The efficiency of macroeconomic policies depends on adequate business cycle approximation. Given that potential output and the output gap (the difference between actual and potential output) are not directly observable, their values need to be estimated using alternative statistical, structural,...

Many economic studies address the issue of behavior of a single representative agent or a firm. Therefore, it is important to study what happens if we aggregate the agents/firms, do they keep the same behavior patterns? The aim of this study is to construct a macroeconomic model that deals with...

The transformation of the world economy over the past two decades has been manifesting itself in various forms. On the one hand, there is an increasing interdependence of the world economy, which is a manifestation of the depth of the globalization process, mainly thanks to the expansion of...

In recent years, interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has risen considerably due to stakeholder xpectations: "conscientious consumers", institutional investors' interest in Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), the increasing demand for highly qualified employees, the political...