Browsing by Author "Kraftová, Ivana"

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    At the threshold of the fourth industrial revolution
    (Technická Univerzita v Liberci, ) Kraftová, Ivana; Doudová, Iveta; Miláček, Radim; Ekonomická fakulta
    At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, the Fourth Industrial Revolution based on the digitization of production processes, more precisely connecting the virtual world to the real world began. The aim of this article is to present the results of the research that focused on comparing the positions of the selected group of countries at the threshold of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in terms of their performance and competitiveness. The analysis is aimed at 13 countries – the six largest economies of the world and seven economies of the former Soviet bloc – from 1993 to 2015 using the localization quotient and index of regional concentration of the industry on the basis of gross added value, supplemented by the SHADE model, the Balassa index and evaluating the comparative advantage of countries in the area of ICT. The research defines the position pattern of countries for the manufacturing and ICT industries. It cannot be said that the differences in localization, resp. the concentration of the industries surveyed were determined by the size of the economy or its membership of traditional market economies. Exportability in ICT goods positively evaluates those economies that have managed to increase their positive Balassa index over time, resp. to get from its negative values to positive ones. The beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an unrepeatable moment of human history, just as it was with the First, Second and Third Industrial Revolutions. The one who knows and is able to accept, use and multiply the supporting trends is the one who gains.
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    Indirect Estimation of the Development of Capital Productivity in the Regions: The Case of Poland
    (Technická Univerzita v Liberci, ) Zdražil, Pavel; Kraftová, Ivana; Ekonomická fakulta
    This study introduces a new (adopted) method of indirect estimation of the development of the productivity structure in the regions, which at the same time allows estimation of the contribution resulting from changes within the capital factor. Its theoretical background is built on the principles of growth accounting. Within this framework the study employs an arguable assumption of analogy in development of multifactor productivity of industry between the national and regional level. The literature review and empirical results shows, however, that such an assumption may be correct in some cases. Therefore, the article enhances the existing productivity analysis capabilities at the regional level. Within the aim, this study verifies the potential of applicability of proposed method on the regions of Poland. It uses the measure of symmetric mean absolute percentage error (SMAPE) to evaluate the accuracy of method proposed against actual values and the results of two other frequently used methods for disaggregation of capital among the regions in a country. The results indicate that the new method should be more accurate than the methods of regional decomposition of capital-based on value added, and flows investment accumulation. In fact, it seems to be quite correct especially in the industries of wholesale & retail trade, transport & storage, real estates, health & social work, and manufacturing. On the other hand, it is likely incorrect in the industries of information & communication activities, finance & insurance, and administrative & support activities. In general, the method seems to be more accurate for larger industries and vice versa. Higher precision is also observed for industries where capital demand is clearly increasing. Similarly, the method is more accurate in industries where none of the regions are more specialized and vice versa.
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    Innovation industry drivers
    (Technická Univerzita v Liberci, 2013-08-01) Kraftová, Ivana; Matěja, Zdeněk; Zdražil, Pavel; Ekonomická fakulta
    Competitiveness of the economy of a country or region is determined by the extent of its ability to implement innovations. Not every industry, however, is a strong industry in terms of innovations, an innovative driving force; therefore there seems to be evidence to suggest that the level of innovation and consequently the level of economic competitiveness correspond to certain industrial structure, specifically to the dominance of the relevant "drivers". The aim of this paper is to compare the selected countries by their level of innovation, using the results from the Global Innovation Index from the point of view of the industry structure and evolution of gross domestic product per capita; to try to find an answer to the question of whether highly innovative countries differ in the industrial structure from innovation "retarded" countries and simultaneously to evaluate the position of the Czech Republic. To fulfil its objective, the research was divided into three parts: determining the degree of correlation between the level of innovativeness of the country and its performance as measured by gross domestic product per capita; applying the SHA-DE model to determine the positions of the industry in terms of their share in gross value added and growth rate with a sample of selected countries; determining the concentration ratio of the studied groups of the industry in this group of countries. The analysis confirms that it is non-innovative economies that focus on the industries of agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, while economies with the highest level of innovation focus on the "J-P" industries according to ISIC 3.1. The conclusion also serves as a background to formulate general recommendations for the Czech economy.