Agricultural Economics, 2003 (vol. 49), issue 11
Impact of Common Agricultural Policy on Czech agriculture
F. Střeleček, J. Lososová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):497-514 | DOI: 10.17221/5439-AGRICECON 
This contribution describes eight variants of the distribution of the direct payments and their impact on the farm economies in the years 2004-2006. For this purpose, selective set of 152 farms was divided in accordance with production regions: maize-growing, beet-growing, potato-growing, potato and oats-growing and uplands1. Possible demands for standard direct payments depending on the farm situation in 2002 and demands for payments set by different variants of the simplified system of direct payment distribution were figured to each of observed farms. To be comparable, individual bonuses were converted per 1 hectare of the farmland and to be considered...
Labour productivity as a factor forming the economic efficiency and competitive ability of the country
J. Klíma, M. Palát
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):515-519 | DOI: 10.17221/5440-AGRICECON
The paper is focused on the evaluation of labour productivity in industry as a whole and in the selected branches in the Czech Republic in 1997-2001. The labour productivity index for employees is the ratio of industrial production indices and indices of the number of employees. Methods of regression and correlation analysis and development trends were applied for the mathematical-statistical analysis.
Vertical integration as a factor of competitiveness of agriculture
L. Grega
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):520-525 | DOI: 10.17221/5441-AGRICECON
Vertical integration within agricultural and food sector is one of the decisive factors influencing market structure and competitiveness of agriculture. There are two groups of motives for vertical integration. Motive of efficiency is based on the effort to minimise production cost or transaction cost. Market power is not solely the result of horizontal expansion, but if variable inputs are considered, vertical integration may contribute to market power and so to growing share in consumer price. The article analyses and methodologically specifies these motives for vertical integration and determines possibilities of quantification of the effects of...
Fair value in financial accounting
J. Ryska, A. Valder
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):526-532 | DOI: 10.17221/5442-AGRICECON
By progression of the expanding use of the International Accounting Standards, fair value is being pushed ahead instead of standard historical costs. The extension of the International Accounting Standards for financial instruments and long-term assets leads to the publishing of real net income of the enterprise. The necessity to express the fair values of assets for accountancy places specialists of this profession in a new position of professionals having a common language with investors. This trend started deepening when the International Valuation Standards Committee began to co-operate with the International Accounting Standards Committee more...
Development of the Slovak agriculture and agricultural policies during the transition period
J. Pokrivčák
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):533-539 | DOI: 10.17221/5443-AGRICECON
The economic importance of agricultural sector in Slovakia declined during transition period. There are several reasons for this: declining terms of agricultural trade, extreme weather, transformation of agricultural sector, unclear property rights in transition period, short-run privatization distortions, transformation of up and downstream sectors, world market fluctuation, decline of real wages, low stability of agricultural policy and other. The development in economic market was paralleled by activity in political market. After initial liberalization, agricultural protection subsequently increased. The EU accession influences both levels of protection...
ICT in agrarian sector of the CR
J. Vaněk, J. Jarolímek
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):540-542 | DOI: 10.17221/5444-AGRICECON
The fact that the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a key factor of development of individuals, regions, sectors and whole countries is well known at the beginning of the 21st century. The real situation of ICT utilization is very different in particular sections and it fails to reach standards that we would expect. The sphere of the agrarian sector of the Czech Republic is a very good example. The Information and Consulting Centre FEM at the University of Agriculture in Prague (IPC) has been participating on research of the utilization ICT in agriculture for three years. According to the latest data from July 2002,...
Is the role of agriculture in society changing?
I. Tichá, T. Doucha
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):543 | DOI: 10.17221/5445-AGRICECON
Some aspects of structural and regional policy of the European Union in relation to agriculture by example of Great Britain
P. Bechyně
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(11):544-546 | DOI: 10.17221/5446-AGRICECON