The Use of Cheques in the European Union: A Cross-Country Analysis

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relationship between age and training in the 15 European Union countries (EU-15) that were member states prior to the 2004 enlargement. The analysis is carried out using European Union Labour Force Survey data. We report cross-country comparisons of the training undertaken by older people (aged 50–64) and younger people (aged 20–49). We extend previous research by adding an analysis of the training undertaken by non-workers as well as that of workers. We also consider whether training is work-related, whether it is undertaken during normal work-hours and the time spent in training. Our results show that across the EU-15 not only are older people less likely to participate in training in general but, more importantly, they are less likely to participate in work-related training. Our evidence suggests that there is considerable scope for raising the training rates of older people and particularly older people who are out of work.

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Evaluation of Information Infrastructures and Social Development Among the Visegrad-Four Countries of Central Europe

Global Information Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-939-7.ch165 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 2263-2273

Author(s):

László A. Pook ◽

Norman E. Pence

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Cluster Analysis ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

The European Union ◽

East European ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Information Infrastructures ◽

Select Group ◽

Accession Countries ◽

Country Analysis

The paper examines the developmental status of four of the next candidate countries’ information infrastructures for accession into the European Union (EU). It develops significant relationships between nations’ levels of information infrastructure development and their economic and social developments, and applies these relationships to evaluate investment needs for a select group of accession countries called the Visegrad Four. Using cross-country analysis the candidate countries were compared to other countries and were classified into like groups using cluster analysis while their relative developments were evaluated using regression modeling. Developmental requirements and capital needs to promote growth in their information and communications industries were then identified. It is hoped that the paper will offer a comparative glimpse of the information and communications infrastructures of some Central and East European countries as compared to other nations.

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Studying Contemporary Europe

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations ◽

10.1111/1467-856x.00028 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 95-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Helen Wallace

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

International Relations ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Political Science ◽

Comparative Politics ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Review Article ◽

The European Union ◽

Cross Country ◽

Opening Up

The study of contemporary Europe has attracted growing attention in mainstream political science and international relations. Both studies of the European Union and cross-country comparisons of various political phenomena in different European countries are beginning to enrich our understanding of the process and limitations of integration. This growth of interest has also been stimulated by the opening up of central and eastern Europe which has encouraged scholars to address the issues of transformation using the tools of comparative politics. In addition, studies of Europeanisation are now being more systematically related to broader international developments and to the process of globalisation. British scholars, and British-based scholars, are making important contributions to the debates in political science and international relations. This review article traces some of the strands of this development.

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Higher education in the EU countries: comparative geographical analysis

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20196900131 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

pp. 00131

Author(s):

Marina Voronina

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

European Union ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

University Students ◽

Age Structure ◽

Faculty Members ◽

The European Union ◽

Country Level ◽

Cross Country ◽

The Eu

The article analyzes indicators of higher education in the European Union: the number of higher education institutions; the number of university students; changes in the number of faculty members, age structure; higher education expenses; cost of training one student. A similar study was conducted by the author in 2006. The article provides a comparative analysis of indicators for 2001-2016. The analysis uses data from EUROSTAT which were interpreted at the cross-country level.

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