"Scientific research" Almanac

More titles

• 

  APPLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SCHEMES FOR HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA

  Human capital development requires lots of investments. They can actually be estimated and implemented by an individual, a business organization or the state. The usefulness of the investments is evaluated in terms of the effectiveness which they bring to the development of subjects and the implementation of their knowledge, skills and habits. The ... Human capital development requires lots of investments. They can actually be estimated and implemented by an individual, a business organization or the state. The usefulness of the investments is evaluated in terms of the effectiveness which they bring to the development of subjects and the implementation of their knowledge, skills and habits. The European Union funds various projects and schemes for unemployed and employed people related to the human factor development: „Back to Work”, „Development”, „Adaptability”, „I can”. We have tried to outline the main features of the above schemes. We analyzed them in terms of their realization putting emphasis on two regions with the highest unemployment rate – Montana and Smolyan. Particular atten¬tion is paid to the scheme „I can” and in particular to statistical data analyses and their links to data from the empirical research among service providers and individuals in¬volved in the scheme. We used data from the Employment Agency, opinions of experts and professionals engaged in implementing the schemes and based on the analysis we reached certain conclusions and offered some proposals.

• 

  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.

• 

  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.