The physical economy of the European Union: Cross-country comparison and determinants of material consumption

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

Open Economies Review ◽

10.1007/s11079-016-9412-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 581-602

Author(s):

Vânia G. Silva ◽

Esmeralda A. Ramalho ◽

Carlos R. Vieira

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

The European Union ◽

Country Analysis ◽

Cross Country

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Cross-Country Versus Cross-Regional Convergence in the European Union: An Empirical Exploration

Money, Banking and Financial Markets in Central and Eastern Europe ◽

10.1057/9780230302211_7 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 139-160

Author(s):

Menbere Workie Tiruneh

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Regional Convergence ◽

The European Union ◽

Cross Country

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The Transformation of Payments Industry

Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics - Influence of FinTech on Management Transformation ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7110-1.ch006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 121-139

Author(s):

Yasmin Ahmed Mahgoub

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Mobile Payment ◽

User Requirements ◽

The European Union ◽

Successful Management ◽

Mobile Payments ◽

Cross Country ◽

Industry Transformation

Mobile payment is an innovative area, which will speedily grow in the coming years. The mobile payments in the European vision stresses as payment industry transformation to the digital economy. This management transformation applied via seamless availability for the users and business in an open cross-country platform, to meet the user requirements and will not hinder the mobile payments industry transformation. Several regulations and directives have been made on the European Union context to realize this vision; however, there is still a challenging road ahead. Directives and regulations legislated to increase the confidence payment transformation and users by instructive the rights and obligations of all mobile payments parties, providing the requirements for transformation such as interoperability, likewise users requisites such as security and customer protection. This chapter provides a brief overview of these directives and raises to some critical matters that have to be taken into consideration for successful management transformation of a pan-European mobile payment service in the Fintech context.

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