The aim of this paper is to examine how China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in late 2001 affects the production structure of the European Union (EU). In addition, strategies for adjustment are discussed ...

Patents and other intellectual property rights are being used increasingly as means for doing business, and business centred around pure owning and exploitation of patent rights to generate revenue has become commonplace. ...

The US current account deficit has received much attention in the media. Several economists have expressed their views of the situation and its outcomes. First, almost all scholars agreed that the United States current ...

Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan optioiden hinnoitteluun liittyviä ongelmia ja esitellään jatkuva-aikainen stokastisen volatiliteetin optioiden hinnoittelumalli. Tutkielmassa arvioidaan, miten stokastisen volatiliteetin malli ...

The soft budget constraint problem arises in most transition and developing countries during their decentralization process. Indeed, central governments generally transfer responsibilities to lower levels of governments ...

The relevance of the internet increased significantly in the last decade. Besides all technical achievements, also social structures are influenced by the technical progress and a considerable part of human interaction ...

Rokotteilla on suuri merkitys sairastapausten vähentämisessä maailmanlaajuisesti. Myös  rokottamattomat yksilöt hyötyvät rokotteista pysymällä terveempinä ja elämällä pidempään. Oikein kohdennettuina rokotusohjelmat ...

This paper is concerned with the evolution of within-country income inequality between individuals or households, with an emphasis on the Finnish and Swiss cases. One will see which trends or episodes in income inequality ...