the alsace-lorraine region in france has been at the center of many fateful events, such as two world wars, due to its distinct geographical placement between two important european countries – that is, france and germany. the identity of the alsace-lorraine population has had many links with germany because of geographical, linguistic and historical features that the two share. moreover, throu...

The comparison of long-term care (LTC) expenditures is a difficult task. National LTC systems differ widely in terms of eligibility criteria, level of benefits, institutional variety and regional heterogeneity. In this commentary I will first give some general remarks on cross country comparisons. Then I discuss the role of the informal sector which is the most importan...

one of the necessary preconditions to the establishment and stability of optimal currency area is the homogeneity of the economic structure in member states. but place with eurozone currency crisis, the question arises whether the economic structure of the eurozone countries were homogeneous? accordingly, this study by using an econometrics model and estimating it by panel data method, has been...

The economy is projected to grow by 1.8% in 2022, contract 0.3% 2023 and recover 1.5% 2024. Uncertainty high amidst strong energy price volatility. High inflation reducing real incomes savings, damping private consumption. Despite weakening external demand, export growth will through due easing supply chain bottlenecks a record-high order backlog. If saving requirements are not met during the w...

abstract background: literature shows that interprofessional collaboration (ipc) is a challenging phenomenon both in theory and practice, and it is affected by socio-cultural contexts in which the health professionals (hps) play their roles. considering some evidences on the similarities and differences between eastern and western socio-cultural contexts, this study aims to explore and describe...