This paper is an attempt towards exploring the practice of an important yet neglected domain of public finance - Budget Implementation Evaluation (BIE).BIE means evaluating the extent to which Budget Announcements (BAs) are implemented. Its macro level evaluation regardingimplementation of BAs....

This research analyzes from a qualitative perspective, the mechanisms of participation of the victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, in order to determine the type of participation that these mechanisms favor. The main collection technique used is the semi-structured interview with an...

Against the backdrop of demographic transition in India, the study highlights the necessity of integrating the elderly population as a critical factor in formula-based intergovernmental fiscal transfers. The demographic transition, characterized by an increasing elderly population, imposes...

Multiple challenges have emerged over the last decades, threatening human, socio-economic and environmental systems. Climate change impacts, degradation of limited natural resources, unsustainable demand, production and consumption practices, diseases, crises in the energy, food and biodiversity...

This study presents a novel approach to assessing food security risks at the national level, employing a probabilistic scenario-based framework that integrates both Shared Socioeco-nomic Pathways (SSP) and Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP). This innovative method allows each scenario,...

The objective of this paper is to elicit stakeholder preferences in relation to different Multiple Use Offshore Platforms (MUOP) designs produced by the TROPOS project (www.troposplatform.eu) for the Liuqiu Island, Taiwan using the Choice Experiment (CE) method. To authors/ acknowledge, this is...

CNMT (Classical Neoclassical Monetary Theory) has defined monetary policy and the role of Central Banks for the last one hundred years. This book argues that it is time to change. It proposes a NMT (New Monetary Theory) which argues that Central Banks should be responsible for the whole relation...

Consumption theory and its optimization mechanism may be applied to the U.S. presidential elections. Based on Clower’s Dual-Decision Hypothesis (DDH), Wu (2017) derived the result showing change in savings is a function of labor income growth. Under DDH, consumers make optimal decision based...

Over time, economic cycles have shaped the labor market, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a transformative force, promising to redefine job creation while simultaneously addressing sustainability concerns. This exploration investigates into...

With the rapid ascendance of artificial intelligence, the workforce faces an unprecedented transformation, shaping not only the nature of employment but also the very fabric of our economy. This blog post probes into the multifaceted challenges that AI presents to job seekers, alongside the...