This report provides a general overview of the ways in which EU gender equality law has been implemented in the domestic laws of the 27 Member States of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA countries), and the United Kingdom. The analysis thus covers 31...

This assignment serves as a global case study under the Strategic Joint Evaluation of the Collective International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, conducted under the auspices of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition....

Following a strong rebound after the pandemic, a successful tightening of fiscal and monetary policies has slowed domestic demand growth and reduced inflationary pressures. The challenges now are to fully return inflation to target while ensuring a soft landing for the economy; build resilience...

This paper examines migration inflows in El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) and Pico (Azores, Portugal) and their relationship with tourism. It investigates how immigrants' work-life transitions are linked to tourism involvement, highlighting how migration reshapes the islands' economies....

The Icelandic NQF (Hæfnirammi um íslenska menntun, ISQF) was referenced to the EQF in 2013, along with the self-certification of the Icelandic national qualifications framework for higher education (ISQFHE) to the QF-EHEA. An updated version of the ISQF was adopted in 2016. It is structured in...

Nowadays, for energy reasons bread consumption appears unsustainable in the long-term. Direct solar baking can be part of the solution, but tools allowing for the estimation of the social-technical potential of solar baking at the territorial scale are lacking. In this article a socio-technical...

Most consumer price variations from 1992 to 2024 can be explained by the indices of wages and import prices. In periods including the tumult around the bank collaps 2008, import prices provide most information; the relationship between wages and prices is disturbed and the model fit is improved...

Icelandic law is primarily comprised of statutes adopted by Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament, but also includes orders issued by the executive branch of the state, mainly in the form of regulations. All laws and orders of the executive authority are published in the Official Gazette of Iceland...

Iceland continues to face CO₂ emission challenges despite its near-total reliance on renewable energy. This study analyzes the effects of GDP per capita, renewable energy consumption (RENC), foreign direct investment (FDI), and urbanization on CO2 emissions from 1990 to 2023, using an ARDL...

Most consumer price variations from 1992 to 2024 can be explained by the indices of wages and import prices. In periods including the tumult around the bank collaps 2008, import prices provide most information; the relationship between wages and prices is disturbed and the model fit is improved...

The aim of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment, as mandated in Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on serious cross-border threats to health, is to improve prevention, preparedness and response planning in EU/EEA countries through the implementation of recommendations...

This VET policy brief produced by Cedefop presents a snapshot of vocational education and training policy developments in Iceland between 2020 and the end of 2024. It presents the context and the challenges the country faces, a selection of the latest VET-related statistics, as well as the...

We contribute to the literature on saving in retirement by studying the saving behavior of retirees in Iceland, a country where health care and nursing homes ares free of charge. This removes some of the precautionary motive for saving, leaving the bequest motive and other inter-generational...

Iceland is one of the Western countries that have experienced an unexpected fertility decrease in the 2010s. In this study, the aggregate Icelandic fertility decline is dissected to explore which fertility components are the main drivers behind the decline since 2010 in order to better...

This paper investigates the determinants of job losses due to the COVID-19 in the small island developing states of the Caribbean. Utilising a survey of 1979 firms in the Caribbean and a probit regression model, the study identifies the key factors that might lead a firm to retrench staff. Two...

Key figures on European business presents a selection of business statistics for the European Union (EU), EU countries and EFTA countries. For some readers, this publication may offer an introduction to European business statistics, while others can use it as a starting point to explore further...

Key figures on European business presents a selection of business statistics for the European Union (EU), EU countries and EFTA countries. For some readers, this publication may offer an introduction to European business statistics, while others can use it as a starting point to explore further...

In 2021 and 2022 the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (the secretariat) conducted a study on the regulatory barriers affecting the clean energy transition of islands. This provided significant insights on the operation of islands' electricity systems and formulated recommendations to...

The current study provides comprehensive data on 2022 retail prices of fixed and mobile broadband offers for consumers in the EU27, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Japan, South Korea and the USA. The five largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the three largest Mobile Network...

The current study provides comprehensive data on 2022 retail prices of fixed and mobile broadband offers for consumers in the EU27, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Japan, South Korea and the USA. The five largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the three largest Mobile Network...

This document presents Eurostat's assessment of the quality of national and regional accounts data submit-ted by the EU Member States, as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, in 2023. It also includes information on the quality of key European aggregates published by Eurostat. The euro area...

Accelerating the net-zero economy requires understanding energy consumption patterns, renewable technology attitudes, and acceptance of sustainable energy systems. This study explores how behavioral modification campaigns reduce residential energy use, promote energy-efficient products, and...

Purpose - This paper examines the extent to which exchange rate volatility (ERV) is crucial for small island economies. These economies by their very nature and size tend to be net importers and highly dependent on trade for their economic survival. The island of Mauritius is used as a case...