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Theoretical and practical approaches in measuring economic performance

Based on the meta-analysis of theoretical and practical approaches for measuring economic performance in hotel industry authors suggested a model based on 18 most relevant indicators for measuring economic performance of hotels. Those indicators are divided in 3 subgroups: 1) general economic indicators; 2) indicators related with room division performance and 3) indicators related with performance of other hotel departments.

F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice

COBISS.SI-ID: 22033638

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The analysis of formation and monitoring of prices along the food-supply chain

The aim of this research project is to gain better understanding of relations along the food-supply chain, as it helps clarify and explain complex pricing issues among partners. Project will result in forming a model, which will enable contiuous price monitoring on the set reference points within agrocultural supply-chain. Model idetifies structure of the margin and as such offers transparent insignts needed for decision-makers. Based on the established transparency, policy design will enable adjustments within the food-supply chain, that will lead to more stable and long-term relationships among stakeholders.

F.01 Acquisition of new practical knowledge, information and skills

COBISS.SI-ID: 22265574

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Associate Editor of Emerging Markets Review

The Emerging Markets Review aims to be the premier vehicle for publishing high impact empirical and theoretical studies in emerging markets finance. Preference is given to comparative studies that take global and regional perspectives, detailed single country studies that address critical policy issues and have significant global and regional implications, and papers that address the interactions of national and international financial architecture.

C.06 Editorial board membership

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Education and economic growth in Slovenia : a dynamic general equilibrium approach with endogenous growth

In the article, we model education and human capital as major endogenous growth elements in a small open economy general equilibrium framework and consider several policy scenarios for Slovenia. Decrease of the personal income tax rate and increase of government spending on education turned out to be the most effective policy measures. It is important, though, to understand its transitory dynamic. Namely, as education expenditure is increased, certain amount of labour is temporarily withdrawn from its productive use and put into the educational system. Higher skill upgrade of labour requires longer and higher short-term labour force decrease, but also provides us with higher long-term growth. The households that would gain more utility from such policy scenarios are those with more skilled labour and thus higher income level.

F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge

COBISS.SI-ID: 1711246

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Demand for food during economic transition

This article investigates the demand for food in Slovenia in 1988–2008 by employing an Almost Ideal Demand System based on Household Budget Survey datasets with own production included. It was established that the demand for food was mostly inelastic, while the responsiveness of households to income and food prices was in general increasing with time. Even though expenditure shares for food did not vary much by income brackets, there were some differences in the elasticities. Taking own production into account, the elasticities of food demand decreased. Overall, Slovenians preserved quite uniform nutritional habits during the transition period; changing to some extent with time but not much in structure by disposable income.