Purpose: The question of resource scarcity and emerging pressure of environmental legislations has brought a new challenge for the manufacturing industry. On the one hand, there is a huge population that demands a large quantity of commodities; on the other hand, these demands have to be met by...

The answer to competition from emerging countries with low wage costs must be very different according to the affected sector. We need to draw a distinction between manufacturing industry and services that can be relocated and other sectors: consumer services, retail, construction, most business...

Having had little time to absorb the economic and social shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU is confronted with yet another crisis - rising energy prices due to Russia's war in Ukraine coupled with inflation reaching historic levels. Household burdens vary greatly across and within EU member...