Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...

Analyses examples of statistics on participation and expenditures on training by 26 countries out of 32 less-developed countries surveyed in 2002.

Différentes études théoriques et empiriques ont déterminé les raisons pour lesquelles les entreprises décident de gérer leurs risques financiers. Les hypothèses qui les sous-tendent et les principaux résultats auxquels elles ont abouti sont synthétisés dans cet article. Ces études...

For numerous models, it is impossible to conduct an exact Bayesian inference. There are many cases where the derivation of the posterior distribution leads to intractable calculations (due to the fact that this generally involves intractable integrations). The Bayesian computational literature...

Lists the type of data source (hard copy or online), its coverage (number of countries and period), and particular features or idiosyncrasies.