Economic Development and Financial Markets: Latest Research and Policy Insights from Central and Sou

Part I. Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy in Chosen EU Countries .-Regional Inequalities in Central and Eastern European Countries: The Role of Capital Regions and Metropolitan Areas.-Consolidating Democracy in CEE: The Social and Economic Embeddedness.-Contrasting Theories and Evidence About Income Inequality of Post-Socialist Central and Eastern European Countries in the European Union.-Drivers of Competitiveness in European High-Tech Industries.-Factors Affecting Consumers' Inflation Expectations n EU Members States with Independent Monetary Policy.- Part II. Development of Financial Markets and Insurance in Central and Easter Europe .-Assessing zhe Financial Integration of Eastern European Countries.-Starting New Business and Access zo Finance: A Panel Data Investigation.-An Environmental Surety Bond in Chosen CEE Countries as a Type of Financial Security in Case of an Environmental Damage.-The Equilibrium on the Motor Insurance Market in Selected CEE Countries.-The Relationship Between Locational Preferences of Banking Sector and Socio-Economic Structures of Cities in Turkey.