Agricultural Economics, 2010 (vol. 56), issue 12
INDEX OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (VOLUME 56), AUTORS INDEX (VOLUME 56)
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Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):I-VIII | DOI: 10.17221/2646-AGRICECON 
Managerial decision making - importance of intuition in the rational process
Ivana TICHÁ, Jan HRON, Jiří FIEDLER
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):553-557 | DOI: 10.17221/169/2010-AGRICECON
The article contributes to the debate over the use of intuition in the managerial decision making. A brief overview of the debate is further elaborated with the comparison of findings brought about by two surveys conducted in the field settings. The comparison shows some similarities - for instance, the number of respondents admitting their reliance on intuition in decision making, but also some major differences.
The relations between the rent and price of agricultural land in the EU countries
František STŘELEČEK, Jana LOSOSOVÁ, Radek ZDENĚK
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):558-568 | DOI: 10.17221/130/2010-AGRICECON
The price of agricultural land and its value are of importance when forming the production potential of agricultural enterprises. The price of land marked an irregular development in the period 2006-2007 having increased in the majority of the EU states. The proportion of rent to the market price of land referred to as the capitalization rate kept varying within the range of 2-3%. The price of a site should, besides the land rent, also reflect the interest on the land rent received. The price of agricultural land with respect to the land rent manifests relatively important price inertia. This inertia in connection with a high growth rate of land rent...
Competitiveness of agrarian trade of EU-15 countries in comparison with new EU member states
M. SVATOŠ, L. SMUTKA, O. MIFFEK
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):569-582 | DOI: 10.17221/129/2010-AGRICECON
The paper analyses the commodity structure of agrarian trade of the EU countries. The comparative advantages of particular aggregations are accentuated from the view-point of their use on the EU internal market, and on the world market. The analysis is based on an evaluation of comparative advantages by means of a modified Ballas index. It is viewed on two levels, for the EU internal market and the world market. The results of the analysis are shown in a chart. Subsequently, the authors implement an idea arising from a BCG (Boston Consulting Group) matrix on the results of a graphical representation. The aim is to point out mainly those aggregations...
The scenario of microfinance in Latin America against the international financial crisis
Gutierrez Ramirez Enver DALAN, Karel SRNEC
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):583-590 | DOI: 10.17221/49/2010-AGRICECON
Latin America has very good conditions for microfinance; the macroeconomic growth which Latin America had shown in the recent years created favourable conditions for the microfinance institutions' favorable conditions and its development. Profitability of the microfinance sector presents an attractive market for the financial institutions which already have a have strong position in the market. The purpose of this work is to focus on the current situation and performance of the microfinance sector while identifying some of the reasons that affect the microfinance institutions in this region. The work also provides a view on the microfinance industry...
Structural changes in the German agri-food complex: the end of small and medium enterprises?
Miroslava BAVOROVÁ
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(12):591-600 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2010-AGRICECON
The article describes the concentration process, structural changes and competitiveness in the German agri-food sector over the last decade. This descriptive analysis aims to outline the developments at the individual stages of the food chain and to identify the challenges the sector will face in the upcoming years. The study is based mainly on the data published by the German Statistical Office and the ZMP1, and the evaluation of the primary and secondary literature sources. The data shows that small and medium-sized enterprises were sustainable alongside the large ones and have played an important role in the German agriculture and food processing...