This article seeks to examine the development of positive obligations under European law in the specific context of the rights of sexual minorities. It is clear that the law should respect and protect all sexualities ...

As is well-known, the first steps towards building what is today the EU were taken back in the 1950s and comprised the establishment of three Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community, which was established by ...

Few issues incite as much controversy in contemporary politics as the recognition and protection of the rights of sexual minorities. The dominance of heterosexuality as the only legitimate form of sexual orientation and ...

This work is a study of the problem of reverse discrimination in EC law. In particular, the question that this book aims to answer is whether reverse discrimination emerging in the context of the Community’s internal ...

This research report has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). This report assesses the need for a specific focus on lesbians in European ...

EU citizens and – through them – certain of their family members, derive from EU law the right to move between EU Member States and reside in the Member State of their choice. When rainbow families (i.e. families comprised ...

EU citizens and—through them—certain of their family members, derive from EU law the right to move between EU Member States and reside in the Member State of their choice. This right is enjoyed by all Union citizens ...

The book's aim is to consider the impact that the introduction and development of the status of Union citizenship has had on the interpretation of the EU's market freedoms. Starting by providing, in its introductory part ...

The economy of Cyprus was barely affected by the U.S. subprime mortgage debacle. The economic crisis in Cyprus was initially driven by fiscal mismanagement and subsequently by the failure of the government and its regulatory ...

The present study examined job satisfaction within the hotel industries from the perspective of ambiguity, role conflict and job autonomy, as well as their interactions. Structurally, the analysis begins with the presentation ...

Στην παρούσα μελέτη τίθενται υπό εξέταση βασικά στοιχεία για τις Αναπτυξιακές Τράπεζες σε διεθνές επίπεδο. Αναπτύσσεται η δομή των (Εθνικών) Αναπτυξιακών Τραπεζών, παρουσιάζονται βασικά τους χαρακτηριστικά και στοιχεία ...

Τι είναι οι περιφερειακές τράπεζες και ποια η θέση τους στα εθνικά τραπεζικά συστήματα; Πώς μπορούν να συμβάλουν στην οικονομική μεγέθυνση και ποια εργαλεία μπορούν να αξιοποιήσουν ώστε να μεγιστοποιήσουν τη συμβολή τους ...

The main aim of this article is to provide a general behavioral analysis that proposes a series of different value functions for prospect theory (PT) investors incorporated into behavioral reward-risk models that are ...

This paper presents all the Stochastic Dominance (SD) rules (in cluding Markowitz and Prospect SD Rule), situations relating to these rules such as arbitrage, and several classes of preferences consistent to the SD ap ...

The main aim of this article is to explicitly present what the parallel banking system is and its activities. The first part of the paper focuses on how this banking system could support real economy and contribute to the ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report new original evidence on optimal holding periods and optimal asset allocations (Benartzi and Thaler, 1995). Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ a number of ...

In this paper, key elements about the Fourth Industrial Revolution are set under examination. Concerns, challenges, and opportunities related to the Industry 4.0 are analyzed, and specific policies to deal with the challenges ...

The main aim of this paper is to empirically evaluate the role of three significant factors of the Prospect Theory: the S-shaped value function, the loss aversion, and the distortion of probability, in decision making. In ...

The objective of this research is to identify the barriers that the school community faces in trying to include pupils identified as having special educational needs (SEN). We recommend the application of the “Intermediate ...

Παρά τις έντονες προσπάθειες που καταβάλλονται διεθνώς η περιθωριοποίηση των μαθητών που χαρακτηρίζονται ως Άτομα με Ειδικές Εκπαιδευτικές Ανάγκες (ΑμΕΕΑ) εξακολουθεί δυστυχώς ακόμη να υφίσταται στον κυπριακό εκπαιδευτικό ...