Drawing upon the science of complexity we propose a network-centric, complex-systems internationalization (NCCSI) perspective of firm internationalization that can help us understand observed patterns of internationalization that are difficult to explain using traditional theories. While...

Assembled by Angus Maddison, the most widely consulted data set on worktime in the long nineteenth century is seriously flawed, because it assumes all countries had British work hours. This paper constructs new measures of worktime in Europe, North America and Australia between 1870 and 1900....

The humankind wisdom is supposed to be a related and open-deeper turning point. An equivalent type of statement may be referred to generosity, creativity, solidarity. Homo Sapiens, as a species, is distinguished clearly from other species by their socio-cultural nature, drawing on a deep inner...

This study is focused on (re)searching an answer to the question: * WHY DOES NOT THE RATIO POVERTY/WELFARE WORK as a dynamically pro-market reform indicator, into the contemporary MARKET and ECONOMY? A two stage answering-approach (as below # and ## paragraphs show) is proposed: # If (a) [simple...

Starting from a definition of the concept of development centered on the satisfaction of the essential needs, health, education, feeding, we show that the present pattern of development, while trying to impose Western values all over the world, prevents developing countries from building their...

The market for autographs has become more open to international buyers since 1990. Our data set features a large sample of store and auction sales for selected authors every five years from 1960 to 2005. The estimation of a hedonic price function shows that page count, type of author, date and...

From the standpoint of policies, the different branches of economics may be aggregated into two categories: dirigiste and laissez fairist. Dirigiste theories in economics have been based primarily on the complexity of commodities: this allows commodities to be ranked according to the...

New statistical learning is needed for the world economic method to perceive and observe the workings of the universal clock in local topological measurement and global data scaling. Research into the economic tree of life is decision science learning, identifying the key factors & indicators of...

Healthy land ecosystems are essential to sustainable development, including food security and improved livelihoods. Yet, their key services have usually been taken for granted and their true value underrated, leading to land degradation becoming a critical global problem. This pattern of...

The methodical feasability of new visual models for creative economic prudence is discussed and reviewed; some pathways for 3-4D thinking are shown. A brief scientific discourse on the biophysical limits of economic systems behavior is given, focusing on the role of future management and...