standards in economics around the world been reflected in research performance? How have individual countries fared? Do research … of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …, attained predominantly through international collaborations. -- Research performance ; publications ; rankings ; Europe ; North …

systems ; Europe ; Great Recession …

In Europe differences among countries in the overall change in happiness since the early 1980s have been due chiefly to …

Using micro-data on six surveys - the Gallup World Poll 2005-2023, the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System … the IPSOS Happiness Survey 2018-2023 - we show individuals' reports of subjective wellbeing in Europe did decline in the … the annual data from the United Nation's Humasn Development Index (HDI) nor data used in the World Happiness Report from …

areas, and this paper shows that workers in rural areas in Europe are more likely to be self-employed, despite more …

to multiple equilibria (a world of local social capital and low mobility vs. a world of low social capital and high …