Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristic of the lean principles into ISO 14001 and to propose linkage of the lean principles and ISO 14001. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the objective of the study, literature survey and quantitative research method using...

Two seemingly unconnected empirical results suggest an intriguing mechanism. First, economic integration helps harmonize prices internationally, with trade being the primary channel (Rogoff 1996, Goldberg and Knetter 1997). Second, monetary union may greatly increase the amount of trade among...

Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Uberblick über die Bedeutung asymmetrischer makroökonomischer Strukturen in den EWU Mitgliedsländern für die einheitliche Geldpolitik. Zunächst wird im Rahmen eines Modells illustriert, welche grundsätzliche Bedeutung asymmetrischen...

The creation of the European Central Bank and the Euro have brought new challenges to EU integration and economic policy. This book looks into issues ofmonetary and factor market policies. The analysis also presents new theoretical and empirical research on the - transitory - decline of the...