This paper studies the association between the levels of individual trust and individual economic performance. I distinguish between generalized trust, a proxy for beliefs about others' trustworthiness, and within-firm trust, i.e. trust in firm management and trust in colleagues. Using rich...

Do sanctions strengthen the targeted regime? I analyze the 2014 imposition of Western sanctions on Russia and its impact on voting. The United States and the European Union introduced targeted measures against Russian entities and individuals related to President Putin’s regime. Using polling...

How important is a relationship with a bank to a firm’s performance and survival? If firms can easily switch among different sources of credit supply, then the loss of any one source may have little implication for the firms that have borrowed from that source. However, to the extent that...

APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects free-market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice, microeconomics, and Austrian economics, as well as development of innovative...

Key Topics: - Management of innovation - Economics of innovation and entrepreneurship - Innovation and entrepreneurship for educators - Innovation and entrepreneurship in business - International innovation and entrepreneurship - Social innovation - Innovation and entrepreneurship in minority groups

APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice, microeconomics, and Austrian economics, as well as development of instructional...

Acknowledgement of the knowledge economy leads to a conclusion that the route to economic prosperity assigns prime relevance to continuous learning. As a consequence, issues of knowledge creation, use and transfer along with the development of innovation competencies have moved to the forefront...

The conference provides an international opportunity for scientific discussion and collaboration on a broad range of relevant fertile areas associated to recent trends in innovation. Over the last years, there is a growing recognition in business environments of the key role played by innovation...

The subject of the conference is "Political Economy: The Different Progress of Opulence" APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice,...

Topics: - Web 2.0 technologies for Intellectual Capital - New ICTs for strategic knowledge management - Collaborative technologies 2.0 for knowledge management - Intellectual capital as a resource based business strategy - Human capital management - Disclosing intangibles - Intellectual capital...