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  Comparative Advantages and Competitiveness of Bulgarian Exports

  The research analyses the comparative advantages and competitiveness of Bulgarian production and exports. The paper consists of two parts. Part one reviews some theoretical concepts about the nature of comparative advantages and interprets the indexes designed by B. Balassa and M. Amir. Part two provides computations of B. Balassa and M. Amir ... The research analyses the comparative advantages and competitiveness of Bulgarian production and exports. The paper consists of two parts. Part one reviews some theoretical concepts about the nature of comparative advantages and interprets the indexes designed by B. Balassa and M. Amir. Part two provides computations of B. Balassa and M. Amir indexes and analyses obtained results to identify the comparative advantages and disadvantages of Bulgarian production and exports for certain commodities and commodity groups in the period from 2012 to 2016. Based on the findings of the analysis, we identify and summarise available opportunities for expanding or limiting the exports of certain commodity groups and raising the competitiveness of Bulgarian economy. The research employs mathematical and statistical methods, mainly the index method, in addition to the methods of analysis and synthesis.

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  Students’ Perspective Towards to Bologna Process and Employability (Case Study of Bulgaria)

  The problem of youth unemployment is a global issue. This article discuss in depth the youth unemployment problem. It analyses the characteristics, causes, and consequences of graduate unemployment and examines its relationship to the Bologna Process. A qualitative research has been done with focus group discussions of Bachelor and Master Degree ... The problem of youth unemployment is a global issue. This article discuss in depth the youth unemployment problem. It analyses the characteristics, causes, and consequences of graduate unemployment and examines its relationship to the Bologna Process. A qualitative research has been done with focus group discussions of Bachelor and Master Degree students. The study explores the nature of the labour market for higher education graduates and the main obstacles that youth face on their journey from education to employment. The study aims to determine whether graduate unem¬ployment is a result of shortage of jobs, skills, or lack of coordination. It includes recommendations for involving the government, the managing bodies of higher education institutions as well as employers and career service offices in order to overcome youth unemployment.

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  Bank Insolvency – Regulatory Challenges and Empirical Evidence

  Nowadays bank insolvency is a specific field in bank capital management, which requires constant development of the existing regulations and application of new methods and tools for its prevention and early detection. The paper presents a study on bank insolvency in terms of regulato¬ry challenges and empirical evidence for initiation of ... Nowadays bank insolvency is a specific field in bank capital management, which requires constant development of the existing regulations and application of new methods and tools for its prevention and early detection. The paper presents a study on bank insolvency in terms of regulato¬ry challenges and empirical evidence for initiation of bankruptcy proceedings against credit institutions. The research thesis is that bank insolvency is a crisis phenomenon in banking practice whose theoretical modelling, regulatory management and empirical investigation require constant improvement of the regulatory framework and supervisory bodies of the central banking institution. The aim of the study was to perform a critical analysis of the evolution of the regulatory framework related to bank insolvency management using empirical evidence from the banking practice in Bulgaria.