Contents: 1. Convergence in the EU: what role for industrial relations? / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez -- 2. Social convergence of the Baltic states within the enlarged EU: is limited social dialogue an impediment? / Jaan Masso, Vladyslav Soloviov, Kerly Espenberg and...

Contents: Foreword by Andrea Camanzi -- Preface -- Part I: Background -- 1. The role of benchmarking in efficiency-enhancing strategies / Chris Nash and Ginevra Bruzzone -- 2. Methodology / Andrew Smith, Giovanni Fraquelli and Carlo Cambini -- 3. The issue of data / Ginevra Bruzzone and Chris...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Gary S. Becker (1965), 'A Theory of the Allocation of Time', Economic Journal, 75 (299), September, 493-517 2 -- 2. Reuben Gronau (1973), 'The Intrafamily Allocation of Time: The Value of the Housewives' Time', American Economic Review, 63(4),...

Contents: 1. Introduction: Useful philosophy of economics / Harold Kincaid and Don Ross -- 2. Utility measurement: Some contemporary concerns / Nathaniel T. Wilcox -- 3. Making progress on causal inference in economics / Harold Kincaid -- 4. Experimental design and bayesian interpretation /...

"This Handbook is a state-of-the-art analysis of proximity relations, offering insights into its history alongside up-to-date scientific advances and emerging questions. Its broad scope - from industrial and innovation approaches through to society issues of living and working at a distance,...

Contents: Preface (xiv) -- Introduction : the importance of aggregate demand for full employment and rising living standards (1) / Brian K. MacLean, Hassan Bougrine and Louis-Philippe Rochon -- PART I. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS: 1. Macroeconomic lessons from the past decade (11) / J.W. Mason --...

Contents: 1. Introduction to Productivity Perspectives (1) / Philip McCann and Tim Vorley -- 2. Productivity perspectives : observations from the UK and the international arena (18) / Philip McCann -- 3. Measuring productivity (48) / Vania Sena -- 4. FDI, capital and investment markets (78) /...

Contents: 1. Going beyond GDP: theoretical approaches / Enrico Giovannini and Tommaso Rondinella -- 2. Going beyond GDP: empirical findings / Carlotta Balestra, Romina Boarini and Nicolas Ruiz -- 3. Human development and poverty: theoretical approaches / Suman Seth and Antonio Villar -- 4. Human...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): George A. Akerlof (1970), 'The Market for 'Lemons': Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84 (3), August, 488-500 -- Franklin Allen (1984), 'Reputation and Product Quality', RAND Journal of Economics, 15 (3),...

Contents: Part I -- Introduction -- 1. Behavioral industrial organization: a synthesis of behavioral economics and industrial organization / Elizabeth Schroeder, Carol Horton Tremblay, and Victor J. Tremblay -- Part II -- Behavioral issues and industrial organization -- 2. Relative thinking and...