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Corruption was, is and most likely in the future remains one of the forms of economic behavior with serious societal implications. Aim of this paper is to present one of the possible ways of analysis of the issue of corruption relevant instruments for research in economics. The present article is a microeconomic analysis of the causes and motives of corrupt conduct. In contrast to the opinions of psychologists and sociologists have come out from the assumption that you can not get by just listing the various causes of antisocial, and a decision on participation in illegal activities is accompanied by a systematic, rational economic calculation - calculation of risk (cost) of these activities and their expected benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foreign trade is an important part of the national economy and represents very important macroeconomics parameter. The report focuses on the part of the foreign trade -- export, which plays a key role for small and open economy. Each state has drafted its own pro-export strategy and in every country operates institutions that provide direct and offer support for export. The exception is not nor Czech Republic and Slovak and in these two countries will be performed comparative analysis of the development of export support through export-oriented institutions that operate in each of these economies. Object of this article is oriented on the comparison of the results of support for export in the Czech and Slovak Republic, as an important factor of development of exports as a key component of aggregate demand, which plays a very important role for both economies. The aim of this article is to analyze and assess the trends in the development of pro-export policy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the viewpoint of institutions that dealing with support for export. The article is also to highlight as well as the importance of institutions that provided support in both economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foreign trade as part of the national economy, including the circulation of goods and services across national borders and economies, represents one of the important macroeconomic parameters. Each country attempts to produce an active balance in foreign trade obtained through maximum of export activity. The submitted article focuses on the development of foreign trade in two countries, namely the Slovak and the Czech Republics. It also contains a comparative aspect focused on export activities of the said countries. The aim of the article is to analyse foreign trade in the selected countries and the factors that may have an influence on this indicator. Emphasis will also be placed also on the commodity and territory structure of foreign trade. Foreign trade in both countries has increased; however, the development of the foreign trade balance was different. Slovakia permanently suffered a foreign trade with a negative remainder except the years 2009 and 2010 when the country had a slightly positive balance and a slightly negative remainder in the year 2008. The opposite trend was noticed in the Czech Republic which has had a positive foreign trade balance since 2005. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]