The paper investigates the importance of territorial characteristics/assets (i.e. agglomeration economies, urban infrastructure, factors of labor and cost, development policies, qualitative factors, inter alia) on small- and medium-sized firms’ competitiveness. The analysis uses primary data...

The subject of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is increasingly gaining the interest of policy makers and researchers in European countries given that the economic and social losses from work-related injuries and diseases are quite substantial. Under this light, this paper will present an...

Are the healthier wealthier or the wealthier healthier? Three main questions are the focal points of this book: First, how does individual socio-economic and/or occupational status affect the physical and mental health and sense of well-being of older individuals of working age? Second, how does...

This study aims to review major economic crises throughout the centuries, in order to see what valuable lessons can be learned from re-examining them. As the 20th century was marked by tremendous economic turmoils, that changed the world economy of today, we will focus on the Great Depression of...

There has been an extreme advancement in technology over the years and social media has become widely used. The impact of internet and social media plays an important role in young people’s lives.Therefore, the focus of this research is to define and better understand the terms and uses of...

Madrid Nuevo Norte (MNNP) is an urban redevelopment project applied in the city of Madrid in Spain. It will occupy an area of 3.3 million square meters and will modify a large part of the northern area of the city. New public spaces, office buildings, commercial areas, homes, infrastructure, and...

The aim of this article is to examine the impacts that COVID-19 has over maritime sector and especially how it effects the set transportation in India. In order to better appreciate resilience in the maritime industry, the study conducted secondary research to identify the impacts of COVID-19 in...

The aim of this article is to define the meaning of tax competition. More specifically, it carries out a comparative analysis between the European Union and the United States of America studying two key sectors of their economies, the motor industry and telecommunications with the aim of...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which an epidemic such as 2019-nCoV can affect the global tourism industry and the recording of the first estimates of the damage to world tourism. Countries such as China, where the epidemic began, but also Italy, where new cases are...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are fundamental and strong drivers of the global economic system. Mostly for the developing countries in several geographic region, the attraction of FDI is considered a catalyst for economic growth, under the condition that the recipient economies present...