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Wrocław University of Economics

Wrocław 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INAUGURAL LECTURE FOR OPENING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012

Marek Belka

RECENT EVENTS IN THE EURO AREA AND THE FORTHCOMING

MEMBERSHIP OF POLAND... 5 II. ARTICLES

Saeed Bajalan, Reza Raei, Reza Tehrani

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDEX FOR MEASURING TRANSPARENCY OF

CENTRAL BANKS... 13

Małgorzata Markowska, Danuta Strahl

EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REGIONS CONVERGENCE

REGARDING INNOVATION ... 41

Marcin Kędzior

CAPITAL STRUCTURE IN EU SELECTED COUNTRIES – MICRO AND MACRO DETERMINANTS... 69

Kiran Burcu

THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL BREAKS ON THE LONG MEMORY BEHAVIOUR OF EXTERNAL VULNERABILITY INDICATOR: EVIDENCE

FROM TURKEY... ………... 119

Marius Surugiu, Camelia Surugiu

TAX COMPETITION, HARMONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES... ………...… 139

Witold Nowiński, Ewa Bakinowska

A LOGISTIC MODEL STUDY OF ENDOGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS FACTORS AFFECTING POLISH SMES’ INTERNATIONALIZATION SPEED………... 155

Arkadiusz Babczuk, Marian Kachniarz

SOURCES OF SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS IN THE STRUCTURE OF

III. REVIEWS AND NOTES

Andrzej Gospodarowicz (ed.): FINANSE – NOWE WYZWANIA TEORII

I PRAKTYKI. BANKOWOŚĆ [FINANCE – NEW CHALLENGES FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE. BANKING] (Jan Szambelańczyk) ... 215 Krzysztof Jajuga (ed.): FINANSE – NOWE WYZWANIA TEORII

I PRAKTYKI. PROBLEMY WIODĄCE [FINANCE – NEW CHALLENGES FOR

THEORY AND PRACTICE. KEY PROBLEMS](Stanisław Flejterski) ... 217

Krzysztof Jajuga (ed.): FINANSE – NOWE WYZWANIA TEORII

I PRAKTYKI. RYNEK FINANSOWY [FINANCE – NEW CHALLENGES FOR

THEORY AND PRACTICE. FINANCIAL MARKET] (Jerzy Węcławski) ... ₂₂₂ Wanda Ronka-Chmielowiec (ed.): FINANSE – NOWE WYZWANIA TEORII

I PRAKTYKI. UBEZPIECZENIA [FINANCE – NEW CHALLENGES FOR

THEORY AND PRACTICE. INSURANCE]

(Kazimierz Ortyński) ………

I PRAKTYKI. FINANSE PUBLICZNE [FINANCE – NEW CHALLENGES FOR

THEORY AND PRACTICE. PUBLIC FINANCE] (Marzanna Poniatowicz)... 228 Krzysztof Jajuga, Marek Walesiak (eds.): TAKSONOMIA 18. KLASYFIKACJA

I ANALIZA DANYCH – TEORIA I ZASTOSOWANIA [TAXONOMY 18. CLASSIFICATION AND DATA ANALYSIS – THEORY AND APPLICATIONS]

(Józef Pociecha)………...… 232