Deutschland ist in den Bemühungen, die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit deutlich zu verringern, in den letzten Jahren nicht sehr erfolgreich gewesen. Um das weitgehende Scheitern der bisherigen Arbeitsmarkt- und Beschäftigungspolitik zu beschönigen, wird häufig behauptet, Arbeit sei grundsätzlich...

The objective of this paper is to identify whether the prevailing Brazilian labor market regulations, largely the result of the 1988 constitutional change, have any impact on labor market performance. To reach this objective the authors explore alternative methodologies, sources of information...

One of the major economic challenges facing the Caribbean is the generation of employment opportunities to reduce the high levels of unemployment experienced primarily among the young and female segments of the workforce. An analysis of unemployment requires an examination of both the supply and...

This paper presents the results of a study aimed at assessing the level of business digital maturity in Europe and at analyzing similarities between companies in terms of implemented Industry 4.0 technologies. The digital transformation of production and service enterprises has become a common...

The global economy has barely begun to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to be thrown into a new crisis because of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The war exacerbated the energy problem by causing a shortage of energy supplies for the EU and other countries, affecting quality of...

Soziale Sicherung gehört in der Europäischen Union zwar zu den primär nationalstaatlichen Aufgaben, doch gehen von der europäischen Ebene vielfältige Einflüsse aus, von Entscheidungen der Kommission, im Ministerrat oder durch den Europäischen Gerichtshof wie auch allgemein durch direkt...

The paper proposes methods that can be used to evaluate the changes in one year of any measurable phenomenon based on how it performed in previous years. The following economic sections are considered: Agriculture, forestry and fishing/Industry/Construction/Wholesale and retail trade, transport,...

Eight small businesses in the electronics industry from Rochester, NY were studied inorder to determine whether the European Union’s directives, Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directives(RoHS) are spurring innovation in the US....

This paper extends a model by Ehrhart et al (2008) which examines duopoly under the EU Emission Trading Scheme, analyzing the effectof emissions permit price changes on firm profits. While their model assumes no initial allocation of permits to firms, the extension presented here incorporates...