Zuzana BednarikovaPurdue University | Purdue · Department of Agricultural Economics
Zuzana Bednarikova
Ph.D. Regional Studies and Public Administration
I work in the broad area of community development to keep people in rural areas without compromising their well-being.
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Introduction
I am a Research and Extension Specialist at the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development at Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics. My work is in the broad area of community development to keep people in rural areas without compromising their well-being. I am also focusing on understanding the factors and conditions developing economic opportunities for rural small businesses using different tools and methods.
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Publications (26)
This paper tries to answer the question ‘what is the power of the agricultural lobby, as the interest group which causes that EU member states continue to invest in a costly and ineffective agricultural policy. Mediating interests in the EU Member States, as demonstrated in the case of the Czech Republic, are discussed. Czech agriculture bears the...
The objective of the paper is to analyse and evaluate the impact of measures supporting job creation, within the Rural Development Programme of the Czech Republic for 2007–2013, on regional production, income and employment in the Vysočina region by using structural input-output analysis. The regional input-output model built on the example of the...
The migration of young people from rural areas is common in all agricultural regions of Russia, and Altai Krai, located in southwestern Siberia, is no exception. Out-migration, aversion to working in agriculture and the aging of farmers and farm managers are serious problems that raise questions about who will work in agriculture in the future. Thi...
In Russia, the shift in career incentives from agriculture-related
jobs to other sectors, even among agriculturally educated students, presents
two main challenges to rural labor markets. The first relates to the shortage
of agricultural employees. The second concerns difficulties in the school-towork
transition, characterized by long periods of un...
161 Since the eighties of the last century, changes in the economy of European rural areas have been induced by the agricultural policy reforms, interna-tional trade liberalization and globalization of the world economy, strengthening the role of structural funds and rural development policies. Agriculture, that was usually considered as the most i...
The NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey is the first of NCRCRD’s regional household surveys and includes questions related to topics crucial for household and community development and wellbeing. All data gathered via the NCR-Stat Baseline Survey will be available for those who would like to use the data as a baseline for further research and extend the port...
This guide is intended for new and established business owners and Extension Educators that work with entrepreneurs. This guide will help small business owners navigate the process of creating, maintaining, and enhancing a personal relationship with a bank representative. The guide also provides helpful information so that potential small business...
Rural small business resilience: The role of personal relationship with community banks.
While corporate social responsibility (CSR) in emerging and developing countries has attracted increased attention, most research still focuses on firms that conduct CSR under pressure from the West. We studied how CSR takes shape domestically in an emerging economy (Russia), in remote rural areas, outside the reach of international mechanisms enfo...
The cluster concept has dominated economic development practice for more than 20 years. In this article, we examine the mix of counties that play a significant role in various clusters, doing so by identifying their footprint or concentration of jobs. We begin by inspecting the performance of agriculture and manufacturing clusters in the Great Lake...
Agribusiness social responsibility in emerging economies: Effects of legal structure, economic performance, and managers' motivations Abstract While corporate social responsibility (CSR) in emerging and developing countries has attracted increased attention, most research still focuses on firms that conduct CSR under pressure from the West (e.g., t...
Renewable energy, including wind energy, deserves closer examination given its potential for becoming a critical element in Indiana’s economic development and energy portfolio. A team of researchers from Purdue Extension Community Development, the Purdue Center for Regional Development and the Purdue Department of Agricultural Economics focused on...
Purpose. This paper aimed to investigate factors that influence the intention of educated youth in remote areas of Siberia to start-up business under the specific conditions with post-communist legacy. Special attention is paid to the willingness of graduates to run a business in agriculture.
Methodology / approach. We surveyed 470 university stude...
Urbanisation and aging of the rural population contribute to shortages of skilled workers in agricultural sectors worldwide. Migration may potentially alleviate these shortages. This study explores individual decision-making of Russian skilled rural youth with respect to migration, paying special attention to values and attitudes. Using qualitative...
In Russia, the shift in career incentives from agriculture-related jobs to other sectors, even among agriculturally educated students, present two main challenges for rural labor markets:
1/ Creates shortage of agricultural employees that involves a lack of specialists in agriculture.
2/ Increases the unemployment spell of youth, who may end up in...
The paper presents the results of an input-output analysis identifying the role and the economic contribution of agriculture for the economy of rural Vysocina Region. Also the sectors that could most benefit the economic development of the Vysocina Region were revealed. To perform the analysis a regional input-output table was constructed by using...
The paper presents the results of an input-output analysis identifying the role and the economic contribution of agriculture for the economy of rural Vysocina Region. Also
the sectors that could most benefit the economic development of the Vysocina Region were revealed. To perform the analysis a regional input-output table was constructed by using...
The paper presents the theme of voluntary senior participation in public life. A voluntary activity can be characterized as publicly beneficial voluntary work. Social administration plays its role in the care of seniors by means of social services provided as enterprise programs. Currently, there are few programs based on the active participation o...
Th is paper summarizes the history of rural development policy in the EU and the Czech Republic with a view to the period aft er 2000 and provides the summary of the most important instruments of rural development policy in the Czech Republic. Also, it points out priorities and measures within rural development policy and regional policy which comp...
This paper presents an analysis of the available options for an effective EU rural development policy. A classification of the methods used to determine an optimal rural development policy can be viewed as the specific aim of the paper. This aim is achieved by discussing theoretical-methodological approaches to rural development, an analysis of the...
Rural villages are the sole subjects in rural area which integrate all elements acting in the rural area to one func- tional whole. They can be therefore taken as the pivotal element of rural development. The research was done in 2004 and was based on the search for rural villages' characteristics and exploration of the elements of regional differe...
The overall objective of the international project TERA (6th Framework Program) is to identify and analyze the territorial factors that influence the development of enterprises in remote rural areas of Europe. Emphasis is placed on rural-urban linkages as this represents the key issue for the future development of rural areas. The objective of the...
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The NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey is the first of NCRCRD’s regional household surveys and includes questions related to topics crucial for household and community development and wellbeing. All data gathered via the NCR-Stat Baseline Survey will be available for those who would like to use the data as a baseline for further research and extend the portfolio of already existing databases.
The proposed research will identify the most important factors that predict the personal relationships of business owners with community bank representatives. The study will define and assess the adaptive capacity of rural small businesses and farms that had and did not have a personal relationship with their community banks during COVID-19.
