Štefan Bojnec
Biographic Data
| ID | 3047852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Štefan Bojnec |
| GIVEN NAMES | Štefan |
| FAMILY NAME | Bojnec |
| SIGNATURE | BOJNEC Š |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Primorska |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1270-6372 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The impact of investment intensity in research and development on export activities in business services in Slovenia
Understanding the temporal dynamics of agri-environmental climate scheme adoption
The research explores the intricate dynamics of farmers’ decision-making in the context of the European Union’s agri-environmental-climate schemes (AECS), with a focus on the temporal factors that impact participation and the long-term viability of environmentally friendly practices. The study utilises data from the Hungarian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) from 2014 to 2021. It employs two-step approaches, including duration analysis using …
Cultural narratives, social norms, and psychological stigma: A study of mental health help-seeking behavior in Peshawar, Pakistan
The findings highlight the pivotal role of culturally resonant narratives and supportive social norms rooted in Pashtunwali in improving mental health service utilization. Addressing stigma while reinforcing positive cultural frameworks can substantially enhance help-seeking behavior in Peshawar and similar sociocultural contexts
Energy, Urbanisation and Carbon Footprint: Evidence from Western Balkan Countries
The role of carbon emissions in the worsening of global warming and other climate change implications has been well recognised. This study empirically investigates the effect of economic growth, urbanisation, and energy consumption on carbon emissions using panel cointegration tests and pooled mean group autoregressive distributed lag (PMG-ARDL) techniques. The research is based on panel data from Western Balkan countries spanning 2001 to 2022. U…
Gender Equality Barriers in Agriculture and Life Sciences in Central European Universities
The European Union aims to foster research excellence, among others, by increasing gender equality (GE) in the European research area. The mandatory introduction of gender equality plans (GEP) mobilised universities to assess, target, and monitor GE in different fields of science. A wide range of barriers have been explored in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), characterised by the low participation of women. However…
Gender Role Reversal in Gig Economy Households: A Sociological Insight from Southeast Asia with Evidence from Pakistan
The rapid growth of the gig economy and digital platforms is challenging traditional gender roles, particularly in developing countries where structural inequalities continue to shape labor and household dynamics. Despite growing global interest in gender equity and digital inclusion, limited research has examined how gig work, digital access, and women’s income contributions interact to influence household gender dynamics within culturally conse…
Gender Equality and Green Entrepreneurship in Farms
Gender dynamics in agricultural sustainability, particularly within the framework of Agri‐Environmental‐Climate‐Schemes (AECS), play a critical role in advancing green entrepreneurship. This study explores gender‐based differences in the adoption and intensity of AECS practices among Hungarian farms, emphasising the implications for gender equality in sustainable agricultural development. Utilising the Hungarian Farm Accountancy Data Network pane…
Infrastructure, knowledge and climate resilience technologies enhancing food security: Evidence from Northern Pakistan
Sustainable Commuting: Active Transport Practices and Slovenian Data Analysis
This study examines the influence of transportation policies and urbanisation on cycling participation and environmental sustainability in Slovenia. Factor and regression analyses were employed. The yearly data from 2008 to 2021 were isolated. A modest increase in urban cycling frequency was observed, bolstered by investments in environmental protection and safety enhancements; however, additional evidence is needed to confirm the long-term effec…
Agricultural Holdings in Hilly-Mountain Areas in Slovenia before and after the Accession to the European Union
This paper presents the questionnaire results of the research on implications of the effects of Slovenia’s accession to the European Union (EU) on structural changes in agricultural holdings (AHs) in the case of Škofjeloška hilly-mountain rural areas. The effects are studied based on the analysis of income diversification of AHs three years before the Slovenian accession to the EU in 2000 and six years after the Slovenian accession to the EU in 2…
What drives global competitiveness in the European Union countries
This paper examines the effect of factors of national competitiveness measured by the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). It aims to identify the key factors that determine GCI of the European Union (EU-28) countries. We observe the composite indicator of GCI and the 12 factors of competitiveness in the period of 2008–2019 focusing on the links between the GCI and the factors of institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment and its stab…
Optimal Network of General Hospitals in Slovenia
This article explores how the minimum number of general hospital locations can be determined with optimal population coverage. Due to the increasing financial problems of hospitals and the poor organization of general hospital healthcare, Slovenia is currently working to reform the healthcare system. Defining the optimal network of hospital providers is one of the key elements in reforming the healthcare system. To define the optimal network of g…
Total factor productivity of the Slovenian hotel companies
The article focuses on the study of performance factors of Slovenian hotel companies through Data Envelopment Analysis between 2001 and 2018. For this purpose, we introduced a balanced panel data of 20 hotel companies which differ by their size, type, the number of hotels within the company, and location. To determine efficiency factors, we used the Malmquist index, which can be broken down into a change in efficiency and technological change. Th…
The relationship between tourism and employment: Evidence from the Alps-Adriatic country
Overlooking the importance of non-stationarity and normally distributed models in previous studies, this paper aims to fill the gap in literature based on time series between 2000 and 2019 for an Alps Adriatic country on tourism-led employment. Before implementing the Granger Causality Test, the vector autoregressive model is applied. The results confirmed that tourist arrivals significantly impact the hospitality labour market in Slovenia as emp…
Youth and Sustainability of Rural Areas
This special issue contains four articles, which were prepared within COST Action CA18213 Rural NEET Youth Network: modeling the risks underlying rural NEETs social exclusion.This special issue approaches and discusses about young people living in rural areas, particularly youth neither in employment nor in education or training (NEETs), and their role in contributing to sustainability from different perspectives, such as economic, social, and en…
Did Human Microbes Affect Tourist Arrivals before the Covid-19 Shock? Pre-Effect Forecasting Model for Slovenia
In 2020, with a substantial decline in tourist arrivals slightly before the time of COVID-19, the innovative econometric approach predicted possible responses between the spread of human microbes (bacteria/viruses) and tourist arrivals. The article developed a conceptually tested econometric model for predicting an exogenous shock on tourist arrivals driven by the spread of disease using a time series approach. The reworked study is based on an a…
Innovation and wages constrained with budgetary deficit and unemployment in the European Union countries
This paper aims to research the driving forces of wages across the countries of the European Union (EU-28) during the period 2006-2018. We apply structural equation modelling to analyse relationships between observed variables and latent variables, focusing on factors explaining wages. Based on the literature review, we hypothesized that innovation, budgetary deficit and the rate of unemployment predict wages across EU-28 countries. Our results s…
Economic efficiency of coastal hotel companies
The article focuses on the analysis of the economic efficiency of Slovenian coastal hotel companies in the period between 2015 and 2018. We applied non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis to estimate economic efficiency and the panel regression analysis to explain the association between economic efficiency, economic growth, and the hotel location. The results showed that most coastal hotel companies were economically inefficient associated with…
Tourism price normalities in two Adriatic east coast 'euro' countries
This debut work offers a stunning look at real vs nominal prices that consider more than just inflation. The inadequate examination of hospitality price comparison is investigated between two non-neighbouring Adriatic east coast countries – Slovenia and Montenegro – using the euro. Hospitality prices are an essential indicator in hospitality markets, destination marketing and management planning. Using 73 monthly time-series data for the economic…
Rapid Evidence Assessment Protocol for the Meta-Analysis of Initiatives, Interventions and Programmes That Target Rural Neets
The acronym NEET refers to youths aged between 15 and 34 years old who are excluded from employment, education or training. However, historically, the NEET demographic has been depicted as a largely homogenous group. Against this backdrop and given the dependency of rural economies on agricultural practices for survival, such practices have been in decline for a number of years, seriously threatening rural communities’ sustainability. While these…
Do different types of Common Agricultural Policy subsidies promote farm employment
The missing link between wages and labour productivity in tourism: Evidence from Croatia and Slovenia
The present article aims to analyse wage-labour productivity causalities in Croatia and Slovenia using cointegration methods based on monthly time series data of variables for labour productivity and real gross wages in tourism industry during the period December 1999–January 2020. The data vector is integrated by chain indices with the constant base January 2000 = 100. A stochastic trend and shocks are covered in the analysis. Shocks are linked …
Tourism-led economic growth in Montenegro and Slovenia
This article expounds one of the first attempts to explore the relationship between tourist arrivals and gross domestic product (GDP) in Montenegro and Slovenia. Both countries are newcomers on the tourist destinations map, derived from what was previously Yugoslav republics existing as a singular emerging tourist destination. Data vector for empirical analysis covers quarterly change of GDP at constant prices and monthly data for tourist arrival…
Gender and the environmental concerns of young farmers: Do young women farmers make a difference on family farms
Although the visibility of women farmers in agriculture is increasing, we have little knowledge about the impact this will have on the environmental management of family farms. Numerous studies have documented that young women farmers show high concern for environmentally friendly farming practices relative to young male farmers. However, family farms are still a prominent business form globally, and it is still unclear whether or not we can expe…
Policy and practical lessons learned regarding youth and Neets in Slovenia
The article highlights the Slovenian strategies, institutions, policies, programmes, projects, and measures in tackling the NEETs, particularly the rural ones. The Youth Guarantee, and particularly active employment policy measures at a national level implemented via regional offices for employment work together to play a crucial role in bridging the gaps for the structurally and long-term unemployed in general, and especially for rural NEETs who…
Farm size, agricultural subsidies and farm performance in Slovenia
Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small far…
Gender and the environmental concerns of young farmers: Do young women farmers make a difference on family farms
Although the visibility of women farmers in agriculture is increasing, we have little knowledge about the impact this will have on the environmental management of family farms. Numerous studies have documented that young women farmers show high concern for environmentally friendly farming practices relative to young male farmers. However, family farms are still a prominent business form globally, and it is still unclear whether or not we can expe…
Farm size and participation in agri-environmental measures: Farm-level evidence from Slovenia
Do different types of Common Agricultural Policy subsidies promote farm employment
Infrastructure, knowledge and climate resilience technologies enhancing food security: Evidence from Northern Pakistan
Agri‐Food Export Competitiveness in European Union Countries
This article investigates the competitiveness of agri‐food exports of the European Union ( EU ‐27) countries on global markets, using the revealed comparative advantage ( B ) index over the years 2000–11. Panel unit root tests, mobility index and the Kaplan‐Meier survival rates of the B index are used. The majority of agri‐food products in the EU ‐27 countries show a comparative disadvantage on global markets. The B indices of the EU ‐27 countrie…
Agro-food trade competitiveness of Central European and Balkan countries
Gender Equality and Green Entrepreneurship in Farms
Gender dynamics in agricultural sustainability, particularly within the framework of Agri‐Environmental‐Climate‐Schemes (AECS), play a critical role in advancing green entrepreneurship. This study explores gender‐based differences in the adoption and intensity of AECS practices among Hungarian farms, emphasising the implications for gender equality in sustainable agricultural development. Utilising the Hungarian Farm Accountancy Data Network pane…
Public support effect on natural disaster management: A case study of ice storms in forests in Slovenia
Forestry industry trade by degree of wood processing in the enlarged European Union countries
The pattern of agricultural price distortions in Central and Eastern Europe
Energy, Urbanisation and Carbon Footprint: Evidence from Western Balkan Countries
The role of carbon emissions in the worsening of global warming and other climate change implications has been well recognised. This study empirically investigates the effect of economic growth, urbanisation, and energy consumption on carbon emissions using panel cointegration tests and pooled mean group autoregressive distributed lag (PMG-ARDL) techniques. The research is based on panel data from Western Balkan countries spanning 2001 to 2022. U…
The pattern of agricultural price distortions in Central and Eastern Europe
Marko Kos , Trends in Development of Transition Countries: Characteristics and Possibilities of Slovenia in Comparison with Other Post-Communist Countries and the European Union
(2000). Marko Kos , Trends in Development of Transition Countries: Characteristics and Possibilities of Slovenia in Comparison with Other Post-Communist Countries and the European Union. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1170-1171
Payments, Insolvency and Finance during Economic Transformation: Slovenia on the Way to European Union Accession
(2002). Payments, Insolvency and Finance during Economic Transformation: Slovenia on the Way to European Union Accession. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 277-297
Agro-food trade competitiveness of Central European and Balkan countries
Dynamics In Wood Industry In Slovenia
This paper investigates the dynamics of large wood industry enterprises on the dynamics of micro and small wood industry enterprises using firm-level survey data and time-series data. In addition, entry and exit of micro and small wood industry enterprises is explained by factors of demand, value-added, and profitability of capital. The empirical results show relatively modest impact of the dynamics of large enterprises on the dynamics of micro a…
Probit Model of Higher Education Participation Determinants and the Role of Information and Communication Technology
In this paper we analyse the undergraduate and postgraduate higher education participation determinants in placecountry-regionSlovenia. Using a micro-level probit analysis we find the most important statistically significant higher education participation determinants in placecountry-regionSlovenia, and the most important differences between the determinants on the undergraduate and on the postgraduate level. We use the Slovenian statistical Hous…
Farm size, agricultural subsidies and farm performance in Slovenia
Forestry industry trade by degree of wood processing in the enlarged European Union countries
Causality between public wage bill, exports and economic growth in Slovenia
This article aims to investigate the causal relationship between economic growth, exports and public wage bill spending, using the Johansen cointegration, Granger causality test, variance decomposition (VDC) and impulse response function (IRF). The empirical investigation focuses on the case of a small open and export-oriented Slovenian economy, where public wage bill spending accounts for a sizable share of public expenditure. The results show a…
Farm size and participation in agri-environmental measures: Farm-level evidence from Slovenia
Agri‐Food Export Competitiveness in European Union Countries
This article investigates the competitiveness of agri‐food exports of the European Union ( EU ‐27) countries on global markets, using the revealed comparative advantage ( B ) index over the years 2000–11. Panel unit root tests, mobility index and the Kaplan‐Meier survival rates of the B index are used. The majority of agri‐food products in the EU ‐27 countries show a comparative disadvantage on global markets. The B indices of the EU ‐27 countrie…
Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small far…
Small and medium enterprises led-growth in two Adriatic countries: Granger causality approach
This paper investigates causal relationships between gross domestic product (GDP) and the number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) controlled for unemployment rates (UNR) within Slovenia and Croatia. Macro-economic time series data on GDP, SMEs and UNR are analysed in a unit root framework and applied regression analysis. These processes are known as the Johansen co-integration test and Granger-Causality-test. The results show that UNR…
Contributions of small and medium enterprises to employment in the European Union countries
The main aim of the research is to investigate whether small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employment affects total European Union (EU-28) employment using panel data models during the 2005–2016 period. The panel econometric results confirm the significant association between SMEs employment in service sectors and overall economy employment, whereas the effect of SMEs industry sectors employment was found insignificant. The results are rob…
Testing the validity of Gibrat’s law for Slovenian farms: Cross-sectional dependence and unit root tests
This paper studies the validity of Gibrat’s law for the growth of Slovenian farms between 2007 and 2015 using Farm Accountancy Data Network datasets. Cross-sectional dependence test and four different groups of panel unit root tests are applied to study the relationship between farm size and the farm size growth. It revealed evidence of cross-sectional dependence in farm sizes. Both input (land and labour) and output (economic) sizes of variables…
Public support effect on natural disaster management: A case study of ice storms in forests in Slovenia
The missing link between wages and labour productivity in tourism: Evidence from Croatia and Slovenia
The present article aims to analyse wage-labour productivity causalities in Croatia and Slovenia using cointegration methods based on monthly time series data of variables for labour productivity and real gross wages in tourism industry during the period December 1999–January 2020. The data vector is integrated by chain indices with the constant base January 2000 = 100. A stochastic trend and shocks are covered in the analysis. Shocks are linked …
Tourism-led economic growth in Montenegro and Slovenia
This article expounds one of the first attempts to explore the relationship between tourist arrivals and gross domestic product (GDP) in Montenegro and Slovenia. Both countries are newcomers on the tourist destinations map, derived from what was previously Yugoslav republics existing as a singular emerging tourist destination. Data vector for empirical analysis covers quarterly change of GDP at constant prices and monthly data for tourist arrival…
Gender and the environmental concerns of young farmers: Do young women farmers make a difference on family farms
Although the visibility of women farmers in agriculture is increasing, we have little knowledge about the impact this will have on the environmental management of family farms. Numerous studies have documented that young women farmers show high concern for environmentally friendly farming practices relative to young male farmers. However, family farms are still a prominent business form globally, and it is still unclear whether or not we can expe…
Policy and practical lessons learned regarding youth and Neets in Slovenia
The article highlights the Slovenian strategies, institutions, policies, programmes, projects, and measures in tackling the NEETs, particularly the rural ones. The Youth Guarantee, and particularly active employment policy measures at a national level implemented via regional offices for employment work together to play a crucial role in bridging the gaps for the structurally and long-term unemployed in general, and especially for rural NEETs who…
Introduction: Strategies, policies, programs and projects for youth rural Neets
Did Human Microbes Affect Tourist Arrivals before the Covid-19 Shock? Pre-Effect Forecasting Model for Slovenia
In 2020, with a substantial decline in tourist arrivals slightly before the time of COVID-19, the innovative econometric approach predicted possible responses between the spread of human microbes (bacteria/viruses) and tourist arrivals. The article developed a conceptually tested econometric model for predicting an exogenous shock on tourist arrivals driven by the spread of disease using a time series approach. The reworked study is based on an a…
Innovation and wages constrained with budgetary deficit and unemployment in the European Union countries
This paper aims to research the driving forces of wages across the countries of the European Union (EU-28) during the period 2006-2018. We apply structural equation modelling to analyse relationships between observed variables and latent variables, focusing on factors explaining wages. Based on the literature review, we hypothesized that innovation, budgetary deficit and the rate of unemployment predict wages across EU-28 countries. Our results s…
Economic efficiency of coastal hotel companies
The article focuses on the analysis of the economic efficiency of Slovenian coastal hotel companies in the period between 2015 and 2018. We applied non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis to estimate economic efficiency and the panel regression analysis to explain the association between economic efficiency, economic growth, and the hotel location. The results showed that most coastal hotel companies were economically inefficient associated with…
Tourism price normalities in two Adriatic east coast 'euro' countries
This debut work offers a stunning look at real vs nominal prices that consider more than just inflation. The inadequate examination of hospitality price comparison is investigated between two non-neighbouring Adriatic east coast countries – Slovenia and Montenegro – using the euro. Hospitality prices are an essential indicator in hospitality markets, destination marketing and management planning. Using 73 monthly time-series data for the economic…
Economics (28 works) · Business (24 works) · Geography (21 works) · European union (13 works) · Economic growth (11 works) · Agriculture (10 works) · Global trade and economics (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (7 works) · Econometrics (7 works)