Articles

• Stoyan Totev — Economic Research Institute аt BAS

  Grigor Sariyski — Economic Research Institute аt BAS

  Ivanka Stoycheva — Thracian University - Stara Zagora

  A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE BULGARIAN ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

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  The paper provides an economic interpretation of the assessments of the level of competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy presented in official international studies. The key factors for the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy have been analyzed. They are ranked in comparison with other countries. The dynamics of these factors are traced before and after the economic crisis. Special attention is paid to the impact of the geoeconomic factor on the comparative economic competitiveness – what is the geoeconomics specificity and what impact has on the economic development of Bulgaria. Some conclusions about the Bulgarian competitiveness are made based on the results of the study; pointing out certain opportunities for increase.

• Miroslava Rakovska — University of National and World Economy

  EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEMS OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN BULGARIA

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  The article reveals the characteristics and problems of distribution and customer service in manufacturing companies in Bulgaria and outlines the prospects for their improvement. An analysis is carried out of different dimensions of these areas using indicators calculated on the basis of empirical data. The impact of company size on distribution and customer service is examined and those practices that are positively related to competitiveness are brought out. The study finds out that manufacturing companies in Bulgaria generally apply the world practices in distribution and customer service but there is some lag in definite areas. It is necessary for small and medium companies to make improvements directed towards the development of a logistics strategy consistent with products and markets, the formulation and implementation of a distribution policy offering differentiated service for different groups of customers with the aim to optimize costs.

• Stoyan Tanchev — South-West University "Neofit Rilski"

  CONSUMER TAX SYSTEM OF BULGARIA IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CRISIS

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  The tax revenue of the Republic of Bulgaria has been analyzed in terms of consumer tax system. Two sub-periods have been covered - at economic growth and at crisis. The results show that in the first case, the revenues from indirect and direct taxes form the necessary budget funds, as in the second case - they are insufficient. There are prerequisites for increasing the national debt as a result of lower tax revenues in terms of crisis.

• Yuli Radev — UMG “St. Ivan Rilski”

  Dynamic disequilibrium and investment - saving imbalance

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  The financial crises of 2007-2011 put the new neoclassical synthesis to a serious test and became the occasion for harsh criticism from both the neoclassical school and New Keynesianism. The idea of dynamic disequilibrium is once again in the spotlight, and the investment-savings imbalance turns out to be the most logical explanation for the pathological deviations from normal economic development. In this connection, the investment-savings imbalance and the possibilities of quantifying this problem within the framework of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models are discussed. The analysis is presented through the prism of the non-equilibrium, which inherits the main features of the neo-equilibrium (see Radev, 2011).

• Lubomir Lyubenov — ​​​​​​​​​​​​​"Angel Kanchev" University of Ruse

  Unorganized agromarkets in Bulgaria

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  The paper analyses the situation, the mechanism of action and the actors of the unorganised wholesale agri-markets in Bulgaria. The impact of the state (legislation, regulations, infrastructure, control, etc.) on some traditional and well-developed sub-sectors of Bulgarian agriculture is examined. The conclusion is that unorganised agri-markets can be used successfully by farmers when there is a sufficient number of buyers at a cost-recovering price, farmers have storage facilities and are able to wait for higher prices. Simultaneous fulfilment of these conditions has been found to be difficult because they are very rare.