Using annual data on aggregate union membership and density in fourteen European countries, the authors examine the short-term and long-term determinants of the postwar pattern of union growth anddecline in Western Europe since 1950. In an attempt to explain the observed convergence in trends...

In this work we provide a characterization of C{k,1} functions on Rn (that is k times differentiable with locally Lipschitzian k-th derivatives) by means of (k+1)-th divided differences and Riemann derivatives. In particular we prove that the class of C{k,1} functions is equivalent to the class...

L'obiettivo del lavoro è quello di analizzare le reti di vendita urbane concentrando l'attenzione sulle conseguenze che lo sviluppo delle nuove polarità commerciali extraurbane hanno sulle dinamiche evolutive di tali reti, con particolare riferimento al commercio nelle aree più centrali. Dopo...

In this paper the Rasch model will be considered, a statistical tool arising from psychometric field, which allows the examination of the service quality through the known variables: for each of those an objective measure is obtained. In particular, the application of Rasch model will concern...

The paper gives a theoretical framework of microfinance and it analyzes Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). Multipurpose NGOs in LDCs were the leading part in the so called ‘microfinance revolution’. Nevertheless a ri-definition of their role is needed,...

Scopo del presente studio è l'esame della robustezza delle procedure iterative di stima di massima verosimiglianza nei modelli multilivello, ottenute assumendo che gli errori di primo livello e gli effetti casuali abbiano legge di distribuzione normale mul-tivariata. Alcuni autori (Verbeke and...

In the past he EU has taken up an ever more important role in matters of cohesion policy. The objectives and principles of EU cohesion policy have been given a strong constitutional basis. We describe the development of this EU constitutional frame in the first section. We then turn our...

The peculiarity of the tourist sector requires the recognition of the strategic significance of training and development of human resources, as an authentic and inescapable investment for the future. In this respect, both operative (for a direct relationship with the customer), professional (for...