Nowadays, economy and society in the age of information base on results of production chain (information-knowledge-acquaintance), the motor of processes is handling structured knowledge and communication. Quantifying and measuring of differences of the information society’s different parts...

Based on a conceptual model, this paper aims to explore the background of the decision-making process leading to the introduction of business information systems among enterprises in Hungary. Together with presenting the problems arising in the course of the implementation of such systems, their...

Respondent-driven sampling is a network sampling technique typically employed for hard-to-reach populations (for example, drug users, men who have sex with men, people with HIV). Similarly to snowball sampling, initial seed respondents recruit additional respondents from their network of...

The shaping of creative economy is particularly important for development of cities and regions. This process can be analyzed in conjunction with changes in work and leisure time and their place in the human life cycle. This article aims to approximate the main features of: contemporary position...

At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey....

Using representative income and time-use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyze their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach that relaxes...

The so-called Beveridge curve illustrates the relation between the unemployment rate and the job vacancy rate. Regarding the euro area, the rise in the unemployment rate and the increase in recruitment difficulties since the 2008-2009 recession indicate a risk of a higher level of structural...

On 1st March of 2012, the Banque de France hosted Professor Thomas J. Sargent, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011, to give a lecture. In this lecture, Professor Sargent compared institutional and political choices made by the United States in 1780 and 1840 and those currently faced...

On 25 January of 2012, the Banque de France hosted Professor Robert F. Engle, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2003, to give a lecture. Professor Engle presented his measurement on systemic risk and its implementation in the euro area.

In 2011, the annual growth rate of euro area M3, which had turned positive in 2010 (1.7%), increased up until the summer of 2011 before falling back to 1.5% at the end of the year. Meanwhile, the French contribution to M3 stood at 3.3%, down sharply from the previous year (6.6%). Loans to the...