Integration of Central and Eastern countries in European Union assumes obtaining certain benefits. Upon joining the European Union internal market and free movement of labour, absorption of European funds could help the convergence go on and reduce disparities between countries. This study aims...

We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as part of the paper’s motivating evidence we also...

Australia is experiencing its largest mining boom for more than a century and a half. This paper explores, from a national perspective, important economic differences that arise when a mining boom, such as the current one, is generated by sustained export price increases (trading gains) rather...

This article analyzes the main trends of fiscal policy in the European Union, following the economic crisis impact and fiscal policy measures that were applied in this economic context. The study is focused in a few key areas: the evolution of fiscal policy captured by indicators measuring tax...

Th? ?mport?nc? of ?nt?rn?l ?nd ?xt?rn?l ?ccount?ng ?s ? sourc? of ?nform?t?on for own?rs ?nd m?n?g?rs of sm?ll ?nt?rpr?s?s ?nd th??r d?ff?r?nt st?k?hold?rs ?s st??d?ly grow?ng. It ?s of cruc??l ?mport?nc? th?t th? ?ccount?ng syst?ms ?ppl??d by sm?ll ?nt?rpr?s?s m??t th??r ?ctu?l n??ds, prov?d?ng...

The demand for money plays a major role in macroeconomic analysis, especially in selecting appropriate policy. This brings in the demand for money function which expresses a mathematical relationship between the quantity of money demanded and its various determinants; interest rate, income,...

We explore the contributions of trade openness, remittance inflows and expansion in tourism towards improving income in Vanuatu over the periods 1983-2009 using the augmented Solow approach and the ARDL bounds test. The results show trade openness and remittances have a positive and...