Handlungsoptionen für ein Erstarken mittelständischer Betriebe in Europa -- Die aufstrebenden Schwellenmärkte – Paradigmenwechsel und Besonderheiten -- Eurasien – Kontinent im Umbruch und historisch-kultureller Kontext -- Wirtschaftlich-technologische Errungenschaften der eurasischen...

Research in sociology and ethics suggests that individuals adhere to social norms of behavior established by their peers. Within an agency framework, we model endogenous social norms by assuming that each agent’s cost of implementing an action depends on the social norm for that action,...

Russia's post-reform crisis can be alleviated. The country has the market, the abundant natural resources and the human skills that foreign investors seek. What it needs is policies that enhance FDI inflows. Policy-makers can learn from the other large emerging markets like China, India, and...