Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiří Řezník Title: Historie časopisu Politická ekonomie - část II: 1958-1962 Title: History of the Politická ekonomie journal - period II: 1958 - 1962 Abstract: Executive Board intends to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of a Czech professional economic journal by publishing in Volume 2003 articles that will deal with the history, development, peripeteias, twists and turns of Politická ekonomie. Issue No. 2 will be focused on the period 1958 - 1962. Keywords: history of journal Classification-JEL: A11 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/397 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:397 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anna Kadeřábková Title: Struktura a výkonnost technologicky náročného obchodu kandidátských zemí Title: Structure and performance of technology intensive trade Abstract: Trade performance of EU-candidate countries in 1996 - 2000 is assessed in terms of specialization deepening and widening. The process of technology catching-up is analyzed from quantitative and qualitative aspects. The former stresses the tendency towards increasing geography and product concentration, which brings higher sensitivity to industry specific external demand shocks, the latter points to the limited skills and technology intensities within the segments of international production value chains located in the EU-candidate countries. The remarkable technology catch-up visible in trade statistics therefore mostly relies on external sources of knowledge and technology, as the innovation capacity in transition economies remains low. Without an adequate development of national knowledge and technology base the potential of qualitative spillovers accompanying FDI remains limited and the (cost-based) comparative advantage turns out to be rather short-lived. Keywords: specialization, structural change, technology intensity, fragmentation of value chain Classification-JEL: D24, F14, L60 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/398 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:398 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Slavoj Czesaný Author-Name: Jana Fajtová Title: Tendence ekonomického vývoje v Evropské unii Title: Economic development in European union: main tendencies Abstract: World economy slowed down more than 2 %, which was the main feature of its development in 2001. There were more factors behind this economic slowdown, primarily the faltering upswing of the world crude oil price, problems of the technological sector, and September 11 events in the USA. Recession forces hit world trade and investment activities in particular. Main sources of economic growth were thus significantly weakened in consequence. The growth rate of GDP in the EU slowed down from 3.3 % in 2000 to 1.6 % in 2001. A larger fall of the economy was prevented by only a slight deceleration of the growth of household consumption from 2.7 % in 2000 to 2.0 % in 2001 and keeping the dynamic growth of services between 2 % and 4 %. However, external trade growth rates were only a third on 2000 and came to limit Czech external trade dynamics in the second half of the year. Keywords: economic growth, inflation, employment, business cycle, external trade, private consumption, gross fixed capital formation Classification-JEL: D10, E24, E30, O11 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/399 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:399 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zdeněk Dvorný Title: Konvergence inflací zemí Cefta a Evropské unie - odhad panelovou metodou Title: Inflation convergence: Cefta and European union - panel method estimation Abstract: The study is an empirical investigation of inflation convergence between CEFTA and EU countries. The question of both groups convergence as well as convergence of each individual countries within those groups is particularly discussed in the paper. Detailed analysis was carried out by use of panel estimation in the individual and in the time setup. The study reveals an unambiguous convergence of all CEFTA inflations towards the EU levels between 1993 and 2000. Keywords: inflation, convergence, European Union, CEFTA, panel estimation Classification-JEL: C23, D72, E31, E64, F15 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/400 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Petr Chvojka Title: Přínosy a náklady členství České republiky v Evropské unii Title: Benefits and costs of the Czech republic membership in the European union Abstract: The aim of the article is a systemic summarization of processes, ways and main determinants influencing the relation between costs and benefits connected with the CR accession to the European Union. Author attempts to find out and to classify moments on macroeconomic both microeconomic level which are relevant for maximization of the realized economic effect. New conditions of the EU single market and importance of quick adaptation of enterprises´ activities to them are being discussed. Keywords: costs/benefits of the EU accession, determinants of integration effect maximization, acquis communataire, location problems of the EU single market Classification-JEL: D20, E50, F15, F36 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/401 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:401 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eva Klvačová Title: Kultivace institucionálního rámce jako základní přínos vstupu České republiky do Evropské unie Title: Cultivation of an institutional framework as a fundamental benefit of integration of the Czech republic into European union Abstract: Since the start of economic transformation, the Czech Republic has been viewed as the country enjoying the best starting position and the best results as regards its economic level and its macroeconomic stabilization, but also as a country where the institutional framework is less adapted to supplying the needs of a market economy than Hungarian or Polish institutional framework. The fact that prior to accession the Czech Republic will have to implement Community directives and other relevant Community acts in its national legislation and that on accession it will be subject not only to Community primary law, but also to secondary legislation (e.g. especially regulations), is of fundamental benefit, even though it cannot be quantified. Keywords: integration, European Union, institutional framework, Community primary law, secondary legislation Classification-JEL: F02, K10, P21 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/402 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:402 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ilona Bažantová Title: Ekonomické názory v humanistickém díle Jana Amose Komenského Title: Economic opinions in the humanistic work of Johan Amos Comenius Abstract: Economic opinions of Johan Amos Comenius (1592 - 1670) were not completely described yet, although they can be found in several writings. Comenius differentiated from Medieval thoughts by his opinions in respect of an enterprise, a position of laws and an activity of sovereign, by refusing monopolies, emphasising the importance of level of education for the development and wealth-being of the nation, and by describing positive aspects of intellectual work. His opinions are often similar to mercantilistic point of view. Keywords: conditions for wealth-being and happiness of nation, enterprise, knowledge and education, population growth, vision of harmonic world Classification-JEL: B31 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/403 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aleš Krejdl Title: Alternativní postkeynesovské modely determinace peněžní zásoby Title: Alternative post-keynesian models of money supply determination Abstract: This article presents three competing models of money supply determination as derived in Palley (1996). Two of the models can be considered post-keynesian in nature and identified with accommodationist and structuralist approach to money endogeneity. Post-keynesian models are contrasted with orthodox money multiplier model. Presentation of the models enables not only to derive hypothesis for empirical testing but also to compare the two post-keynesian models. The accommodationist and structuralist models are not viewed as mutually inconsistent but rather as complements. Scope for potential synthesis and future research is indicated. Keywords: post-Keynesianism, money endogeneity, money supply determination, credit demand and credit supply Classification-JEL: B59, E40, E51 Volume: 2003 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/polek/404 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2003:y:2003:i:2:id:404