BACKGROUND AND AIM: Economic sanctions on Iran cause parlous civilian hardship and important economic and social problems. Evidence regarding the impact of economic crisis on dental public health is very rare. This paper reviews the experience of other countries regarding this issue and the plausible solutions. METHODS: I...

Does it make us unhappier when we compare our consumption with that of the Joneses or our own past achievements? This paper tries an answer by bringing together two disparate literatures: the macro (growth) theory on habit formation and the applied literature related to the Easterlin paradox. Using the association of happiness and family income in the U.S. it calibrates a simple model of econom...

We test a simple model of exchange rate regime choice with data for 65 non-OECD countries covering the period 1980-94. We find that the variance of output at home and in potential target countries as well as the correlation between home and foreign real activity are powerful and robust predictors of exchange rate regime choice. Surprisingly, a more volatile foreign economy can be an argument in...

Today at a time of global economic and financial crisis, timber industry in Slovakia, as well as other industry, is not just trying to look inside for company reserves in production processes, but also identifies new trends in production and its competitiveness in world markets. It is obvious that the pulp and paper industry needs to keep up the competitive pressure with new trends in efficient...