In the article the problem of analysis of the strategic positions is considered on the example of the Center of Pediatrics named after John Paul II in Sosnowiec. The Center of Pediatrics is one of the leading medical institution in Silesian Voivodship in Poland. The purposes of research were to study the positions of the Center of Pediatrics in the national ratings, to reveal the reasons of decreasing evaluation of the Center of Pediatrics according to the different criteria, to provide initial sociological research of medical staff and to develop the essential recommendations for the improvement of positions of the Center of Pediatrics in the national ratings. For the analysis of the strategic positions of the Center of Pediatrics according the different criteria the results of national rating of leading medical institutions in Poland during period of 2015-2018 were used. We revealed that during last years the strategic positions of the Center of Pediatrics was dropped and the main reasons in the losses of positions were essentially decrease in the component «Management» and «Quality of care». In this issue we focused on the problem of improvement of human resources management in mentioned organization. According to the provided initial sociological research we revealed the needs and values of the different categories of personnel and developed complex of measures for Strategic Development Program which increases efficiency of the Center of Pediatrics over next 5 years. This Program allows improve competitiveness of this organization and its strategical positions in the national ratings of leading medical institutions in Poland

Healthcare is one of the most important sectors of the public economy in the EU countries. An important task in the analysis and prediction of the values for healthcare funding is the development and application of quantitative models based on different mathematical methods. Three of the most popular indicators used for the macroeconomic description of the funding of healthcare are: (1) total government expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP; (2) total government expenditure on health as a percentage of total general government expenditure; and (3) total government expenditure on health per capita. The aim of this research is to study the trends for the main indicators of healthcare funding on the macroeconomic level and to develop models based on time series methods for analysis of the features of the trends and the prediction of the values for the next time period.

In the article the problems of the classification of financial mechanisms of healthcare systems were considered. The well-known types of the financial mechanisms of healthcare systems were described and the authors argued the importance of the development of new classification of financial mechanism of healthcare systems in the EU, which will be based on the application of quantitative methods. The purpose of the research is cluster (or regimes of funding healthcare system) analysis and development for EU countries over long-term period of 2000-2017.The authors used k-means method for the cluster analysis and revealed 5 clusters (groups) for the characteristics of the different regimes of funding healthcare system in the EU countries.

In the article the problem of analysis of the strategic positions is considered on the example of the Center of Pediatrics named after John Paul II in Sosnowiec. The Center of Pediatrics is one of the leading medical institution in Silesian Voivodship in Poland. The purposes of research were to study the positions of the Center of Pediatrics in the national ratings, to reveal the reasons of decreasing evaluation of the Center of Pediatrics according to the different criteria, to provide initial sociological research of medical staff and to develop the essential recommendations for the improvement of positions of the Center of Pediatrics in the national ratings. For the analysis of the strategic positions of the Center of Pediatrics according the different criteria the results of national rating of leading medical institutions in Poland during period of 2015-2018 were used. We revealed that during last years the strategic positions of the Center of Pediatrics was dropped and the main reasons in the losses of positions were essentially decrease in the component «Management» and «Quality of care». In this issue we focused on the problem of improvement of human resources management in mentioned organization. According to the provided initial sociological research we revealed the needs and values of the different categories of personnel and developed complex of measures for Strategic Development Program which increases efficiency of the Center of Pediatrics over next 5 years. This Program allows improve competitiveness of this organization and its strategical positions in the national ratings of leading medical institutions in Poland.

The problem of rationales for taxes and transfers is given a lot of attention by both researchers and politicians. Taxes are one of the main sources of government revenue and are considered a strong resource for welfare state. Taxes have an impact on the development of international trade and business, as the latter chooses a more attractive location with less tax burden and costs. Nevertheless, the country’s status, competitiveness of industries, development of the infrastructure, safety and transparency are also important factors for the domestic and foreign business and investors. That is why it is necessary to study the impact of taxes on the export and import policy. In this article we study the development of export-import tendencies in the EU countries over the period from 2002 to 2018. Statistical calculations are done for EU-28 countries. The results show that values of tax revenues as percentage of GDP change slowly and diverge little from set levels. A corresponding pattern is evident in the main tax categories, however the fiscal lag for direct taxes, indirect taxes and social contributions differs. Research indicates that different export-import strategies prevail across the EU countries, as do systems of taxation. A system of two equations is basis for the model, which uses the econometric approach to assess the impact of taxes on the development of export-import tendencies in the EU. The analysis proves that if tax rates on exports are reduced in the short term, there is a positive effect on the intensity of export activities, but this may increase the dependence of the national economy on foreign markets both in the short and in the long term. Thus, reductions in import tax rates, on the one hand, help to strengthen the competitiveness of domestic producers in foreign markets, and on the other, intensify competition in the domestic market.