The present paper is prepared within a research project on quality of education and motivation of the students in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration FEBA at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. We attempt to identify the determinants of students' motivation, attitude towards...

The Bulgarian version of this paper can be found at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2290692 The main goal of the analysis is to study the current state of the SME sector, the potential to develop the activities of the enterprises, as well as to estimate the effects of the SME competitiveness factors...

Here we present the theoretical framework of the so called Mincerian equations used for modeling returns to education. Then, we construct a conceptual framework which allows us to answer the question “What happens to doctoral degrees on the labour market?”. We analyse data for about 45 000...

The English version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2290712 Основната цел на анализа е да изследва актуалното състояние на сектора на МСП, потенциала за развитие на дейността...

This article has two main objectives: The first one is to review the most commonly used methods of measuring human capital in the macroeconomic analysis. Here, a summary of methods considering educational characteristics of population and labour force is presented, such as usage of literacy...

The English version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2043685 Анализът за 2012-2013 г. е изготвен за целите и нуждите на Изпълнителната агенция за насърчаване на малките и средните...

In this paper we present a modification of a Solow-type model with human capital. We introduce an assumption of non-effectiveness of education and training systems and other means of human capital investment, which leads to new results concerning steady-state economic growth and convergence

The paper reviews the neoclassical approach in the empirical studies of the impact of human capital on economic growth developed in the last fifteen years. It contains a brief discussion on the concepts of economic growth, neoclassical production functions, and human capital. The findings of...