In this paper we analyze the relationship between turnover-driven growth and subjective wellbeing, using cross-sectional MSA level US data. We find that the effect of creative destruction on wellbeing is (i) unambiguously positive if we control for MSA-level unemployment, less so if we do not;...

Wherever communication about agriculture takes place, its image is rather positive, and negative headlines do not necessarily have an impact on the image of farming. This applies to agriculture in general but especially to farms working with organic methods. What influences people´s perceptions...

We investigate the impact of peer competition on longevity using a unique historical data set of 144 prominent music composers born in the 19th century. We approximate for peer competition measuring (a) the number or (b) the share of composers located in the same area and time, (c) the time...

From the beginning of the 1980s the problem of secession has become one of the most discussed topics among the political theory scholars in Western academia. Two main groups of theories which accept secession as a legitimate and morally permissible form of political action have emerged since...

Regardless of all attempts to declare the end of modernity, contemporary political researchers still take its classical conceptioninto account and attempt to redefine it with respect to present-day challenges. Nevertheless, it seems that there is little agreement on thedefinition of...

Der Nahostkonflikt ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema bei den Sitzungen der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen. Besonders dem Staat Israel kommt große Aufmerksamkeit zu. In einer neuen Studie wird anhand verschiedener Indikatoren untersucht, inwiefern sich diese Fokussierung erklären lässt.

Studiul trateaza formarea si pastrarea avantajelor competitive în industria productiei de film strain în România printr-o examinare a conditiilor integrarii productiei localizate în România în circuitul creator de valoare la nivel global. Evidenta are la baza surse documentare ale...

Over the last two decades the seeds of a New Space Era have been planted as a result of significant leaps in knowledge and technology. Whilst hampered by the tumultuous nature of our times, these seeds are growing due to a wave of entrepreneurs, industrialists and billionaire space enthusiasts...

Clusters, “industrial” competitive conglomerate, are a real alternative to the economic development of our country. Known is that, in general, clusters are defined as spatial agglomeration of firms or conglomerate of interconnected companies and institutions in a particular field. As such,...

Celem artykułu jest określenie cech kulturowych Polaków i Niemców, opierających się na czterech wymiarach kulturowych zaproponowanych przez Geerta Hofstede na podstawie badań empirycznych przeprowadzonych z zastosowaniem tych samych kwestionariuszy badawczych, a następnie identyfikacja...