10-year perspective using Web of Science and Scopus
PublicationMeasuring the growth of research productivity is a core element of performance in the higher education sector. This paper aims to analyse the scientific productivity of the Visegrád Group countries (2010-2019) based on data from the WoS and Scopus databases as well as data from secondary sources (demographic and socio-economic factors). Quantitatively, although Poland has the highest output, this is due to its comparative size,...
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Metabolic responses to a 48-h ultra-marathon run in middle-aged male amateur runners
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ICT Diffusion Trajectories and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence for 46 Developing Countries
PublicationIn economic theory, technology is treated as a crucial factor contributing significantly to economic development. Seminal works of Schumpeter (Theory of economic development. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, 1934, J Econ Hist 7:149–159, 1947), Baumol (Am Econ Rev 76:1072–1084, 1986), Gerschenkron (Economic backwardness in economic perspective. Belknap Press, Cambridge, MA, 1962) or Abramovitz (J Econ Hist 46(2):385–406, 1986)...
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Intellectual brain drain and economic growth in developing countries: A theoretical solution of strategic compensation
PublicationBrain drain is a real problem for the developing countries like Pakistan. It not only impacts theworkforce, but its effect eventually translates to economic growth as well. The most severe form of braindrain is intellectual as top tier skilled employees’ move out of the country. This study explores the issue ofintellectual brain drain in Pakistan moreover analyzes its severity to the economic growth. Finally,...
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Workforce mobility against the background of labour market duality theory – the example of selected OECD countries
PublicationThe paper aims to present an empirical study of labour market segmentation (LMS) hypothesis. According to the dual labour market theory jobs can be divided into two groups: primary and secondary jobs, with enter barriers into the first one. The primary jobs are usually described with relative high wages, whereas secondary jobs provide lower level of wages. In this paper we first examine the main sectors (according to the ISIC rev....
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Foliar fertilization in shaping the potato yield in the conditions of south-eastern Poland
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Road safety performance indicators and their explanatory value: A critical view based on the experience of Central European countries
PublicationCounts of road crashes and their victims represent essential information for road safety practitioners allowing them to analyse their spatial and temporal aspects. However, they cannot provide details on the factors causing road crashes. As a result, various road safety performance indicators (RSPIs) were introduced, making it possible to gather information on the effectiveness of interventions on road safety in given areas. However,...
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Does offshoring affect industry employment? Evidence from a wide European panel countries
Publicationis paper contributes to the literature on the possible impact of international outsourcing on domestic labour markets. We focus on off shoring-employment relationship. Th e analysis is performed for a wide European panel, composed of 27 EU countries and 13 manufacturing sectors, observed in the period 1995-2009. Th anks to the use of input-output tables from the WIOD project, we measure the intensity of off shoring in the sectors,...
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Enhancing Economic Development Through ICT-Based Governance: Evidence for Developing Countries
Publicationhis shows novel empirical evidence on how e-government solutions enhance the emergence of inclusive societies, increase institutional quality, and through that channels dynamize economic development in developing countries. With this aim we examine digital development inequalities adopting 2 core ICT indicators: mobile cellular telephony and Internet users; and gross per capita income and Human Development Index to show the level...
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Examples of Taxation on Real Estate Properties as an Long-term Investment Asset. Description of Situation in Selected European Countries
PublicationReal estate properties have become the alternative asset for long-term savings and investments. Such investment however is strictly related to risk inter alia taxation policy. The following article describes and discusses both theoretical and practical aspects of long-term investment taxation imposed on real estate market in selected European countries. The article presents the analyses of the taxes including its functions, mechanisms...
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Great Villas of Visegrad Four Countries and Slovenia
PublicationWystawa zorganizowana w Parlamencie Europejskim w Brukseli w dniach 27-30 maja 2013 przez Agencję Foibos Books Praha na której wystawiono plansze autorstwa Marii Jolanty Sołtysik opartej na książce Great Villas of Poland, oprac zb. pod red. R. Nakoniecznego, Praha : Foibos Books, 2013, ISBN 978-80-87073-58-2.
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The demand for skills and labour costs in partner countries
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The efectiveness of polish economy in comparison with other countries
PublicationOgromne zróżnicowanie rozwoju gospodarczego poszczególnych krajów we współczesnym świecie rodzi wiele napięć, konfliktów i kontrowersji. Są to problemy nie tylko natury ekonomicznej i społecznej, ale także politycznej. Wiele krajów zaliczanych do słabiej rozwiniętych ma aspirację do zmniejszenia luki rozwojowej w stosunku do krajów bogatszych, poprzez przyspieszenie wzrostu gospodarzcego. Zatem interesujące wydaje sie porównanie...
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Logistics Development in European Countries: The Case of Poland
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INDUSTRIAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES
PublicationChapter contains information regardin law regulations of fire safety for constructions in countris participating in project.
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Influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a survey of 5896 individuals
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Reshaping financial systems: The role of ICT in the diffusion of financial innovations – Recent evidence from European countries
PublicationExchange-traded funds (ETFs) are among the fastest-growing types of innovative financial products. The emergence and spread of these instruments have been facilitated by the digital revolution. Information and communication technology (ICT) is profoundly reshaping the global economic landscape, laying solid foundations for unrestricted and unbounded flows of information and knowledge, eliminating information asymmetries, and furthering...
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Reducing income inequalities through government expenditures on education. Evidence for European countries Piotr PłatkowskiORCID Icon &Ewa LechmanORCID Icon
PublicationThis study examines the role of government spending on education in mitigating income inequalities. The study uses dynamic panel regressions to assess the evolution of education expenditures and income inequality in the sample of 30 European countries between 1995 and 2018. Our findings show that increases in government spending on education positively affect income inequality reduction. The impact was more substantial in case...
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Knowledge Management Approaches of Small and Medium-Sized KIBS Firms: a Descriptive Analysis of Four Countries
PublicationPurpose –There is evidence that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) do not manage knowledge the same way as large firms, and that they approach knowledge management (KM) in various ways. However, the literature on this topic is still scarce and fragmented. In order to fill this gap, the paper aims to single out and discuss the different features that characterize the approaches to KM adopted by small companies. Design/methodology/approach...
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Spatial Analysis of Water Infrastructure Development On Example of Eastern Europe Rural Regions
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Conservation of Farmland Birds Faces Different Challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe
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Seasonal and spatial variation of the Montagu’s Harrier’s Circus pygargus diet in Eastern Poland
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Wschodnia świadomość zła według Miłosza [The eastern awareness of evil according to Miłosz]
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The Level of Health Literacy of Seniors Living in Eastern Region of Poland. Preliminary Study
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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with true resistant hypertension in central and Eastern Europe
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Operational analysis of threats to the security of NATO’s eastern flank. Context of hybrid activities
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The European Union and Cultural, Economic and Political Development of Minority in Central and Eastern Europe
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Efficiency of environmental taxation in European countries: comparative analysis
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A comparison of psychiatric day hospitals in five European countries
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Digital economy and unemployment in the Visegrad countries at regional level
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Human Development and Quality of Institutions in Highly Developed Countries
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CIVILIZING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PRACTICE IN POST-TRANSITION COUNTRIES
PublicationThe phenomenon of public participation is not so new to both planning theory and practice. In fact, involving local community in the decision-making process regarding local urban development directions is widely discussed and a number of various forms of these are being introduced. This paper deals with a number of
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Space and spatial practices in times of confinement. Evidence from three European countries: Austria, France and Poland
PublicationIn the first half of 2020, millions of people were subjected to drastic restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid-19 disease. Austria, France and Poland have implemented a lockdown to varying degrees and for varying lengths of time. This is an unprecedented situation in Europe: until now, even in times of war, curfew measures have never been applied 24 h a day. The research presented in this article was carried out...
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ENHANCING SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT CULTURAL EVENTS. A CASE STUDY OF EASTERN POLAND
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New Technology or Adaptation at the Frontier? Butchery as a Signifier of Cultural Transitions in the Medieval Eastern Baltic
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Peculiarities of Dewatering Technology for Heavy High-Viscosity Crude Oils of Eastern Region of Ukraine
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Exposure to cadmium, lead and mercury in the adult population from Eastern Poland, 1990–2002
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Shifting from the EU’s production networks? Electronics industry exports of Central and Eastern Europe
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The Role, Interdependencies, and Flows of Added Value Between Central and Eastern Europe, Germany, and China
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Green Technology as a Way of Cleaning the Environment from Petroleum Substances in South-Eastern Poland
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Exploring universities' efficiency differentials between countries in a multi-year perspective: an application of bootstrap DEA and Malmquist index to Italy and Poland, 2001-2011
PublicationThis study employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) to evaluate relative efficiency of a sample of 54 Italian and 30 Polish public universities for the period between 2001 and 2011. The examination is conducted in two steps: first unbiased DEA efficiency scores are estimated and then are regressed on external variables to quantitatively asses the direction and magnitude of the impact of potential determinants. The analysis shows...
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Support networks in Poland and other countries - making for cooperation or support?
PublicationPraca prezentuje przykłady instytucji wspierających przedsiębiorczość i kooperację między małymi przedsiębiorstwami i/lub przedsiębiorcami w Polsce i innych krajach. Przedstawione są również konkretne działania jakich podejmują się te odgórnie lub oddolnie tworzone instytucje podejmują.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
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Relations Among Social and Economic Order in European Union Countries
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Structural convergence among selected European countries. Multidimensional analysis.
PublicationArtykuł stanowi syntetyczną analizę dotyczącą konwergencji strukturalnej pomiędzy krajami Europy. W szczególnosci autorki skupiły się na analizie gospodarki Polski, Czech, Węgier Słowacji. W analizie wykorzystano techniki analiz wielowymiarowych.
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Looking for the sectoral interdependence: evidence from the Visegrad countries and China
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Digitalization and digital skills development patterns. Evidence for European countries
PublicationThis chapter contextualizes the digitalization process and the digital skills concept. It discusses the very process of technology diffusion, emphasizing several unique features of digital technologies that make them globally available. Next, it turns to the digital skills concept, clarifying how and why they reshape the societal and economic landscape. It also briefly addresses the digital divide and skill-biased technological...
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INDFIRES PROJECT AND SITUATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FIRE REPORTS OF PARTNER COUNTRIES
PublicationChapter contains information regarding project and situational reports from all participants.
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Systems of General Grants for Local Governments in Selected EU Countries Against the Background of the General Theory of Fiscal Policy
PublicationFiscal policy, including its expenditure aspect, is often discussed and analysed from a variety of angles in the literature on public finances, undoubtedly due to the major importance of this topic. However, not all areas of the expenditure part of fiscal policy have been subjected to in-depth analysis. One of the less discussed tools of fiscal policy consists of general purpose transfers, which are a certain type of expenditure...
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Central and Eastern European states in global production linkages: country-level and sector-level analysis
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