March 31, 2014
As the German sociologist Max Weber said back in 1904, the rise of capitalism is closely linked to the emergence […]
March 28, 2014
It is widely used among tennis players, ski jumpers and bodybuilders as a dietary supplement: Creatine, an organic acid that […]
March 26, 2014
Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by low levels of per capita income, democracy and […]
March 18, 2014
Classic economic theory has long pursued the concept of homo economicus, which sees human beings as rational actors who are […]
March 17, 2014
The recent serious developments in the Ukraine expose growing tensions between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in the country, evident since […]
March 14, 2014
In light of the recent recession, the Spanish government eliminated a generous child benefit in 2011. Until December 31, 2010, […]
March 10, 2014
Austria is one of the countries that received most radioactive fallout as a result of the nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl […]
March 7, 2014
Honesty plays a very important role in economic life. It affects the productivity of employees who are not constantly monitored […]
March 3, 2014
Reservation wages represent the lowest wage for which an individual is willing to work. They are an important economic variable […]
February 28, 2014
In tracked educational systems the choice of school track is one of the most crucial decisions in students’ lives. It […]
February 24, 2014
Immigrants are not evenly distributed within countries: they tend to agglomerate in mainly urban areas. In the public eye – […]
February 21, 2014
Free mobility of labor, one of the pillars of the European Union, has experienced a decrease in popularity in several […]
February 17, 2014
Voting is the foundation of modern democracy. The causes of people’s political attitudes, however, are largely unknown. Are people’s party […]
February 14, 2014
In recent years, many states in the U.S., including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access […]
February 10, 2014
According to the International Air Transport Association, each year several hundred million workers carry out an international business trip, that […]