Papers by Lubica Zubalova
AD ALTA: 11/02, 2021
Kazakhstan has an important position as the EU´s main trading partner in Central Asia and the EU ... more Kazakhstan has an important position as the EU´s main trading partner in Central Asia and the EU has been its largest trade partner as well as the largest source of foreign direct investment. The importance of China as trade and investment partner is rising, on the contrary, the EU’s share is declining. Even though there remains plenty of scope for further growth, mutual relations and cooperation are influenced by increased geopolitical tensions and geo-economic changes in the wider region. The paper evaluates the position of the EU and its strategic interests in Kazakhstan in the context of geopolitical and geo-economic changes in the region based on the assessment of the trade and investment position of the EU in comparison with the position of China.
Latin America as a developing region is facing various developing problems, however one of them i... more Latin America as a developing region is facing various developing problems, however one of them is the most convex-the high crime rates. High inequality of the region only deepens the negative effect of criminality. Several authors deal with psychological, sociological, historical, legal, political impacts of crime, less attention is paid to the impact of crime on development and international trade involvement. Therefore, we decided to explore whether increased crime is precisely connected to countries with low economic development, and whether countries with an important level of crime have low involvement in the international trade. To confirm this hypothesis, we used econometric regression OLS models. We concluded that development and international trade are complex phenomena, and even in economies with higher development, an increase in crime can occur. We can conclude that crime is not the main factor leading to a decline in economic growth and international trade involvement.
The current geopolitical changes taking place in the world economy exert great influence on the E... more The current geopolitical changes taking place in the world economy exert great influence on the EU (and Slovakia’s) foreign trade relations. This monograph examines the impact of geopolitical changes on the EU foreign trade relations with the countries of the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, assesses the impact of the mutual EU and Russia sanctions on the EU foreign trade with the countries selected, and points out the potential for development of Slovakia’s foreign trade relations with these countries. The uniqueness of this monograph lies in the primacy and complexity of the EU foreign trade relations with the countries under consideration and the impact of the mutual EU and Russia sanctions on the EU and Slovakia’s foreign trade with Russia. The outcomes of the conducted research can be of great use to business and government institutions, as well as to European institutions and organizations, teachers, scientists or R&D agencies and others.
Ad alta, Dec 31, 2021
Kazakhstan has an important position as the EU´s main trading partner in Central Asia and the EU ... more Kazakhstan has an important position as the EU´s main trading partner in Central Asia and the EU has been its largest trade partner as well as the largest source of foreign direct investment. The importance of China as trade and investment partner is rising, on the contrary, the EU's share is declining. Even though there remains plenty of scope for further growth, mutual relations and cooperation are influenced by increased geopolitical tensions and geo-economic changes in the wider region. The paper evaluates the position of the EU and its strategic interests in Kazakhstan in the context of geopolitical and geo-economic changes in the region based on the assessment of the trade and investment position of the EU in comparison with the position of China.
Central European Business Review
EU stepped up its efforts to reinforce its presence in the Asian region, especially in the Indo-P... more EU stepped up its efforts to reinforce its presence in the Asian region, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, due to increasing geo-strategic importance for the EU, high mutual interconnectedness, as well as trade and investment engagement. In September 2021, the EU adopted its first Indo-Pacific Strategy. The aim of the paper is to point out the development of the partnership between the EU and the Asian (Indo-Pacific) region based on the evaluation of the analysis of trade and investment cooperation between the EU and India with a focus on mutual trade and investment relations between the Visegrad Group countries and India (and point out the comparative advantages that the V4 countries might use to extend mutual trade cooperation). The paper is based on trade analysis, and empirical methods of RCA and Grubel Lloyd indices were used. There is room for expanding cooperation between the V4 countries and India in deepening intra-industry trade in commodities, where countries have a similar RCA profile. Moreover, the cooperation could complement bilateral relations between both regions. Implications for Central European audience: The paper evaluates V4 competitiveness and assesses V4's export potential (RCA index) with India and potential trade prospects with India (RCA1) to confirm that there is room for expanding trade cooperation between regions. We consider the V4 countries to be one of the regions that could deepen its mutual relations with India and intensify political dialogue and, therefore, take mutual cooperation and relations to the next level as well as deepen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ekonomicko-manazerske spektrum, 2020
The HIV/AIDS threat, as a development obstacle in the underdeveloped world, has persisted for yea... more The HIV/AIDS threat, as a development obstacle in the underdeveloped world, has persisted for years. Globally, 37.9 million people are HIV positive and the majority, or 70% of them, live in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region with insufficient resources to fight the infection. HIV infection, if it progresses to AIDS, reduces labor force, decreases productivity, increases costs of health services and thus has a negative impact on a country’s economic performance. The research presented in the paper analyzed HIV prevalence and GDP per capita of all SubSaharan countries, disproving the initial hypothesis that the highest HIV prevalence is found among the poorest counties. Paradoxically, HIV incidence is higher in countries with higher middle income like Botswana and the Republic of South Africa. Of the ten most affected countries, only four are ranked in the least developed category. Inverse dependency between the rate of Human Development Index and HIV prevalence, examined using the regressi...
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Papers by Lubica Zubalova