The article presents the most important factors influencing both the supply and demand of agricultural land in such countries of Central and Eastern Europe as: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The study also analyzed the changes in the sales prices of agricultural land in the analyzed countries for the years 2005-2015. Both the periods of growth of these prices and their decrease were indicated, as well as the main factors that influenced these phenomena. It was found that the properly functioning agricultural land market did not develop in the countries surveyed.
The main aim of the article is to determine the factors influencing farms’ income in the European Union countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The research was based on regional FADN data from years 2011–2013. To achieve the purpose, the factor analysis was used. The study indicates that the most important determinants of farms’ income in the CEE countries are: the resources of production factors, operating subsidies, production volume and intensity of production.
This paper shows the principal features of merger control in selected transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely Hungary, Romania and Slovenia, by applying case study methodology. The presented findings are based on the analysis of Hungarian, Romanian and Slovenian competition law and merger rulings reached by the Competition Offices of these countries. A substantial part of the conclusions is drawn from a sample of 42 merger applications processed by the Office of Economic Competition of Hungary between 1994 and 2000. The results of empirical analysis demonstrate the considerable flexibility of merger control in the studied countries, its orientation towards the future of domestic markets and a close link with industrial policy. The paper also highlights the areas of interdependence of competition policy and transition and argues that merger control in the studied CEE countries may be regarded as currently adequate to the requirements imposed by transition.
Sytuacja na rynku ziemi rolniczej w wybranych krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej (wybrane problemy)
