This document describes the data collection and use of data for the computation of rankings within RePEc (Research Papers in Economics). This encompasses the determination of impact factors for journals and working paper series, as well as the ranking of authors, institutions, and geographic...

This documents describes the data collection and use for the computation of rankings within RePEc (Research Papers in Economics). This encompasses the determination of impact factors for journals and working paper series, as well as the ranking of authors, institutions and geographic regions....

In the last years of the 20th century the education institutions has increased their efforts for the university quality. At the same time, the University contribution to the research and development has improved. At the beginning of the 21st century is important to include the effects because...

(VA)Pressure to change the academic reviewing system is growing. We discuss two groups of proposals that introducing market mechanisms. First, Prüfer and Zetland (2009), based on Havrilesky (1975), create an auction system: manuscripts are submitted and auctioned to editors in “academic...

The author considers SWFs from the perspective of their changing relations with internal and external stakeholders, and the importance of transparency, accountability and better communication. It discusses how the management of stakeholder relations has become central to the trust in – and...

This synopsis contains excerpts from and novel introductions to the four chapters constituting “FairEconomy. Crises, Culture, Competition and the Role of Law”, a monograph co-authored and published by the late Wolfgang Fikentscher, Philipp Hacker and Rupprecht Podszun in 2013. In honor and...

For poor people at the village level, petty corruption involving a payment of as little as $10 for a free medical service can have devastating effects on their lives. What makes the situation even worse is that most of the people who are faced with inadequate services and corrupt officials are...

Our land use control system operates across a variety of multidimensional and dynamic categories. Learning to navigate within and between these categories requires an appreciation for their interconnected, dynamic, and textured components and an awareness of alternative mechanisms for achieving...

Environmental protection and economic concerns are not mutually exclusive. This article, written for a symposium on “Environmental Law 4.0: Adaptive and Resilient,” explores some of the issues of economic analysis that might arise as we approach the fourth generation of environmental law. It...

The Sudanese army human components are unique in its composition. That is reflected in the country's political and social life. The independence of 1956 means fifty five of turmoil and turbulence. Democratically elected governments controlled the country for only ten years while the military...