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  PERSONAL FINANCE - THE PRIMARY UNIT OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

  The implementation of the project “Personal Finance – the primary unit of the financial system” allowing to indentify the specific of personal finance areas of their formation and their relationship with other elements of the finan¬cial system. Conducted inquiry research found status and trends of a personal income and expenses and the ability of ... The implementation of the project “Personal Finance – the primary unit of the financial system” allowing to indentify the specific of personal finance areas of their formation and their relationship with other elements of the finan¬cial system. Conducted inquiry research found status and trends of a personal income and expenses and the ability of individuals to manage personal cash flows. The main thesis of research: Personal finance has a specific link to other elements of the financial system; depends on the cyclical nature of economic process; has a direct impact on the macroeconomic framework and requires specific personal knowledge to improve management efficiency” is proven. In the process of realization management’s personal finance is develop and the Center on management of the personal finance to the department “Fi¬nance” is build.

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  OPTIMISATION OF THE PRODUCTION COSTS – PRECONDITION FOR STABILITY AND COMPETITIVE POWER OF THE GRAIN PRODUCTION

  Grain production is a major sub-sector of Bulgarian agriculture and occupies an important place in Bulgarian economy. At national, regional and global scale, grain production will be of growing importance in relation to feeding the population and the production of biofuels. The economic and statistical survey of production costs in grain ... Grain production is a major sub-sector of Bulgarian agriculture and occupies an important place in Bulgarian economy. At national, regional and global scale, grain production will be of growing importance in relation to feeding the population and the production of biofuels. The economic and statistical survey of production costs in grain production gives opportunity to find reserves to reduce them to their optimal values, to reduce the unit cost and to increase the profitability of grain production. Part of the information used in the study is taken from official statistical publications, and the main body of data on production costs of grain production has been gathered from a questionnaire conducted among grain producers from Veliko Turnovo district. A number of statistical research techniques have been used in the present study – graphical and tabular methods, correlation analysis, representative method, average and relative values, index factor analysis and other.

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  OPTIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT MARKETING CAMPAIGNS USING DATA MINING

  In this article several data mining models, together with the conventional RFM model, are designed and applied for optimizing the effectiveness of direct marketing campaigns. Regardless of its popularity as a means for generating “optimal” target lists, RFM analysis is far from optimal solution. Applied on empirical data for one-year activities of ... In this article several data mining models, together with the conventional RFM model, are designed and applied for optimizing the effectiveness of direct marketing campaigns. Regardless of its popularity as a means for generating “optimal” target lists, RFM analysis is far from optimal solution. Applied on empirical data for one-year activities of an e-shop of electronic and home appliance technique, all data mining models surpass RFM model in predictive performance.