Natália Zagoršeková

University of Economics in Bratislava · Department of International Economic Relations and Economic Diplomacy

The aim of this paper is to explain key factors influencing the Irish position in comparison with other European economies and identify the specifics of the Irish economy within the European Union. We based our research on Eurostat data and other sector-specific data to analyse basic macroeconomic indicators of Ireland and perform sectoral analysis...

The European Union has consistently been one of the world's largest economies throughout its history. The aim of this article is to identify trends of development of the position of the changing European Union in the world economy, in relation to the key economic powers of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the paper, we compare the position of the Eu...

Migration has receded from the main agenda in the European Union in recent years, but the number of immigrants has been increasing for several weeks now. The aim of the paper is to find out whether there are changes in the migration policy of the countries of the European Union, or in the rhetoric about this issue, and whether the possible changes...

The paper "Coups d'état in Africa" deals with the topic of illegal change of leaders in the countries of the world and in the countries of Africa. The aim of this paper is to identify the specifics of coups in African countries compared to coups in the world based on descriptive statistics. The main data source of this paper is the Cline Center Cou...

The European Union (EU), its institutions and Member States, represents the largest donor of development aid in the world. The present paper deals with the territorial distribution of EU’s official development assistance (ODA). The aim of this paper is to identify the major determinants affecting the territorial allocation of ODA provided by the EU...

This paper is devoted to the topic of the effectiveness of development cooperation and its specific evaluation within the framework of development cooperation of the European Union. The aim of this paper is to present a system for evaluating the effectiveness of development cooperation and its specific form on selected project. The European Union h...

Abstract The paper deals with the position of African states among the recipients of development aid provided by the institutions of the European Union and its Member States. The aim of the paper is to highlight the position of Africa in development cooperation of the European Union and its Member States. Based on OECD data on the EU institutions...

European Union and its member states are the biggest donor of development assistance globally and they play vital role in many developing regions. In this paper, we analyse the organization of European Union development cooperation, development cooperation of member states and their coordination. We also compare the development cooperation system o...

This paper studies the drivers of company spending on research and development from a competition perspective. We study whether there is a mechanism that leads companies to spend on research and development. We proposed a model describing company spending on research and development explained by competitive forces. Our research helps to understand...

The paper deals with products used in the Islamic economic model, namely sukuk and takaful and their use on the African continent. The aim of the paper was to find out whether and to what extent sukuk and takaful are widespread in African countries. The first part of the paper presents Islamic versions of bonds (sukuk) and insurance (takaful). In t...

The paper deals with the topic of the effectiveness of development cooperation and its specific state in the conditions of Slovak development cooperation. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of development cooperation of the Slovak Republic and to describe the system of evaluation of development cooperation. Slovakia, also on the...

This paper deals with the current situation regarding the penetration of Islamic banking into the markets of selected developing countries. The article analyses the current situation in the countries of the African continent and in the developing part of the European continent, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The developing countries examined are...

The paper briefly describes the current development cooperation system in Slovakia and deals with the declared attitudes of political parties to development cooperation. The aim of the paper is to point out the topic of development cooperation in the programmess of parliamentary political parties in Slovakia and to evaluate their compliance with th...

The paper focuses on the civil war in Somalia since 1991 until now. The aim of the paper is to describe and compare the effects of international peacekeeping missions in this conflict. The paper briefly describes the causes and course of the civil war and focuses on the operation of UNOSOM and AMISOM missions in Somalia. Both missions brought a par...

The paper deals with microfinance and mobile banking services in the system of Islamic economic thinking. The aim was to find out whether Islamic economic thinking in developing countries also manifests itself in these areas and at what stage of implementation it is. The first part of the article is devoted to the approximation of micro-loans and m...

The aim of the paper is to identify the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa that use the Islamic banking system and to what extent Islamic banking is incorporated into the banking systems of these countries. We have also examined whether countries in sub-Saharan Africa are major players in the Islamic banking sector. We achieved these objectives throug...

The paper deals with development projects funded by the World Bank. In the first part, we are describing the expert opinions on the system of the World Bank's development activities and their effectiveness. In the second part, we focus on active projects in Europe and Central Asia in the field of water resources. Development projects in this area a...

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of different types of power plants on the environmental indicators in Slovak Republic. We begin with overview of some of the previous studies of power plants types and their impact on environmental indicators, including water use and withdrawal and CO 2 emissions. The second part of the paper analyses...

The paper focuses on competitiveness at the national level and on the impact of competitiveness on economic growth. We look at the relationship between competitiveness and economic growth based on the data from the European Union member states. The competitiveness of the economies is measured by the Global Competitiveness Index, which is published...

The paper focuses on competitiveness at the national level and on the impact of competitiveness on economic growth. We look at the relationship between competitiveness and economic growth based on the data from the European Union member states. The competitiveness of the economies is measured by the Global Competitiveness Index, which is published...

The aim of this paper is to identify the impact of natural resources on Human Development Index in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. We begin with overview of some of the previous studies of natural resources and their impact on economic growth and other economic and non-economic indicators. Then we perform a regression analysis of the impact of...

This paper presents the research findings as to the impact of project management on company’s competitiveness along with identifying the major factors affecting project management. The ‘hot spots’ on which an organization can focus to enhance its competitiveness under limited resources have been revealed.

The aim of this paper is to identify the impact of natural resources on Human Development Index in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. We begin with overview of some of the previous studies of natural resources and their impact on economic growth and other economic and non-economic indicators. Then we perform a regression analysis of the impact of...

The aim of this paper is to comapre the effects of natural resources on economic development of Nigeria and Botswana, because both countries are often used with the term Dutch disease. The literature review documents various different views on the role of mineral resources in these economies. Data for individual countries were examined by two effec...