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  ESTIMATING WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY AND PRICE SENSITIVITY FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES USING ADAPTIVE CHOICED-BASED CONJOINT ANALYSIS

  In this study, we present and prove an empirical approach for measuring willingness-to-pay and price sensitivity for educational services (master's programs in economics and management) offered in substitution setting with low visibility of the actual consumer value. Our experiments are based on adaptive choice-based conjoint analysis. We estimate ... In this study, we present and prove an empirical approach for measuring willingness-to-pay and price sensitivity for educational services (master's programs in economics and management) offered in substitution setting with low visibility of the actual consumer value. Our experiments are based on adaptive choice-based conjoint analysis. We estimate willingness-to-pay on an individual level, based on part-worth utility estimates derived using hierarchical Bayesian approach. At the aggregate level, we specify and derive market response functions and thresholds at which price sensitivity changes dramatically. Based on part-worth estimations we build a „market simulator”, based on optimization gradient method. Based on it we found the „optimal” product bundle that maximizes the share of consumers' preferences in two dimensions – institutional and competitive. We found that the present supply of integrated educational services is not relevant to the structure of preferences of the potential students. In terms of financial management of educational institutions, there is considerable potential for optimizing cash flows by rethinking and changing their price policies – from uniform charges for different master’s programs towards nonlinear pricing.

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  SOME PROBLEMS OF ACCOUNTING TRAINING IN BULGARIA’S STATE HIGHER ECONOMIC SCHOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS OPTIMIZATION AT „D. A. TSENOV” – SVISHTOV

  Accounting training is an integral part of the training of specialists in the field of economy not only in Bulgaria but also worldwide. This fact makes the problem of its content and quality significant and topical. In this context, the current practice of accounting training in our country’s higher economic state schools is studied. Guidelines ... Accounting training is an integral part of the training of specialists in the field of economy not only in Bulgaria but also worldwide. This fact makes the problem of its content and quality significant and topical. In this context, the current practice of accounting training in our country’s higher economic state schools is studied. Guidelines are proposed based on comparative analysis for its improvement at „D. Tsenov” – Svishtov in line with the modern national and European priorities and practices.

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  STATE AND POSSIBILITIES FOR ADAPTING TO THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE BACHELOR AND MASTER’S COURSES IN FINANCIAL CONTROL

  Studying the specifics of controller jobs makes it possible to determine whether the training in controlling complies with the requirements for employment in the controlling institutions. Based on the classification and systematization of theoreti¬cal knowledge for the controlling activity and comparing them with the legal require¬ments for the ... Studying the specifics of controller jobs makes it possible to determine whether the training in controlling complies with the requirements for employment in the controlling institutions. Based on the classification and systematization of theoreti¬cal knowledge for the controlling activity and comparing them with the legal require¬ments for the practical realization of controlling graduates inferences can be made about the improvement of the theoretical training of prospective controlling specialists. The control theory has the unconditionally established classification of the kinds of controlling bodies according to which they may be: internal and external, specialized, special and general, having or not having penalty functions, etc. The training of students who are future controllers requires them to know the specifics of the educational and vocational institutions, where they will carry out their employment functions.