The quest for more integrated care is not in itself new, but recent technology developments have nourished hopes that application of advanced digital solutions can make a major contribution to better joined-up care delivery, in particular to those suffering from chronic conditions. However, in...

The objective of Working Group (WG) 4 of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly is to examine existing policies, advocacy, and funding opportunities and to build up relations with policy makers and funding organisations. Also, to synthesize and improve existing knowledge and models to develop from...

The SOPRANO project is developing supportive environments for olderpeople based on the concept of “ambient assisted living”, using pervasive ICTs toenable older Europeans to live independently in their own homes. A feature of theExperience and Application Research (E&AR) methodology used in...

As the Information Society turns from a concept to a European reality, the question of ensuring the accessibility and inclusiveness of such a society besomes impossible to ignore. EU policy makers are called on to draw up a coherent answer to this question but are facing considerable...

Multi-locational work, supported by information and communication technologies (ICTs), represents one key element of the current shift in the organisation of the labour process. Work which takes place at non-traditional work settings, and being enabled by increasingly mobile ICTs, is becoming...

This study provides new insight into the recent debate on profitability and investment patterns in the cross-section of expected returns. Relying on implied risk premia of U.S. corporate bonds, we document a strong negative relation between exposure to the profitability factor and cost of debt....

In this study, we investigate whether private debt contracting provides incentives for borrowers to recognize economic losses earlier in accounting earnings. Focusing on the window around firms' issuances of private loans, we document that timely loss recognition significantly increases...