{"title":"The Social Security of Farmers in Poland and in Selected EU Member States","authors":"J. Bak, Małgorzata Szałkowska","doi":"10.31648/oej.6343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.6343","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of the present article is the social security of farmers. The main aim of this research paper is characterizing the functioning of the social security system for Polish farmers in comparison to such systems in selected member states of the European Union. The research investigated social security systems in Finland, France, Austria, Germany and Poland. \u0000The research involved a review of the literature on social security systems for farmers, provisions of law regulating the principles of such systems and the information furnished by the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund (KRUS), as well as statistical data provided by KRUS and Eurostat. \u0000The following research methods have been applied: descriptive analysis of the documents in order to verify the diversity of agricultural security systems, a critical review of the literature and online data concerning social security, and a comparative analysis. \u0000Each of the investigated countries has its own, distinct social and historical conditions, which has led to the development of independent institutions of social security for farmers. One factor which all these systems have in common is significant support from the national budget. In the future, financial inefficiency may pose the most significant risk to security systems in agriculture. Except for their social role, the social security systems presented below also participate in the management of agricultural policy, the aim of which is the development of rural areas and the welfare of the natural environment.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130941988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dimensions of Culture and the Size of the Shadow Economy in the Member States of the European Union","authors":"Paulina Pukin","doi":"10.31648/oej.5839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.5839","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses connections between dimensions of culture and the size of the shadow economy in the European Union member states. A critical perusal of the literature led to the development of the theoretical groundwork, while statistical analysis revealed connections between the shadow economy and the dimensions of culture. The research findings suggest a strong stochastic relation of the culture in a given country and the size of its shadow economy. Countries with a high level of complacency, distrust of the authorities, collectivism and aversion to uncertainty are characterized by shadow economies of a substantial size.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121272092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of Potential Investment Attractiveness of a Commune","authors":"Natalia Świdyńska, Ilisio Manuel De Jesus","doi":"10.31648/oej.5836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.5836","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to indicate which of the determinants shaping the level of potential investment attractiveness of a commune affects its level to the highest degree. The elements which determine the attractiveness for investment, understood as an area’s ability to attract investors, were classified into five sections: labour resources, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, administration and market. After the data were accumulated, which was necessary to create synthetic indices of the potential attractiveness of communes for investment and individual sections, they were verified statistically according to the two most important criteria: variance and correlation. Ultimately, selected indices were chosen for further analysis out of the original set of 39 indices. The Hellwig development pattern method was used to classify the communes into four classes depending on the level of potential attractiveness for investment and to determine which element had the greatest effect on the level of a commune’s potential attractiveness for investment. The average level of potential attractiveness for investment and the sections under analysis prevailed in the Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodship communes in 2016. The results showed that the level of a commune’s potential attractiveness for investment is affected by the following factors: technical infrastructure, administration, social infrastructure, labour resources and market.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133218979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Micro-Enterprises in Rural Areas in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship","authors":"Z. Brodziński, Emilia Bojkowska, Sebastian Janek","doi":"10.31648/oej.5834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.5834","url":null,"abstract":"This study identified changes in the number and growth rates of micro-enterprises in the rural areas of individual districts in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship in the years 2010-2017. An analysis of secondary GUS data was conducted as part of the study. The Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship data was compared to the nation-wide data. The micro-entrepreneurship index and absolute increases were used in the study, which revealed an increase in the number of micro-enterprises over the period under analysis in all districts of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship. However, the non-agricultural micro-entrepreneurship index in the region was lower in all of the years under study than the average in Poland. No increased concentration of micro-enterprises was found in the districts neighbouring the largest cities in the voivodship, except in the district of Olsztyn, where the largest absolute increase in the micro-entrepreneurship index was noted in the successive years covered by the analysis. 104 Zbigniew Brodziński, Emilia Bojkowska, Sebastian Janek ROZWÓJ MIKROPRZEDSIĘBIORSTW NA OBSZARACH WIEJSKICH NA PRZYKŁADZIE WOJEWÓDZTWA WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIEGO","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132727261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Profitability of the Banking Sector in Poland between 2015 - 2019","authors":"Pawel Dondalski, Aleksandra Ostrowska","doi":"10.31648/OEJ.5837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/OEJ.5837","url":null,"abstract":"Our research objective was to assess how the main profitability indicators of the banking sector have been used in Poland in the years 2015 - 2019 and to analyse the elements that make up their value. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were used to measure the profitability of the banking sector in Poland. The research methods used included an analysis of available literature and statistical data published by the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority, the National Bank of Poland and the European Central Bank. We used dogmatic, statistical, and comparative methods. We put forward the following research hypothesis: the reason for the decrease in profitability of the Polish banking sector in the face of the growing profits was the increase in the value of assets and equity. The research results confirmed this hypothesis. The reasons for the decreasing profitability of banks in Poland included excessively low levels of generated profits in relation to the increase in the value of capital and assets. Moreover, we identified the factors influencing this phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131834202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time Series Decomposition as a Method of Measuring Capital Markets Convergence","authors":"Rafal Zukowski","doi":"10.31648/oej.5838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.5838","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the article is to present time series decomposition as a method of measuring capital markets convergence. As an example, convergence of two different sets of markets are measured using this methodology. On the basis of this research, it has been established that time series decomposition of the market indices can prove or reject a hypothesis of moving indices in similar directions over a period of time.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123517333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean Rene Kalala, A. Hanchar, M. Witkowska-Dąbrowska
{"title":"Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Share of Agricultural Products for Export","authors":"Jean Rene Kalala, A. Hanchar, M. Witkowska-Dąbrowska","doi":"10.31648/oej.5835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.5835","url":null,"abstract":"Despite its numerous resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. The DRC also has underutilised resources of arable land and good conditions for agricultural production. This study analysed changes in the volume of foreign trade in the DRC and assessed the share of its agricultural exports in the years 2015-2019. The analysis covered the volume of total imports and exports, as well as imports and exports by sector. The foreign trade balance and the dynamics of change in the years under analysis were calculated. Structural indicators as well as fixed and variable-based dynamic indices were used. As a result of the conducted research, fluctuations in the export of all goods were found along with a decrease in the export of numerous significant agriculturally produced goods: rubber, palm oil and medicinal plants. 114 Jean Rene Kalala, Andrei Hanchar, Mirosława Witkowska-Dąbrowska HANDEL ZAGRANICZNY DEMOKRATYCZNEJ REPUBLIKI KONGA I ZNACZENIE PRODUKTÓW ROLNICZYCH W EKSPORCIE Jean Rene Kalala Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Grodnie Andrei Hanchar Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Grodnie Mirosława Witkowska-Dąbrowska Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie Kody JEL: F13, F31, F35. S ł o w a k l u c z o w e: handel zagraniczny, eksport produkty rolne, Demokratyczna Republika Konga.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124787409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structure and Constituents of Digital Marketing Systems","authors":"Y. Robul","doi":"10.31648/OEJ.5398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/OEJ.5398","url":null,"abstract":"The article addresses the study of digital marketing as a marketing system, the definition of its key elements, feeds and outputs, as well as levels of structure. At the moment, digital marketing is mostly considered at the micro level, while it is functioning at the level of the entire economy, and the systemic interaction between digital marketing and other social subsystems are not well understood. The result of the study is the conceptualization of the digital marketing model as a marketing system and the allocation of three levels of digital marketing. This opens up prospects for a better understanding of the processes of economic development, factors of influence and means to manage.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132455622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Efficiency of Sovereign Debt Markets in the EMU: Truth or Mistruth?","authors":"Grzegorz Waszkiewicz","doi":"10.31648/OEJ.5396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/OEJ.5396","url":null,"abstract":"Ever since the last financial crisis, the efficiency of financial markets has been widely challenged. On the basis of sovereign debt markets in the European Monetary Union (EMU), we tried to contrast some reservations about the market efficiency existing in the literature with findings coming from our empirical analysis of weak-form efficiency. To do so, we first outlined the crux of the efficient market hypothesis. Secondly, we show the main reservations in relation to this concept. Then, after a brief review of outcomes from contributions in this area, we conducted a three-stage empirical procedure that Worthington and Higgs (2006) as well as Borges (2009) had employed to stock markets analysis. Then, the results were evaluated and conclusions were drawn. To sum up, we did confirm the weak-form efficiency on examined sovereign debt markets from the EMU. That suggests that a random process plays a key role in shaping bond yields. Finally, neither theoretical nor practical reservations deflate the weak-form efficiency in the public debt markets of the EMU.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132755620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selected Aspects of the Residential Property Market in the Context of Creating a City Image (an Example from Rzeszów)","authors":"W. Kuźniar, K. Cyran","doi":"10.31648/OEJ.5397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/OEJ.5397","url":null,"abstract":"The main goal of the article is to evaluate the city's real estate sub-product and identify the impact of perception of this urban sphere on the overall image of Rzeszow city among students. A thesis was accepted by the authors that the attractive image of Rzeszow determines the development of the residential real estate market, attracting especially young, educated people to the city. On the basis of a literature analysis of the subject, information obtained from secondary sources on the topic of Rzeszow, as well as surveys carried out in 2018 among students (n=325), the thesis was confirmed. Thanks to the fast, modern development of the city and consistently implemented marketing activities, Rzeszow is perceived as an innovative city that is friendly to residents, investors and students. This contributes to the inflow of new, usually young, educated residents and investors, which in turn translates into high dynamics in the residential real estate market. Questionnaire surveys carried out among students have shown that they highly appreciate the current image of Rzeszow and, most after graduation, plan to stay in the city which in their opinion is an attractive place for everyday life.","PeriodicalId":315965,"journal":{"name":"Olsztyn Economic Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125930026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}