In this paper we examine the determinants of ex-ante state capture analyzing all the legal acts that have been passed in the period 1990-2011 in Poland. We find that during this the majority of legal acts were passed with the aim to satisfy the interest of particular groups. Furthermore, the...

The 27th SUERF Colloquium in Munich in June 2008: New Trends in Asset Management: Exploring the Implications was already topical in the Summer of 2008. The subsequent dramatic events in the Autumn of 2008 made the presentations in Munich even more relevant to investors and bankers that want to...

In this paper we examine the determinants of ex-ante state capture analyzing all the legal acts that have been passed in the period 1990-2011 in Poland. We find that during this the majority of legal acts were passed with the aim to satisfy the interest of particular groups. Furthermore, the...

The 27th SUERF Colloquium in Munich in June 2008: New Trends in Asset Management: Exploring the Implications was already topical in the Summer of 2008. The subsequent dramatic events in the Autumn of 2008 made the presentations in Munich even more relevant to investors and bankers that want to...

The purpose of this study is to review the existing literature on transmission mechanism in CEE and put it in a broader context of the problems related to research on monetary policy. Also, we attempted to conduct empirical analysis for 10 transition economies using analogous methodology for the...

In 2015 Narxoz University introduced a major change to its academic policy. Final year bachelor students were required to complete team-based diploma projects, focused on solving real business problems, instead of writing standard, often purely descriptive and theoretical diploma theses. This...

Big Data has become a buzz word. It is the next big thing that every corporation should invest in. It is said to bring hundreds of billions dollars in benefits to consumers. In this concept paper I show that Big Data is a tool that will allow corporations to take away consumer surplus from...

The teaching methodology at many universities in Kazakhstan is traditional: a lecture where professor talks and students listen, with little or no interaction, and a seminar that offers practical applications. Students follow the precisely prescribed path, regulated by the Ministry of Education,...

W tym artykule zostały przeanalizowane dane o innowacyjności polskiej gospodarki w latach 2006 i 2012, czyli na początku i pod koniec obecnej perspektywy finansowej. Większość analizowanych danych wskazuje na spadek innowacyjności, niektóre na silny spadek, a tylko nieliczne dokumentują...