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The Polish external debt as compared with the other Visegrad Group countries

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Górniewicz G.

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nr 9

5-15

EN

The global scale of external debt is the greatest in history, which made it one of the biggest financial problems in the world. Poland has been among the greatest debtors for a few dozen years. The objective of the paper is to show the scale, reasons and tendencies concerning Polish external debt. Furthermore, in the present paper, Polish external debt was compared with the ones of Visegrad group countries.

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Regional inequalities within the Visegrad group over the years 2000–2018

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Neszmélyi G. I. , Vinogradov S. , Nagy H.

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nr 1

5-24

EN

In the present study the authors examined the spatial disparities of the Visegrad four countries to see whether the lasting cooperation of the four countries resulted in harmonious economic development or increasing gaps between the years 2000 and 2018. Based on the research results it can be concluded that regional disparities between core and periphery regions of V4 countries still have not been eliminated to a significant extent. Despite the fact that the Visegrad Group has been in the EU for 18 years, the catching-up of its regions occurred with various speed, and no harmonised development can be observed within the Group.

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What Determines Export Performances in High‑tech Industries

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Śledziewska K. , Akhvlediani T.

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tom 1

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nr 48

EN

The paper aims to identify the determinants of exports in high-technology sectors (high-tech, HT) of Visegrad countries (the Visegrad four, V4: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) and the core member states of the European Union (EU). Based on the augmented gravity model, we estimate the regressions on panel data of the bilateral export flows of the EU-15 and V4 with the rest of the world in 1999−2011, by employing the Poisson pseudo-maximum-likelihood (PPML) estimator. The comparison of the estimations of overall export flows with the estimates explicitly done for the high-tech sectors allows us to outline the main characteristics of the existing gap in high-tech export performances of the EU-15 and V4. Estimation results find that while for the EU-15, human capital accumulation is statistically significant and export flows increase with similarity in physical capital accumulation of the trade partner; for V4, instead of similarity, the difference in physical capital stock increases exports and human capital accumulation does not yield statistically significant effects.

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Effect of service quality assessment on perception of TOP hotels in terms of sentiment polarity in the Visegrad group countries

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Stefko R. , Fedorko R. , Bacik R. , Rigelsky M. , Olearova M.

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nr 4

721-742

EN

Research background: In the developed countries, the services sector, which also includes the accommodation services, is a significant source of the gross national product. Tourism can be perceived as an important determinant of countries' economies, so attention paid to the needs of clients is at least necessary and beneficial. Purpose of the article: The aim of the study is to assess the quality of services provided and the perception of the hotel from the point of view of the accommodated clients. This objective was fulfilled by determining the effect of selected indicators of perception of the quality of provided services (location, personnel evaluation, cleanliness, equipment, comfort, price/quality ratio of provided services, free Wi-Fi connection) on the indicator determining the perception of the hotel (polarity of sentiment). Methods: In the analysis of the above, 22,000 text-reviews of 117 five-star hotels of the Visegrad Group countries were evaluated. The hotel reviews were obtained from Tripadvisor.com and indicator rankings from Booking.com. The analysis made use of the regression analysis methods - influence (regulatory models - Ridge, Lasso, Elastic net, and multiple linear regression - OLS). Findings & Value added: It has been found out that hotel equipment and cleanliness have the greatest effect on the polarity of sentiment. As could be expected, the trend has an upward tendency - that is, as quality increases, so does the sentiment polarity - the perception of hotel facilities. Overall, the analysed sentiment variables can be considered positive, as was confirmed by the positive coefficients of the coherence analysis (Spearman-ρ; Pearson-r), as well as the upward trend in the predictions under the regression analysis. Hotels should be strategically customer-oriented and, as the analyses show, pay the greatest attention to equipment and cleanliness. The services of accommodation facilities are dominant in terms of satisfaction with the destination in general, so in the long run, they should be given due attention. These findings are particularly beneficial for hotel services provided in the Visegrad Group countries, as no research studies have yet been carried out on customer evaluation of the quality of accommodation facilities using the presented methods.

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Bankruptcy prediction in Visegrad group countries using multiple discriminant analysis

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Kliestik T. , Vrbka J. , Rowland Z.

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nr 3

569-593

EN

Research background: The problem of bankruptcy prediction models has been a current issue for decades, especially in the era of strong competition in markets and a constantly growing number of crises. If a company wants to prosper and compete successfully in a market environment, it should carry out a regular financial analysis of its activities, evaluate successes and failures, and use the results to make strategic decisions about the future development of the business. Purpose of the article: The main aim of the paper is to develop a model to reveal the un-healthy development of the enterprises in V4 countries, which is done by the multiple discriminant analysis. Methods: To conduct the research, we use the Amadeus database providing necessary financial and statistical data of almost 450,000 enterprises, covering the year 2015 and 2016, operating in the countries of the Visegrad group. Realizing the multiple discriminant analysis, the most significant predictor and the best discriminants of the corporate prosperity are identified, as well as the prediction models for both individual V4 countries and complex Visegrad model. Findings & Value added: The results of the research reveal that the prediction models use the combination of same financial ratios to predict the future financial development of a company. However, the most significant predictors are current assets to current liabilities ratio, net income to total assets ratio, ratio of non-current liabilities and current liabilities to total assets, cash and cash equivalents to total assets ratio and return of equity. All developed models have more than 80 % classification ability, which indicates that models are formed in accordance with the economic and financial situation of the V4 countries. The research results are important for companies themselves, but also for their business partners, suppliers and creditors to eliminate financial and other corporate risks related to the un-healthy or unfavorable financial situation of the company.

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Contribution of V4 countries to mineral sustainable development in EU

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Čulková K. , Csikosova A. , Janošková M. , Bauer V. , Čulková K. , Csikosova A. , Janošková M. , Bauer V.

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Qualitative-environmental actions expected by SMEs from V4 countries to improve products

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Siwiec D. , Varga K. , Pacana A.

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tom Vol. 5, iss. 1

28--35

EN

Sustainable development encourages companies to anticipate actions that will help reduce their negative impact on the environment, but will also be beneficial to customers in terms of meeting their expectations. Hence, the purpose was to define the actions that can be expected from SMEs from the V4 countries when improving products and minimizing the negative impact on the natural environment. The research tool was a survey, the presented results of which were obtained from March to September 2023. They included 379 SMEs from the Visegrad Group countries, i.e. Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. The results were analyzed using statistical tests performed in STATISTICA 13.3. For this purpose, the ANOVA test (repeated measurement designs) and the Mann Whitney U test were used to analyze statistically significant differences between the test results. Analyzes were performed at the significance level of α=0.05. The analysis showed that entrepreneurs from the V4 countries expect relatively different actions from SMEs when improving products and minimizing the negative impact on the natural environment. The results from the analysis may be useful in planning sustainable activities in SMEs from the V4 countries, so that these activities contribute to improving the quality of products and at the same time minimizing the negative environmental impact.

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Wpływ podatku środowiskowego na emisję gazów cieplarnianych w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej

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Jóźwik B. , Gavryshkiv A.

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nr 1

66-78

EN

The role of environmental tax as an economic instrument to reduce environmental degradation has been under investigation for many years. In this paper, the main research objective is to check whether there were long-term relationships (cointegration) between greenhouse gas emissions, environmental taxes and gross domestic product in Visegrad Group countries under the inverted U-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis from 1995 to 2018. It was also checked whether environmental tax has an impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In the first step, the long-run relationship (cointegration) was examined by applying the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test. In the second step, the causal relationship and direction were tested within the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) framework. The results of ARDL bounds testing confirmed cointegration between variables only in Poland. However, the long-run relationships between the variables are not consistent with the inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis. They confirm the U-shaped EKC hypothesis, indicating that greenhouse gas emissions decrease with an increase in GDP per capita. After reaching the minimum, emissions increase again. The test of the causal relationship in Poland indicates the existence of convergence to the long-term equilibrium only for the equation where the environmental tax is the dependent variable.

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Rola podatku środowiskowego jako instrumentu oddziaływania na gospodarkę w celu zmniejszenia degradacji środowiska jest przedmiotem badań od wielu lat. W niniejszym artykule głównym celem badawczym jest sprawdzenie, czy zachodzą długookresowe związki (kointegracja) między emisją gazów cieplarnianych, podatkami środowiskowymi oraz produktem krajowym brutto w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej zgodnie z hipotezą środowiskowej krzywej Kuznetsa (EKC) w latach 1995–2018. Sprawdzono również, czy podatek środowiskowy ma wpływ na emisję gazów cieplarnianych. Badając, czy istnieje między zmiennymi modelu długookresowa stabilna zależność (kointegracja), przeprowadzono testy z wykorzystaniem modelu autoregresyjnego z rozkładem opóźnień (ARDL). W drugim etapie zbadano występowanie oraz kierunki związku przyczynowego, wykorzystując wektorowy model korekty błędem (VECM). Testy przeprowadzone za pomocą modelu ARDL potwierdziły kointegrację między zmiennymi tylko w Polsce. Jednak relacje długookresowe między zmiennymi nie są zgodne z hipotezą EKC w kształcie odwróconej litery U. Są one zgodne z hipotezą EKC w kształcie litery U, wskazując, że początkowo wraz ze wzrostem PKB per capita emisja gazów cieplarnianych spada, a po osiągnięciu minimum ponownie rośnie. Badania występowania i kierunku związku przyczynowego za pomocą modelu VECM wykazały w Polsce konwergencję modelu do równowagi długookresowej tylko dla równania, w którym zmienną zależną jest podatek środowiskowy.

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Analysis of the potential of the Visegrad group countries in selected areas of their activities

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Bednarzewska K. , Zinczuk B.

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tom z. 191

63--75

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Purpose: The aim of this article was to assess the potential of the Visegrad Group countries in terms of conditions determining the readiness for cooperation between science, business, and administration sector. Design/methodology/approach: The article uses qualitative and quantitative research methods. The article presents a review of Polish and foreign literature and an analysis of desk research based on public statistical data (Eurostat, OECD, The World Bank) covering 2017- 2022. A statistical method in data mining was used to make statistical observations using diagrams called classification trees. To assess the countries' potential for readiness to develop cooperation, the Potential Index (PI) was calculated. Findings: The influence of variables determining the level of countries' potential was selected and their classification was made. Originality/value: The research results indicate a high degree of differentiation in the potential of the Visegrad Group countries and point out that it is an essential factor positively influencing their development.