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View article: Policy analysis of the German gas storage levy at cross-border points: Implications for flows, prices, and regional market integration
Policy analysis of the German gas storage levy at cross-border points: Implications for flows, prices, and regional market integration Open
This paper examines the German Gas Storage Levy (Gasspeicherumlage, GSU), enacted in response to the 2022 energy crisis that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By requiring Trading Hub Europe (THE) to inject substantial gas volumes int…
View article: The New Sociopolitical and Economic Dynamics of Digitalisation and Automation in Romanias Automotive Industry
The New Sociopolitical and Economic Dynamics of Digitalisation and Automation in Romanias Automotive Industry Open
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, characterised by the convergence of digital, biological, and physical innovations, is fundamentally transforming industries, economies, and the very fabric of society. This study focusses on the Romanian a…
View article: Intertwining Perspectives on Happiness and Well-Being to Explain the Rise of Creative Cities
Intertwining Perspectives on Happiness and Well-Being to Explain the Rise of Creative Cities Open
The concept of well-being has garnered significant attention across diverse academic disciplines due to its important role in understanding quality of life and societal progress. In this study, well-being is studied through various strands…
View article: Exploring the nexus between national innovation performance and happiness
Exploring the nexus between national innovation performance and happiness Open
The study of happiness in economics has started to gain considerable momentum. Social policy factors are currently being recognized as determinants of national competitiveness, while innovation is an important factor to ensure economic gro…
View article: INNOVATION, COOPETITION AND SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN EUROPEAN REGIONS
INNOVATION, COOPETITION AND SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN EUROPEAN REGIONS Open
Innovation and investment are critical to economic growth. In this article, we address the complex task of evaluating the capacity of regional innovation to increase investment and generate spillovers in regions of the European Union (EU) …
View article: Do prosumers behave differently from other consumers on collaborative consumption platforms?
Do prosumers behave differently from other consumers on collaborative consumption platforms? Open
Purpose This paper aims at understanding the differences between user profiles in collaborative consumption (CC) platforms in order to improve their management approaches and set up customized strategies. Particularly, the authors investig…
View article: Revisiting a Macroeconomic Controversy: The Case of the Multiplier–Accelerator Effect
Revisiting a Macroeconomic Controversy: The Case of the Multiplier–Accelerator Effect Open
This paper presents the bibliometrics of a Keynesian and neoclassical discussion about the multiplier–accelerator effect. Having its oldest roots in the 1930s, there was a special emphasis in the 1960s and 1970s on discussions regarding th…
View article: Long-Term City Innovation Trajectories and Quality of Urban Life
Long-Term City Innovation Trajectories and Quality of Urban Life Open
The main aims of this paper are to examine the technological trajectories of city innovation, to provide a picture of the current state in the most significant technologies, and to propose an explanation for the long-run evolutionary traje…
View article: Have You Ever Seen the Void? Interest Groups Concerns Toward the Weakening Representational Role of Political Parties in European Countries
Have You Ever Seen the Void? Interest Groups Concerns Toward the Weakening Representational Role of Political Parties in European Countries Open
Contemporary democracies face a trend toward the diffusion of the representational void left by under- legitimized political parties (Mair 2013). The essential functions of traditional political parties to organize and articulate political…
View article: Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Economy: Considerations on the Lifelong Learning System in Romania from a European Perspective
Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Economy: Considerations on the Lifelong Learning System in Romania from a European Perspective Open
Lifelong learning is currently one of the mostly used concepts in European Union’s attempt to achieve the objective to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. Since learning is embedded in human nature…
View article: Continuing Training in Romania: Reasons and Benefits from the Perspective of the Knowledge Economy
Continuing Training in Romania: Reasons and Benefits from the Perspective of the Knowledge Economy Open
In the wider perspective of lifelong learning, the continuing education and training play a significant role in the up-skilling of individuals. Rapid transformations due to the technological development and globalisation generated a contin…