Institute of Economic Research Slovak Academy of Sciences

Director: prof. Ing. Milan Sikula, DrSc. Deputy Director: Ing. Veronika Hvozdikova, PhD. Scientific Secretary: Mgr. Lubomir Laudar, CSc. Scientific Council: doc. Ing. Peter Staněk, CSc. - head Members: Ing. Ivana Sikulova, PhD. ; Ing. Veronika Hvozdikova, PhD.,; Ing. Karol Morvay, PhD.; Ing. Boris Hosoff, PhD., ; prof. Ing. Jan Lisy, CSc.; prof. Ing. Milan Bucek, DrSc. Research Groups and Their Heads GLOBALIZATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY - doc. Ing. Peter Staněk, CSc. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE LABOUR MARKET - Ing. Karol Morvay, PhD. MACROECONOMIC POLICY - Ing. Ivana Sikulova, PhD. FACTORS INFLUENCING KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - prof. Ing. Antonin Klas, PhD. COMPETITIVENESS OF BUSINESS AND LOCALITY - Ing. Danes Brzica, PhD. ECONOMIC MODELLING - doc. RNDr. Viliam Palenik, PhD. FUTURES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STRATEGIC ASSESSEMENT - doc. Ing. Iveta Pauhofova, CSc. Researchers Ing. PhD. Brzica Danes, Ing. Bujnakova Tatiana,Mgr. Cepkova Valeria Ing. Chovancova Eva, Ing. Mgr. Cmorej Peter,Ing. Domonkos Tomas Ing. Frank Karol, Ing., CSc. Gabrielova Herta, Ing. Hosoff Boris Ing. PhD. Hvozdikova Veronika, ing. Jeck Tomas, PhDr CSc. Jurickova Vilma Ing. Kacirkova Maria, prof. Ing. CSc. Klas Anton, Ing. Klinec Ivan Ing. Kollar Vladimir, Ing. PhD Kozovsky Dusan, Ing CSc. Kosta Ing. Kvetan Vladimir, Ing Labaj Martin, Mgr. Lesay Ivan Ing. PhD. Morvay Karol, Ing. PhD. Obadi Saleh Mothana, Ing. DrSc. Okali Ivan Doc. RNDr., PhD. Palenik Viliam, Mgr. Panikova Lucia, Doc. Ing. CSc. Pauhofova Iveta PhDr. Petrik Borislav, Ing. Radvansky Marek, Ing. CSc. Stanek Peter ing. Vaskova Vanda, Ing. Vokoun Jaroslav, Doc. Dr. Ing. PhD. Workie Tiruneh Menbere Prof. Ing. DrSc. Sikula Milan, Ing. PhD. Sikulova, Ivana
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