Emerging countries, also known as developing markets are important drivers for domestic growth and global exchange. Emerging countries are investing more in productive capacities. This means that they strive to move away from their traditional economies like agriculture and export of raw...

We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and administrative features of the system, we combine a border discontinuity design with...

Whereas the scarring effects of unemployment on future income, health and well-being are well-documented, little is known about its potential role in future leadership emergence and development. Using data from two cohorts of the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY79 and NLSY97) and...

To keep up job search motivation and maintain re-employment chances, it is important that unemployed individuals do not stop believing in their ability to (re)gain satisfying employment. This article examines whether further education during unemployment has a positive effect on perceived...

1. Fostering Africa's Long-Term Sustainable Development, Unveiling the Lessons and Inspirations from Global South's Experience -- 2. The Contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives by Mining Corporations on Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in the Global South -- 3....