The global financial crisis has vigorously struck major financial markets around the world, in particular in the developed economies since they have suffered the most. However, some commodity markets, and in particular the precious metal markets, seem to be unscathed by this financial downturn....

The disintegration of the USSR brought with it a turbulent period of transition for the newly emerged independent states. This initiated a process of economic decentralisation and a re-allocation of resources. Various regional formations aiming to create a single market or even a common currency...

Chinese capitalism cannot be captured by theoretical frameworks and concepts such as the 'Varieties of Capitalism' approach. Despite its integration into the world economy and the financial crises, the country has kept a stable Leninist basis of formal institutions. The case of financial...

In the last two decades, the world economy has been challenged by different economic and financial crises. These events have captured researchers' attention, and in particular, the analysis of contagion effects derived from stock market shocks has been a focal point of discussions. This paper...

Despite the establishment of high-tech multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Ireland since the late 1950s, the country did not succeed in closing the technological gap with most of its EU counterparts. The weak National System of Innovation (NSI), and in particular low business and government R&D...