Volume 6(1), 2018
PARTICIPATION IN THE SHARING ECONOMY: LABOR, EXCHANGE, AND CONSUMPTION. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT. Insights from literature (e.g. Frenken, 2017; Habibi, Davidson, and Laroche, 2017; Kumar, Lahiri, and Dogan, 2018; Schor, 2017, etc.) suggest that the sharing economy should not be disunited from the labor market framework in which it activates. Using various data, we performed analyses an..
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ECB: JUSTIFICATION, LIMITATIONS AND POSSIBLE THREATS
ABSTRACT. The paper first takes a brief look at the economic and judicial justification for the independent status of central banks in general and will thereby also illustrate the different manifestations of independence that need to be distinguished. Recent developments will then form the initial p..
INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND DEMOCRACY: AN ANALYSIS OF GRASSROOTS CONTRIBUTIONS
ABSTRACT. In this paper we introduce an area of activity that has flourished for decades in all corners of the globe, namely grassroots innovation for sustainable development. We also argue why innovation in general is a matter for democracy. Combining these two points, we explore how grassroots inn..
ASEAN AND ITS CHANGING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ASIA AND THE WORLD
ABSTRACT. This paper examines the evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since its foundation in 1967. It surveys the changing pattern of trade and investment relations with other parts of Asia, and with the rest of the world, especially since the 1990s. It discusses the deb..
SQUARING THE CIRCLE: ASSESSING WHETHER THE EUROPEAN UNION’S PURSUIT OF BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS IS COMPATIBLE WITH PROMOTING MULTILATERALISM
ABSTRACT. The European Union’s trade strategy since 2006 has been justified on the assumption that deep and comprehensive bilateral trade agreements are at worst complementary to and at best promote multilateral negotiations. Drawing from the literature on the impact of the multilateral regime on th..