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The Post-Enlargement Migration Experience in the Baltic Labor Markets [PDF]
We use Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian LFS data (2002-2007) complemented with several other surveys to compare the profile of Baltic temporary workers abroad before and after EU accession with that of stayers and return migrants.
Philips, Kaia, Hazans, Mihails
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Abstract This article argues that the current debate over defence spending in the United Kingdom is fundamentally flawed. Too much emphasis is being placed on preparing for a form of warfare with Russia that is unlikely to occur. As this article points out, the Russians actually want to avoid a traditional battlefield confrontation with NATO.
Rod Thornton
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Economic and Political Perspectives on Integration in the Baltic Sea Region [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to address the influence of the changes in the European economic landscape in the aftermath of the break up of the iron curtain and the new dynamics of the process of European integration in the since 1989.
Andreas P. Cornett
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Industrial restructuring in transitional Baltic Sea Region countries (Baltic States, Kaliningrad oblast) [PDF]
This paper analyses recent trends in industrial development in the Baltic Sea transition countries. The heavy industry collapsed during the first half of 1990s in most former socialist countries.
Mihkel Laan
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ABSTRACT We summarize the development of consumer economics and food demand in the Journal of Agricultural Economics over the past 100 years. Even from an early stage, the role of marketing agricultural products in a thriving agricultural sector was recognized within the works published in the Journal.
Jill E. Hobbs, Jutta Roosen
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Geographic Patterns of Head Morphology in Syngnathus typhle Across Marine Regions
Morphometric analysis of Syngnathus typhle head shape shows distinct geographic patterns across Baltic, North, Atlantic, and Mediterranean marine regions, driven by variation in snout length, head depth, and eye position. Findings provide a non‐invasive baseline for conservation monitoring.
Miriam Ravisato +16 more
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Why is the Baltic Sea so special to live in?
"Why is the Baltic Sea so special to live in", is the main question the authors here give several arguments or answers for. Geographical position, geological development, hydrographical features, climate and physical drivers together create the Baltic ...
Elinor Andrén +4 more
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Lacustrine forms of Triglopsis from North American and European lakes are at different stages of evolution, making them a suitable model for testing hypotheses about evolutionary patterns and rates. An integrative analysis of morphological, genetic, and biological adaptations occurring in lacustrine forms of the genus Triglopsis was carried out.
Valentina G. Sideleva +4 more
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