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Dec
2020

Stock Market Development in Africa: The Critical Macroeconomic Issues

Finance, Markets, and Economic Stability: 36FIN 2020
The aim of this research was to analyze the key economic drivers of stock market development in Africa. The study used market capitalization as the explained variable to represent stock market development; credit availed to the private sector, external reserves, foreign direct investment, broad money…
13
Dec
2020

The Significance of “Smart Specialisation” for the Regional Innovativeness Growth

Economic Development - Global Perspectives on Investment, Security, and Growth: 36ECO 2020
This article analyses the significance of smart specialisations in enhancing the innovative policy paradigm in the regions. Smart specialisations by definition should play a major role in stimulating innovativeness at the regional level, in particular with regard to enhancing the region’s potential, its resources, key…
13
Dec
2020

Multivariate Item Response Theory Models in Measurement of Social Attitudes

Modeling, Optimization, and Decision Support Systems: 36MODSYS 2020
Item Response Theory (ITR) is an extension of Classical Test Theory (CTT). The mathematical foundation of IRT is a function that relates the probability of a person responding to an item in a specific manner to the standing of that person on the trait that…
13
Dec
2020

Sustainable Development Strategies of China’s Transportation Industry Under the Background of COVID-19

Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Countries Around the World: COVID36ECO 2020
At the beginning of 2020, the "black swan" of COVID-19 began to wreak havoc in our country and globally, bringing a huge impact to people's lives. At present, the epidemic situation in my country has been clearly controlled, but its impact on economic growth has…
13
Dec
2020

Migration of Health Workers in COVID-19 Conditions

Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Countries Around the World: COVID36ECO 2020
In the current situation associated with COVID-19, radical measures concerning social distance and mobility are increasingly being introduced. Borders are closing, but life in hospitals is experiencing trials for which no one has been sufficiently prepared. Infected people who need health care come to the…
13
Dec
2020

Entering the Civil Service in Eastern Europe as a Stage of Professional Socialisation: A Camparative Analysis

Public Administration, Governance, and Smart Cities: 36PublicAdm 2020
The reform of state-political systems in Eastern Europe included the creation of a new public service institution. One of the most important issues in the formation of a professional public service is recruitment. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of…
13
Dec
2020

Global Investment in Renewable Energy: Evolutions and Challenges Brought by Covid-19 Crisis

Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Countries Around the World: COVID36ECO 2020
Investments in renewable energy are considered a major objective of sustainable economic development all over the world as they are a driver of technological progress and a cornerstone in combating climate change. Our paper aims to present the progress made on investments in renewable energy…
13
Dec
2020

Modern European Education and Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation and Innovation: 36DigTrans 2020
The task of the modern education system in a globalizing world is to exist competently in the digital sphere, connected with the emergence of new technologies, professions and changes in existing ones, digital transformation, the process of integrating digital technologies into various aspects of human…
13
Dec
2020

Portfolio Choice Under Crisis –Evidence from the Polish Stock Market

Finance, Markets, and Economic Stability: 36FIN 2020
The classical models for construction of investment portfolio takes into account only two criteria for assessing investment opportunities: expected return and risk measured with a variance This approach can be criticized for several reasons. Firstly, it takes into account only information that is revealed in…
13
Dec
2020

Green Finance Post-Pandemic Restructuring: Mini-Overview and Approaches to Modeling Links

Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Countries Around the World: COVID36ECO 2020
Green finance is an important area of ​​tackling environmental threats, especially those associated with climate change. The Covid-19 outbreak has drawn additional attention to green finance as an economic mechanism for creating healthy living environments. The article examines the impact of COVID-19 on the financial…