This paper deals with the effects of the transfer of additional funds on the real economy of recipient countries, in particular the European Member States. The intended and unintended effects of additional funds on national public finances and, ultimately, economic performance are discussed....

This paper supports the view that the deep roots of the current global crisis, which has taken the form of a mainly financial crisis, are related to a global fundamental unbalance in income distribution. There are two dimensions of the unbalance. The first one is between capital and labour...

This paper comments an important book by Maurice FG. Scott, «A New View of Economic Growth». The main contribution of the book is to show that capital investment can sustain endogenous growth, as it embodies technical progress. Neoclassical theories of growth are based on an error in...

This report offers a full analysis of the outdoor lighting fixtures market worldwide. This study provides outdoor lighting fixtures industry statistics (production and consumption), sales data and market shares of the top manufacturers. Outdoor lighting fixtures industry production is broken...

This market research offers an accurate and comprehensive picture of the seating industry in 20 European countries. The report analyses the market by products: Residential Seating, Commercial Seating and Office Seating, providing data for production, imports, exports and apparent domestic...

This note discusses some contributions and ideas on the role of entrepreneurs in Economics, from Adam Smith to the Austrian tradition. The paper observes that there are different forms of entrepreneurship and that realism is needed to understand the social availability of entrepreneurship across...

This research aims to provide figures and trends for the European market for lighting controls, analyzing the sector performance, the competitive system, market drivers and major market players. The study has been produced on the basis of around 50 direct interviews and overall documentation...

This Report provides an overview of the world hospitality furniture market, namely the world contract furniture market for hotels and resorts with a focus on the four and five star segments. After two years, it is the second CSIL Report on this Issue. The Report is divided into four main...

Discounting enables to express future monetary or socio-economic effects in terms of present values when inter-temporal decisions are to be taken. In the context of the cost-benefit analysis, this allows for directly comparing net benefits expressed in terms of their net present values, and,...

The CSIL Market Research Windows and Doors: world market outlook, contains current and historical data (production, consumption, imports, exports) and analysis of Window and Door industry for a total of 70 countries. It focuses on the 30 most important Windows and Doors markets: Argentina,...