The present study suggest a generalization of the spatial autoregressive model for the case when considered regions are split into two different groups, which have a mutual influence on each other. The weighing matrix in this model is split into four parts and four spatial coefficients are...

What is the attitude of the inhabitants of European countries to their coexistence with immigrants? The present study attempts to answer this question using the data of the fifth wave of the European Social Survey. All the countries in the sample were divided into three groups: the countries...

How seriously does the degree of trust in basic social and political institutions for people from different countries depend on their individual characteristics? To answer this question, three types of models have been estimated using the data of the fifth wave of the World Value Survey: the...

This chapter reviews the recent economic situation, trends and perspectives of the Eurozone. First, we summarize the main features of the double crisis that hurt the euro area since 2008–2009, including the more recent slow recovery. Second, we discuss the policies adopted in the Eurozone...