In this paper, driven by a manifest social objective, I pitch a case for a Centre for Responsible Science (C4RS). This pitch blends a wide range of my previous writings … most notably, Faff’s (2015; 2021a) “Pitching Research” framework (PRF); Faff and Kastelle’s (2016) PR4EI companion...

In January of 2020, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manage with over seven trillion dollars under management at that time, announced it was placing environmental sustainability at the center of its investment approach because it had concluded that climate risk was investment risk. It...

Which are the main frictions and driving forces of business cycle dynamics in a small open economy? To answer this question we extend what is becoming the standard new Keynesian model in three dimensions. First, we incorporate frictions in the financing of the capital stock. Second, we model...

Considering the ongoing globalization process Romania simply can not avoid risks coming from the interaction of its own economy with the other ones. More or less, sooner or later, the global credit crunch will affect our country's economy. Our government, through its fiscal policies and BNR,...

Definitions of "halal economy" and "halal economist" in a thematic and conceptual view with regard to modernity and their etymology in pre-Islam. Halal is an encompassing term that goes beyond the literal meaning most western media assign or connotate it with, such as "halal meats". Halal deals...

This publication covers seed and early stage financing for high growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. Angel investment is the primary source of outside equity financing for start-ups in a number of countries, yet it is frequently overlooked as...

This report highlights the growth in support for financial instruments for seed and early stage firms across OECD member countries. These instruments include grants, loans and guarantee schemes, tax incentives and equity funds. This increased support is linked to the recent financial crisis and...

O presente artigo condensa um pacote de medidas políticas anticrise conducentes a operar uma profunda modificação das estruturas sociais, económicas e financeiras portuguesas, nos domínios da pobreza e do desemprego. This paper condenses a package of anti crisis measures that leading to...

Portuguese Abstract: Partindo da crise estrutural portuguesa, começámos por revelar as principais linhas de orientação política nas áreas da pobreza e do desemprego. Confrontámos os dados estatísticos reveladores da evolução dos indicadores apresentados. Formulámos algumas políticas...

The Sudanese political crisis is delivered worldwide in all media. Current issues are focused on the Southern Secession and birth of the South Sudan Nation, the recent rebellion in Southern Kordofan and the Darfur stalemate. Additional crisis are brewing in Sudan's Eastern Region of the Red Sea,...