In this paper we aim at studying poverty dynamics and the socio-demographic factors influencing it; alternative measures for the definition of the concept of poverty, making use of panel regression models, are compared. The introduction of two alternative measures is necessary in order to...

Purpose: This paper aims to apply a multidimensional approach to assessing the financial well-being of European countries. Design/methodology/approach: Financial well-being is a very complex phenomenon to measure because it is composed of different dimensions. Therefore, this paper uses a...

The main aim of this paper is to assess whether there is a statistically significant environmental impact of cities within European countries. Second, starting from the estimated environmental impact of cities within European countries, the paper investigates whether cross-country variation can...