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This monograph consists of six chapters that each present new research in the field of economics. Chapter One discusses the new monetary policy and instruments introduced by the Fed after 2008. Chapter Two analyses the export of liquefied natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States. Chapter Three explores population perception about the availability of bicycle lanes in São Paulo as an alternative to public transportation. Chapter Four examines the relationship between West Texas Intermediate oil prices and the United States Dollar/Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (USD/TTD) currency pair. Chapter Five aims at determining the factors affecting the choice of national pension funds investment regime in 82 countries. Lastly, Chapter Six seeks to investigate the relationship between Henry Hub natural gas prices and the USD/TTD exchange rate.

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This compilation presents some of the latest advancements in economics research. Chapter One evaluates the impact of public policies, such as those regarding infrastructure and education, on a country's economic performance. Chapter Two deals with the issues of utilisation of sludge from wastewater treatment in agriculture as a socio-economic and environmental problem in the European Union and Bulgaria. Chapter Three investigates the impact of cognitive and non-cognitive skills on the quality of a task-specific outcome by conducting an experiment on a popular crowdsourcing platform and finds that the performance of workers depends on cognitive skills, personality traits and work effort. Chapter Four explores how trade show visitors' objectives impact their visual attention to trade show booths and booth visit likelihood. Chapter Five summarizes some trends in R&D expenditures in post-socialist countries in the course of market transformation on the basis of comparative statistical analysis of relative R&D effort. Chapter Six aims to establish the best tourism human resources development practices utilised by Egypt as one of the countries leading the tourism industry in Africa. Chapter Seven outlines the major aspects of the shift in the IMF stance on international capital mobility from the perspective of finding the right balance between freedom, regulation, and control. Chapter Eight focuses on stochastic control of exchange rates via discretionary central bank intervention. Finally, Chapter Nine investigates the quantitative importance of investment frictions for the propagation of cyclical fluctuations in Bulgaria.

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Volume 44 begins with an analysis of the influence of the economic crisis of the year 2008 on the consumption of "affordable luxuries" through an examination of the sales and market performance of different product categories. Following this, the authors assess an approach for reshaping the institutional basis for regional economic progress inspired by ongoing national economic reforms in present-day Ukraine. The theoretical basis for conclusions is drawn from the modern theory of new institutionalism. An in-depth analysis of energy efficiency in the South Caucasus region is provided, identifying two basic problems: incompatible legislation and incompatible consumer tariffs. Continuing, this compilation reviews the de-risking experience of several Caribbean countries. Some considered solutions include utilizing the correspondent banking relationship of domestic Central Banks, strengthening domestic regulatory and legislative framework to reduce risk perception, and lobbying at the regional level to raise awareness. The authors also address the importance of public procurement in spending public funds, which has a high impact on the development of the private sector. The conclusion raises questions regarding whose GDP should be optimized in a global economy, whose employment level should be addressed, and how this new stage in world development will look.

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