- Author
- Pilc Michał (Poznań University of Economics and Business), Sobański Konrad (Poznań University of Economics and Business)
- Title
- Editorial Introduction
- Source
- Economics and Business Review, 2021, vol. 7 (21), nr 4, s. 3-5
- Keyword
- Zmiany klimatyczne, Rozwój technologiczny, Technologie informacyjne i telekomunikacyjne, Rynek pracy, Ceny produktów rolnych, Międzynarodowy system walutowy
Climate change, Technological development, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Labour market, Agricultural prices, International monetary system - Abstract
- It may have been noticed that the most recent events resemble at least some of the challenges experienced by humanity one hundred years ago. The small progress made by COP26 in tackling the climate crisis is reminiscent of the difficulties experienced in coordinating countries' efforts to maintain world peace through the League of Nations. The next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic mirrors the returning infection of the Spanish flu while accelerating inflation is similar to the rapidly rising prices in some countries after the First World War. The initial reading of the table of contents of this Economics and Business Review issue may also give an impression that it covers topics that are reflections of economic history. The proposal for IMF reform discussed in this issue can be seen as a next step in the evolution of the idea of a "central bank" that goes back to the XVII century. The volatility of agricultural prices is as old as civilization, while the impact of technological progress on the labour market has remained an important economic issue since the first Industrial Revolution. However, the perspective that history simply repeats itself, even if tempting, is limited. In the highly interconnected global economy that in a very short period of time has had to adjust to such shocks as the climate crisis or accelerating advancements in ICT (among others) the answers that are given by economists to old economic problems may be original and historically unprecedented. The current issue of Economics and Business Review aims to provide such answers. It presents studies conducted by thirteen authors from India, Malaysia, Poland and Turkey. The authors employed both theoretical and empirical approaches to shed new light on the research questions put forward by current trends in the economy. (fragment of text)
- Accessibility
- The Main Library of the Cracow University of Economics
The Library of Warsaw School of Economics
The Library of University of Economics in Katowice
The Main Library of Poznań University of Economics and Business - Full text
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- ISSN
- 2392-1641
- Language
- eng
- URI / DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2021.4.1
