Section I Markets, Management and Innovations in Knowledge Economy Todor Krastevich Modeling probabilistic choices when buying 7 Iskra Panteleeva, Lyubcho Varamezov, Sergey Naydenov, Yordan Ivanov, Emil Nikolov, Yavor Stanev, Ivaylo Ivanov, Petya Biolcheva, Stefan Kalpachev, Ivaylo Kostov, Borislav Boev, Ayten Sabri, Karmen Vrancev, Boyan Vranchev, Denica Nikolova Research of the attitude towards entrepreneurship and the attitude to start own business of the students from D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics (Svishtov), UNWE (Sofia) and UE (Varna) 48 Marusya Linkova, Elitsa Lazarova Models for building logistics chains in agribusiness 82 Section II Financial Stability, Economic Policy, Regulation and Sustainable Development Tanya Gorcheva, Zdravko Lyubenov, Ivaylo Petrov, Emyal Mehmedova, Tunay Gafurov The European transition to a circular economy ‒ application in Bulgaria 113 Penka Shishmanova, Evelina Parashkevova, Elitsa Lazarova, Mariela Stoyanova, Borislava Slavova-Petkova Strategic planning of social services – conditions and prospects 145 Rumen Erusalimov, Anelia Paneva The influence of legally regulated trainings on the professional development of insurance brokers’ employees 177 Margarita Shopova, Tihomir Varbanov Composite indicator for assessing the potential for social convergence in the European Union – methodological and applied aspects 207 Krasimira Slaveva, Plamen Petkov, Stela Kasabova, Vanya Ganeva Statistical dimensions of regional differences and inequalities between North and South Bulgaria 240 Plamen Yordanov, Yordan Yordanov, Janeta Angelova Opportunities for optimizing the regime of payments from the statutory pension insurance for disability in Bulgaria 274 Ventsislav Vechev, Galya Ivanova-Kuzmanova, Diana Krumova, Radi Dimitrov, Stanislav Shishmanov Integrated reporting in the management of enterprises in Bulgaria 307 Petranka Midova, Ventsislav Perkov, Iliyan Georgiev, Nedelina Petrova, Anka Stefanova Research of the factors influencing on wine production in the North Central, South Central and Southeast regions 337 Mariyana Pavlova-Banova Fiscal position of municipalities in terms of public sector decentralization – contemporary problems and growth opportunities 369
This study systematizes the theoretical foundations of mathematical modeling of consumer behavior in the choice process in the context of random utility theory. The main attention is paid to some aspects of econometric estimation of discrete choice models. The main ...
The aim of the study is based on the results of an empirical study to establish the contemporary dimensions of entrepreneurial behaviour of students studying at Tsenov Academy of Economics (Svishtov), UNWE (Sofia) and UE (Varna), on the basis of which to identify ...
Characteristic of Bulgarian agriculture is the presence of many, mostly small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises, occupying an insignificant market share, which operate in the highly competitive market of agricultural products. This fragmentation challenges ...
Attempts to build economic systems without harmful emissions and waste for the environment have been made since the XX century, but only in the last decade they began to be used more widely due to the negative effects of large-scale industrial production model. The ...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of regional strategies for the development of social services and to outline the main characteristics of their condition and prospects for development. The objects of study are the regional strategies for the ...
Insurance brokers are the preferred intermediary by consumers of insurance services in Bulgaria and their importance is constantly increasing. To ensure the necessary level of professional knowledge and skills, regulatory requirements for continuous professional ...
The aim of this study is to construct a composite Social Rights Indicator to assess the potential for social cohesion in the European Union in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). The research thesis of the team is that through the quantitative ...
Nowadays, the implemented regional policy is invariably related to adopting a certain concept and setting specific goals to limit the economic, social and demographic differences in the country. The present paper is a theoretical and applied study. The theoretical ...
An attempt has been made to argue the thesis that in the conditions of an unfolding system of social payments and coordinated institutional interaction within the framework of social protection, there is a need to rethink the social philosophy of disability benefits ...
The concept of integrated reporting is relatively new for the practice of enterprises both nationally and internationally. The fact that the Integrated Reporting Committee was established in 2010, which issued the International Integrated Accounting Framework in 2013, ...
The present study is provoked by the idea of revealing the influence of the factors of both the internal environment of wine-producing enterprise and the factors of the external macro environment. The subject of study are the factors influencing the activity of wine ...
This scientific paper focuses on the issues of local finances and the permanent seeking of mechanisms for expanding the authorities of local governments, exploring the approach of transferring fiscal revenues to local budgets. The study aims to examine the state of ...
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The present study aims at a parallel analysis of investment, and in particular stock exchange activity and government debt, as well as finding a dependency between the dynamics of these processes and highlighting those stock indicators, for which the relationship with the debt dynamics is of greater significance. The study is based on the thesis of presence of a strong influence with inverse dependence of the debt burden on the investment activity. We also maintain the hypothesis that the ...
The entrepreneurial activity can thrive in all spheres and sectors of the economy but tourism sector is of particular importance. Entrepreneurial activity in tourism is determined by the availability of suitable conditions for the development of the tourism business. Thus, the objective of the research is to study empirically the current state of entrepreneurship in the sector of tourism in Bulgaria; to outline the existing problems and the prospects for development of entrepreneurial tourism ...
MODERN DIMENSIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF TOURIST DESTINATION BULGARIA
The development of tourism is related to the need to manage tourist destinations. Tourist business faces issues related to establishing tourists' preferences and identifying their motives. The solutions are related to the consumer behaviour and preferences of the tourists, the resources of the region, the attractiveness of the area, the offered complex product and the organisational precision. The objective of the research is to study empirically the state of tourist destination Bulgaria. Then, ...
