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The interregional migration in the Czech Republic is not so massive in comparison with other states (the USA, Germany). The Czech citizens are not used to migrate for work. But we can notice that the number of moved people has been increasing in the last ten years. It is also caused by the increasing differences between regions. The aim of the article is determined whether interregional migration in the Czech Republic is related with the economic level of the region. Although the decision to move is the individual decision of each person, it is influence by phenomena from economic, social and cultural life and they affect the final decision. The article deals with the determinants of interregional migration in the Czech Republic. It is based on the findings of migration theories that were formed during 20th century. It defines the main causes of human migration and examines their impact in the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Textile and clothing industry are two from the industries, which are affected by globalization processes extremely. In terms of historical development, these industries of the sectors of light industry belong to the major pillars of the Czech economy. The article focuses on assessing the impact of globalization on the economic security of the textile and clothing industry of the Czech Republic and the economic security of the regions where enterprises of mentioned industries operate, namely in the period of globalization. It shows that economic security of industry has absolute and relative dimensions, which are reflected on economic security of regions subsequently. To assess of the economic security are selected performance indicators (sales) and employment, the attention is paid to the period 1975-2012, with particular emphasis on the period 1995-2005. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to analyze the competitiveness of the Slovak Republic expressed by the Global Competitiveness Index and compare its value with Czech Republic. The Czech Republic was chosen as a basis of comparison because of the similarity of its economy with the Slovak Republic. This article describes the methodology for assessing the competitiveness of countries according to the World Economic Forum. This article also describes pillars of competitiveness, which consist of the key factors affecting the competitiveness of any country. Classification of countries assessed into three main groups according to the sophistication of the economy can detect those factors that affect the level of competitiveness of the selected country the most. By analysis of the various pillars is also possible to recognize problematic factors, i.e. those pillars characterized by low values in the long period, which need attention. The article describes the most problematic areas of competitiveness of the Slovak Republic. These include mainly the low quality of public institutions, a significant level of corruption in the country and as another problematic factor is considered a low innovation activity of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]