Globalization and Public Policy A European Perspective

This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security

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balization and Public Policy A European Perspective

Globalization and Public Policy

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David Audretsch • Erik Lehmann • Aileen Richardson • Silvio Vismara Editors

Globalization and Public Policy A European Perspective

Editors David Audretsch School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University Bloomington Indiana USA Aileen Richardson School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University Bloomington Indiana USA

Erik Lehmann Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, GBM & CCSE Augsburg University Augsburg Germany Silvio Vismara Department of Economics and Technology Management University of Bergamo Dalmine Italy

ISBN 978-3-319-17691-8 ISBN 978-3-319-17692-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17692-5

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann, Aileen Richardson, and Silvio Vismara The Impact of Globalization on Income Distribution and Income Inequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giulia Paola Luongo, Hugo Menendez, Theresa Pautzke, Daniel Rupp, and Justin Tait

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The Gender Pay Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davide Manetti, Hugo Menendez, Ashley Meruani, Isabella Wagner, and Roman Zenetti

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Crime and Security in Europe and the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paolo Ferrucci, Liam Foran, Elisa Hilgers, Matthias Menter, and Markus Steinbauer

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Recession and Unemployment: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . .