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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Did Active Labour Market Policies Help Sweden Rebound from the Depression of the Early 1990s? [PDF]

open access: yes
In the early 1990s the Swedish labour market was hit by the worst shock it experienced since the 1930s, with the unemployment rate rising to 10 percent. This development stands out in light of Sweden’s performance in the post-war period.
Alan B. Krueger, Anders Forslund
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How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Founder's entry strategy and funding performance in the crowdfunding industry: The mediating role of founder's attention

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on recent studies on founders' entry strategy and the attention‐based view, our study examines the underexplored relationship between entrepreneurial entry mode and funding performance. We offer a novel perspective on how different entry strategies—such as hybrid, portfolio, and full‐time entrepreneurship—impact start‐
Dalee Yoon, Joon Mahn Lee, Luke Rhee
wiley   +1 more source

From Full Employment to the Natural Rate of Unemployment: A Survey [PDF]

open access: yes
On its face, unemployment seems to be a concept easy to grasp. But when one looks closer, the intricacies are numerous and assump-tions are multiple. Nowadays, the New Classical School is a bit closer to New Keynesianism than ever before.
Thierry Warin
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Teaching financial crises: A leverage experiment

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract College students often struggle to understand the prevalence of asset price bubbles and the difficulty of timing asset purchases and sales. Even economics students are consistently surprised when bubbles burst. These breaks can have real macroeconomic effects, particularly when the price surge is fueled by leverage.
Lee Coppock, Daniel Harper, Charles Holt
wiley   +1 more source

"La Nairu" una aproximación teórica (2ª parte)

open access: yesApuntes del CENES, 2008
En este trabajo, se hace una reflexión en torno al concepto de tasa natural de desempleo y de la NAIRU a partir del debate sobre la relación entre inflación y desempleo.
Hector Javier Fuentes López
doaj  

How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect the Duration of Unemployment [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates the disincentive effects of the potential duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.The disincentive effects are identified by exploiting changes in the UI system in Slovenia, which involved substantial reductions in the ...
Ours, J.C. van, Vodopivec, M.
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Success and failure in foreign policy: Comparing Bob Hawke and Kevin Rudd's regional order‐building initiatives

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Remarkably little is known about what factors drive success or failure in foreign policy. In part, this is because there is little fundamental agreement on what constitutes success or failure in this domain in the first place. This article engages with these shortcomings by comparing two similar regional order‐building initiatives overseen by ...
Benjamin Day
wiley   +1 more source

Equilibrium Search with Time-Varying Unemployment Benefits [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we show how time-varying unemployment benefits can generate equilibrium wage dispersion in an economy in which identical firms post wages and homogeneous workers search for acceptable offers.
James Albrecht, Susan Vroman
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