Infra-monthly time series have increasingly appeared on the radar of official statistics in recent years, mostly as a consequence of a general digital transformation process and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many of those series are seasonal and thus in need for seasonal...

The food processing industry has been confronted with unprecedented challenges as the costs of raw materials have risen rapidly, owing in part to the increased use of grains for ethanol. It is critical to comprehend how these trends affect the industry and potential coping techniques. This study...

The increasing numbers of wild animals in Europe is leading, on the one hand, to growing problems stemming from their interaction with human activities. On the other, many European countries have still not developed national supply chains to market wild game. Instead, these supply chains could...

This study explores the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the product market power by examining listed firms on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taipei Exchange from 2005 to 2017. We use CSR awards as a social responsibility indicator, and the results show a positive relationship...

Cretan olive oil is known for its premium quality worldwide. In the post pandemic international environment, the rising demand for olive oil due to its health benefits has generated greater competition amongst traditionally non-producer and producer countries. Olive oil exports affect both the...

Pakistan is a country with rich natural and human resources. The role of highly skilled people in national development has become enormously vital in the new developmental period, but it is also an irrefutable fact that the gap in highly skilled personnel in Pakistan is expanding. The...

In Nordrhein-Westfalen arbeiten im Jahr 2020 noch 57 Prozent aller Beschäftigten in einem Unternehmen mit Tarifvertrag. Auch im bevölkerungsreichsten deutschen Bundesland ist die Tarifbindung in den letzten Jahrzehnten kontinuierlich zurückgegangen. Dies hat zu einer deutlichen...

Eine Abschwächung des Wachstums, steigende Preise und die noch schwer abzuschätzenden Folgen des Krieges in der Ukraine stellen die europäische Tarifpolitik vor große Herausforderungen. Für die Beschäftigten zeichnen sich aufgrund der bislang verhaltenden Lohnentwicklung in allen Ländern...

Der Fachkräftemangel ist in vielen Betrieben spürbar, nicht nur für Fachkräfte im engeren Sinne, sondern für Arbeitskräfte allgemein. 56 % der vom WSI befragten Betriebe haben nach Aussagen von Betriebs- und Personalräten Schwierigkeiten, ihre offenen Stellen zu besetzen. Eine nähere...

This study sought to test the impact of China's infrastructure investment on economic growth in selected African states. Many comparative studies have shown the positive role that infrastructural loans plays in supporting economic growth. However, for Africa, the role of China's infrastructure...