Articles

• Aleksandar Dimitrov — Economic Research Institute аt BAS

  The Effect of Economic and Social Resources in Some Countries in Transition for 2000: An Econometric Model

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  This paper presents the utilization of 31 indicators of the economic and social development of some 45 countries, taken from the World Bank yearly publication "World Development Indicators" (WDI'2002), to create the static econometric model EM'2000, featuring 10 equations, 10 endogenous as well as 21 exogenous variables. Based on the reduced form of the model (made using the SoritecWin software application), an assessment of the endogenous variables of 14 Central and Eastern European countries, including Bulgaria, is made. Some conclusions are offered as to the effect of using the selected indicators, characterizing the countries' economic and social resources, including a comparative assessment of differences in the state of those countries.

• Tsvetanka Indzhova — New Bulgarian University

  Marketing Strategies and Tools on the Market of Balkan Countries

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  This paper discusses the process of creating a regional market. Special emphasis is placed on the prerequisites and problems to implementing the idea of a Balkan Free Trade Area. The marketing environment factors on the Balkans, the possible variants of segmenting the emerging market and positioning the production of economic subjects are analyzed. A more detailed study of the specific marketing mix in view of the characteristic features of the Balkan region is given.

• Yuli Radev — UMG “St. Ivan Rilski”

  Consumer Prices of Natural Gas in Europe

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  Some theoretical and practical approaches to setting consumer prices of natural gas in the European Union, the requirements for an effective tariff system and the state of tariffs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are presented. The main conclusions are that there is no universal pricing methodology with respect to natural gas, rather, each country develops its own approach to pricing; in order for the pricing mechanism of the CEE to be successfully reformed, it is necessary to apply the economic efficiency criteria systematically and purposefully.

• Desislava Kolarova — Economic Research Institute аt BAS

  БИЗНЕС-УСЛУГИТЕ В ИКОНОМИКИТЕ НА ФРАНЦИЯ И БЪЛГАРИЯ

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  Анализирано е развитието на сектора на услугите и по-специално на бизнес-услугите в икономиките на Франция и България, като е акцентирано върху структурните промени. На базата на теоретични и емпирични изследвания и на съществуващи статистически данни са посочени сходствата и разликите в модела на тяхното развитие в напредналата пазарна икономика и преходната икономика. Разгледана е и появата на бизнес-услугите в българска икономика, както и ролята им в процеса на трансформация. Акцентирано е на услугите с висока добавена стойност, класифицирани в сектора на бизнес-услугите по отношение на концепцията на копродукция в услугите и квалификацията на човешките ресурси в този сектор. Прецизирано е понятието “бизнес-услуга”.