The concept of trade openness is broadly applied as a potential predictor in numerous empirical studies, despite the fact that no commonly accepted approach of measuring openness has been developed. The most widely applied (‘traditional’) openness indices are not able to accurately calculate...

Este trabajo investiga los efectos reales de shocks de crédito a escala banco-empresa y cómo estos efectos se propagan por toda la economía a través de vínculos proveedor-cliente. A tal fin, se combinan datos administrativos de empresas españolas con información sobre sus relaciones...

El patrón de crecimiento de la economía española durante el período 1995-2007 se caracterizó por el notable aumento del empleo y de la inversión, así como por la ausencia de ganancias en productividad. Estos desarrollos macroeconómicos se combinaron con un aumento del crédito bancario,...

Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life cycle of individuals; for society at large it represents the creation of a new unit of production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. In most...

On the basis of the previous researches and the ecological footprint theory, we use the cross-sectional data of Chinese energy consumption in 2007 to calculate the regional differences of energy consumption footprint of 30 provinces in China; by using the method of EEF calculation method, we...

The purpose of this paper is to present the changes occurred during the transition period in the role and place of agriculture in the Romanian economy. The main methodological instruments used are the national Input-Output Tables for 1999-2004 published in the National Accounts. We have also...

This study examines consumer adoption of 3G mobile technology in China. The qualitative study involved 45 in-depth interviews undertaken in three major Chinese cities to explore the beliefs and attitudes which determine Chinese consumers’ acceptance of the mobile technological innovation. The...

The equable development of regions, reaching their harmonic and balanced development and lessening regional disparities currently presents one of the basic tasks for the EU and its member states´regional policies. The degree and situation of balanced economic development of separate regions of...

Household expenditures serve as one of crucial indicators of living standard. Monitoring of its extent and its structure at regional level is source of information of particular importance – situation and quality of life of particular region´s population. The paper is focused on possibilities...