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ZNACZENIE CZYNNIKA PRACY W DOCHODZIE NARODOWYM
PublicationW większości krajów o rozwiniętej gospodarce rynkowej, udział pracy w dochodzie narodowym stale obniża się. W literaturze światowej wskazuje się różne przyczyny występowania tego zjawiska. Jedną z przy-czyn obserwowanej tendencji są nasilające się procesy globalizacji. Mają one wpływ na poziom dochodów osiąganych z tytułu świadczenia pracy, tym samym wpływają na udział pracy w dochodzie narodowym. Poza tym wśród czynników determinujących...
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Relative Productivity, Country Size and Export Diversification
PublicationThis paper analyses the effects of productivity and country size on the extent of trade structure diversification. Using a testable version of the Ricardian model, we show that relative export variety is an outcome of two forces: a relative productivity change (technological progress) and a relative country size change (labour force growth). The model predictions are validated empirically using product-level trade data for a sample...
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Coastline change-detection method using remote sensing satellite observation data
PublicationCoastal zones are not only the fundaments for local economics based on trade, shipping and transport services, but also a source of food, energy and resources. Apart from offering diverse opportunities for recreation and tourism, coastal zones provide protection against storms and other meteorological disturbances. Environmental information is also essential because of the direct influence on a country’s maritime zones, which are...
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Functioning and legal regulations of perpetual usufruct right in Poland in relation to similar rights in other countries of the European Union
Publication1 May 2004, Poland became part of the European Union, which main aim is the political, economic and social integration of democratic European countries as well as the construction of a common market ensuring of persons, goods, services and capital move freely. The Accession Treaty provides some transitional periods for the adjustment of the right of Member States to the EU regulations. Next year, 12 years after joining the EU,...
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Building the Learning Environment for Sustainable Development: a Co-creation approach
PublicationEducation for sustainable development supports the improvement of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors related to global challenges such as climate change, global warming and environmental degradation, among others. It is increasingly taking place through projects based on information and communication technologies. The effectiveness of the actions taken depends not only on the quality of the project activities or the...
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Eurozone or National Inflation Projections: Which has Greater Impact on Consumer Expectations?
PublicationWe compare the dependence of consumer inflation expectations on European Central Bank (ECB) inflation projections with that on national central bank (NCB) projections in four economies: Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Germany. We aim to assess whether the information published by central banks affects consumers, and whether inflation projections published by NCBs are more relevant to consumers than those published for the entire...
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Trade diversity and stages of development - evidence on EU countries.
PublicationThe paper presents the dynamics of trade diversification with respect to stages of development in the European context. The analysis focuses on EU27 countries observed across the years 1988–2010 and compared to a sample of 136 international economies at all levels of income per capita. We will use product level statistics (six digit HS0) and confront export and import patterns of absolute diversification/concentration. The results...
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Protection of historical heritage as part of the development of cultural tourism – a case study of the community of Kamieniec Ząbkowicki in Lower Silesia
PublicationBoth literature and economics show a changing approach to historical heritage. It is no longer seen as a resource that generates only high maintenance costs. Analyses of local government units (LGUs) show that historical heritage is a strength rather than a weakness. More and more often, it is considered in economic development strategies as an asset that creates new activities and functions, generates income, and creates jobs....
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The Cluster Organization. Analyzing the Development of Cooperative Relationships
PublicationCluster organizations are becoming more and more popular, both in developing and developed countries. Considering the development of cluster policy and the related dynamic growth of cluster initiatives in the world, the lack of sufficient knowledge on the development of cooperation in cluster organizations inhibits their development and, in many cases, causes their complete disintegration. The book provides new important elements...
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Legal and Economic Conditions of the Creating and Activity of Entrepreneursin Poland. VATT Governement Inst. Econ. Res. C**2002 [nr] 290 s. 153- 162 bibliogr. 10 poz. Discussion papers. Workshopon Studies for Nordther. Kalastajatorrpa,30-31 May 2002.Prawne i ekonomiczne uwarunkowania działalności przedsiębiorców w Polsce.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono warunki prawne, które muszą być spełnione przyuruchamianiu działalności gospodarczej w Polsce. Wskazano również co sprzyjai co hamuje rozwój działalności przedsiębiorców w naszym kraju.
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Pre-feasibility study for treatment wetland application for wastewater treatment in dispersed development
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to present the conducted analyses of pre-feasibility study of different approaches for wastewater management in a settlement of 180 persons. In the assessment both technical and economic aspects were analyzed. The costs were calculated for three different and, at the same time, most popular as well as possible technical solutions like: (i) construction of local wastewater treatment plant with gravitational...
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Development of banking sectors in Kosovo and Montenegro in the years 2000 - 2010
PublicationThe article presents main aspects of development of banking markets in two Balkan countries - Kosovo and Montenegro. Both of them are charaterised by similar recent history, both in political and economical fields. Their financial sectors have had to be built almost from scretch. The author describes stages of development of competition in the banking sectors, using the following ratios: performace, structure, liquidity. The data...
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Modelling of residential sales price with kriging using different distance metrics in different correlation functions
PublicationThe modelling and estimation of sales prices based on economical conditions are important for housing sector especially in developing countries. Analysts are focused on the subject to analyze price movements and estimate the future trend of the sales prices for housing sector. In this study, we tried to generate a robust and efficient model related to the subject. Firstly, we investigated economic variables affecting housing sales...
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The essence of marine and coastal space – an interdisciplinary perspective
PublicationSea space has been undergoing a profound transformation. Although it retains its inspirational function in arts, literature and philosophy, it has been gaining new anthropogenic dimensions in eco-nomics and urban planning as a source of satisfying human needs i.e. the provision of harmony, beauty, off-shore energy, and biotech substances. Therefore, in this paper marine space is analyzed from a mul-tidimensional perspective of...
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Employment Specialization in the Enlarged European Union
PublicationThis paper presents the evolution of absolute employment specialization along the course of economic growth of 25 EU countries. We focus on the degree to which EU economies concentrate labor force in a few sectors/industries. Using disaggregated statistics classified according to NACE Rev. 1 division (71 sectors) we calculate various synthetic indices measuring the degree of diversification typical for the employment structures...
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Swarm-Assisted Investment Planning of a Bioethanol Plant
PublicationBioethanol is a liquid fuel for which a significant increase in the share of energy sources has been observed in the economies of many countries. The most significant factor in popularizing bioethanol is the profitability of investments in construction of facilities producing this energy source, as well as the profitability of its supply chain. With the market filled with a large amount of equipment used in the bioethanol production...
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Reasons Fostering or Discouraging the Implementation of Central Bank-Backed Digital Currency: A Review
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Are creative users more apt in reusing and adopting Open Government Data (OGD)? Gender differences
PublicationOpen Government Data (OGD) has been considered as a potent instrument for value creation and innovation by a range of stakeholders. Given that individual ingenuity is a function of individual and environmental factors, it is important to understand how the OGD adoption and usage is a factor of creative performance behaviors (CPB), viz., Problem Identification (PI), Information Search (IS), Idea Generation (IG) and Idea Promotion...
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Diverging changes in rat striatal extracellular dopamine and DOPAC levels and in frequency-modulated 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations rate during repeated amphetamine treatment
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Using anticipatory and drug-evoked appetitive ultrasonic vocalization for monitoring the rewarding effect of amphetamine in a rat model of drug self-administration
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N-acetyl cysteine does not modify the sensitization of the rewarding effect of amphetamine as assessed with frequency-modulated 50-kHz vocalization in the rat
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A 95-Year-Old Concrete Arch Bridge: From Materials Characterization to Structural Analysis
PublicationThe structural analysis of a 95-year-old concrete arch bridge located in Jagodnik (Poland) is performed in this paper, in order to check its behavior under today’s traffic loads. The mechanical properties of both the concrete and the reinforcement are investigated by testing cores and bar stubs extracted from the bridge. Structural analysis confirms that the bridge meets today’s load requirements in terms of bearing capacity, serviceability...
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THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION IN BANKING SECTORS IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
PublicationThe economic significance of the banking sector is well recognized in the theory and practice. In the literature there are discussed various topics concerning banking: banking sectors stability and its determinants, as well as influence of the banking sector on other sectors of the economy. Moreover the situation in the banking sector has been studied from different perspectives: its stability, profitability, efficiency, competition,...
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A Panel Analysis of the Impact of Green Transformation and Globalization on the Labor Share in the National Income
PublicationThis study aims to examine the impact of green transition and globalization processes on changes in the labour share. The study covers 76 national economies diversified in development, global production share and energy transition stage from 2000 to 2018. Based on the Total Economy Database data, panel models of the relationship between green transition, globalization and the labour share in the national income were estimated....
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The Implementation of Fuzzy Logic in Forecasting Financial Ratios
PublicationThis paper is devoted to the issue of forecasting financial ratios. The objective of the conducted research is to develop a predictive model with the use of an innovative methodology, i.e., fuzzy logic theory, and to evaluate its effectiveness. Fuzzy logic has been widely used in machinery, robotics and industrial engineering. This paper introduces the use of fuzzy logic for the financial analysis of enterprises. While many current...
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Women's Entrepreneurship in Poland- Opportunities and Barriers According to Young Women Entering the Labour Market
PublicationWomen entrepreneurship is an important issue for both economic and social reasons. However cultural factors have an additional impact. In Poland women represent more than 50% of the population, nonetheless only 35% of people who run their own business are women. Main research questions in the current study were: What are the determinants of the above mentioned imparity? Do young women evaluate themselves as entrepreneurial? Do...
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It is not OK but it works – unproductive entrepreneurship, the case of Poland
PublicationThe concept of unproductive entrepreneurs was introduced to science by Baumol, who pointed out the differences in business output between countries. Unproductive behaviour of entrepreneurs is often a consequence of ineffective institutions used by entrepreneurs for rent seeking. The aim of this article is to examine subjective norms (S.N.) and attitudes regarding specified types of unproductive entrepreneurship, which in many cases...
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Port hinterland connections: a comparative study of Polish and Belgian cases
PublicationW badaniu zastosowano podejście porównawcze - zestawiono symulację oddziaływania na zaplecze lądowe dwóch różnych europejskich obszarów portowych: Antwerpii (Belgia) oraz aglomenracji Gdańska i Gdyni (Polska. Oba ośrodki posiadają ważne powiązania drogowe z zapleczem ladowym, z którym próbują konkurować inne formy transportu towarowego. Niemniej, port w Antwerpii jest już jednym z wiodących portów na kontynencie, podczas gdy porty...
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Hostility bias or sadness bias in excluded individuals: Does anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of right VLPFC vs. left DLPFC have a mitigating effect?
PublicationExclusion has multiple adverse effects on individual’s well-being. It induces anger and hostile cognitions leading to aggressive behavior. The purpose of this study was to test whether exclusion would affect recognition of anger on ambivalent faces of the excluders. We hypothesized that exclusion would elicit more anger encoding (hostility bias) than inclusion, but this effect would be mitigated by anodal tDCS of right VLPFC...
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Adaptive Management Approach to an Infrastructure Project
PublicationThe paper presents an adaptive approach to project management, illustrated by the description of a case study, i.e., of a project whose aim was to develop the means and prepare the documentation for the revitalization of a railway line. The project itself was a major challenge for the implementers due to a novel and innovative subject thereof, including the construction of a railway line which takes place in a difficult terrain...
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The impact of road network structure and mobility on the national traffic fatality rate
PublicationW pracy określono wpływ wybranych miar struktury sieci drogowej i mobilności mieszkańców na wskaźnik śmiertelności w wypadkach drogowych na bazie dostępnych danych z wielu krajów świata. Opracowano wieloczynnikowe modele nieliniowe pozwalające na określenie wpływu wielu istotnych czynników: ekonomicznych, systemowych, motoryzacyjnych i infrastrukturalnych na bezpieczeństwo ruchu drogowego mierzonego wskaźnikiem śmiertelności RFR.
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The Impact of Road Network Structure and Mobility on the National Traffic Fatality Rate
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Evaluation of Selected Innovation Policy Instruments on the Example of Poland
PublicationThe main purpose of the paper is to analyze and evaluate the selected instruments of innovation policy in Poland: cooperative relations, business environment institutions and innovation centers, supported within Priority Axis V of OP IE 2007-2013. The evaluation was made on the basis of the four criteria: complementarity, adapting to the needs of businesses, the impact on the innovation and durability of the provided support. The...
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Sound Art and Architecture: New Horizons for Architecture and Urbanism
PublicationThe article discusses the crossroad between art and architecture. It sketches out the theoretical and practical aspects of involving art into architecture and multisensory dimensions of space. The analysis is based on examples of innovative experimental activities for architecture: educational projects such as workshops, seminars and courses, combining art and architecture, with special emphasis on sound art, and the consequences...
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Applications for investigating therapy progress of autistic children
PublicationThe paper regards supporting behavioral therapy of autistic children with mobile applications, specifically applied for measuring the child’s progress. A family of five applications is presented, that was developed as an investigation tool within the project aimed at automation of therapy progress monitoring. The applications were already tested with children with autism spectrum disorder. Hereby we analyse children’ experience...
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Monitoring of Caged Bluefin Tuna Reactions to Ship and Offshore Wind Farm Operational Noises
PublicationUnderwater noise has been identified as a relevant pollution affecting marine ecosystems in different ways. Despite the numerous studies performed over the last few decades regarding the adverse effect of underwater noise on marine life, a lack of knowledge and methodological procedures still exists, and results are often tentative or qualitative. A monitoring methodology for the behavioral response of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)...
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Impact of information systems (IS) infusion on Open Government Data (OGD) adoption
PublicationPurpose – This study aims to underline the possible influence of the moderator, information systems (IS) infusion, on Open Government Data (OGD) adoption and usage. Design/methodology/approach – Using the partial least squares-structural equation modeling methodological approach, the adapted unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model has been used for understanding the role of themoderating variable, namely,...
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PREDICTING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCIES IN POLAND AND LITHUANIA – COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
PublicationThe research on predicting bankruptcies of enterprises constitutes one of the most important areas of financial management. In developed countries, the first publications on the subject appeared in the early 20th century. The situation is different in the countries of Eastern Europe, which introduced the market system already at the beginning of the 1990s, which resulted in first corporate bankruptcies. The article...
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Networks Externalities as Social Phenomenon in the Process ICT Diffusion.
PublicationThis paper is designed to fill the gap in knowledge that we have identified regarding the process of diffusion of information and communication technologies and emerging network effects that significantly enhance spread of these technologies. We contribute to the present state of the art by examining the process of ICT diffusion in 50 countries, which in 2015 achieved highest ICT penetration rates.
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Challenges facing management practice in the light of Industry 4.0: The example of Poland
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New Trends and Patterns in Green Competitiveness: A Bibliometric Analysis of Evolution
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Research Progress and Knowledge Structure of Inclusive Growth: A Bibliometric Analysis
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Stringency of environmental regulations vs. global competitiveness: Empirical analysis
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Forecasts of the managed futures market – an empirical analysis
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Does growing wealth influence hedge funds’ development? An empirical analysis
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TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND COMPANIES AS A CONDITION OF THE GROWTH OF INNOVATIVENESS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ECONOMY
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Przestrzenne zróżnicowanie rynków pracy z punktu widzenia popytu na pracę
PublicationRynek pracy nie jest kategorią jednrodną. Jego zróżnicowanie wynika ze specyfiki regionu, jego struktury oraz poziomu rozwoju. W celu zbadania przewag konkurencyjnych lokalnych rynków pracy, z punktu widzenia warunków związanych z funkcjonowaniem podmiotów gospodarczych, można dokonać charakterystyki cech determinujących potencjał pracy tkwiący w danym regione. Mnogość cech zmusza do dokonywania trudnego wyboru miar oddających...
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Wpływ stopy procentowej na aktywność inwestycyjną przedsiębiorstw po wstąpieniu Polski do UE
PublicationPolska jako członek struktur Unii Europejskiej, i jej gospodarką w szczególności, traktowana jest przez otoczenie międzynarodowe jako bardziej wiarygodna i stabilna.Przynależność ta daje również możliwości szerszego dostępu do środków finansowych pochodzących z funduszy europejskich, niezbędnych do podejmowania inwestycji.Celem niniejszego opracowania jest zbadanie wpływu realnej stopy procentowej na aktywność inwestycyjną przedsiębiorstw...
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Koncepcja i charakterystyka wskaźników rynku kapitałowego PEG i PERG
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano koncepcję oraz scharakteryzowano stosunkowo mało znane w warunkach polskich wskaźniki rynku kapitałowego, tj. PEG i PERG. Autor przeprowadził krytyczną analizę poprawności budowy tych mierników oraz ukazał ich zalety i ograniczenia. Ponadto na podstawie analizy literaturowej przedstawione zostały wyniki badań dotyczące skuteczności zastosowania ww. mierników w procesie selekcji akcji.
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Wieloczynnikowy system wczesnego ostrzegania firm przed ryzykiem upadłości
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy prognozowania upadłości przedsiębiorstw w Polsce. Porównano w nim dwie metody prognozowania zagrożeń firm upadłością: wieloczynnikowy system wczesnego ostrzegania oparty na działaniu sztucznej inteligencji oraz analizę dyskryminacyjną.