In a globalized world, the distribution of value-added across firms depends on a number of factors that vary across space. A key factor is related to the different types of competition on the multilayer structure of production, which are characterized by different types of (market) power. In this paper, we first argue that PageRank centrality is ab...
Rosa da Silva, NúbiaDeklerck, VictorBaetens, JanVan den Bulcke, JanDe Ridder, MaaikeRousseau, MelissaBruno, Odemir MartinezBeeckman, HansVan Acker, JorisDe Baets, Bernard
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Background The identification of tropical African wood species based on microscopic imagery is a challenging problem due to the heterogeneous nature of the composition of wood combined with the vast number of candidate species. Image classification methods that rely on machine learning can facilitate this identification, provided that sufficient tr...
Una de las obras más novedosas en materia laboral y de Seguridad Social es el libro titulado «La protección socio-laboral de los trabajadores autónomos: Entre derecho normal y derecho de la emergencia». Este texto se ha publicado en 2021 en la colección de “Trabajos de investigación”, dirigida por Dña. Belén del Mar López Insua, profesora titular d...
Recent contributions in international economics have highlighted structural differences between firms actively participating in global markets and firms mostly operating in the domestic economy. Using firm-level data from Vietnam, this study found that foreign and domestic firms with global ties - exporters, multinational enterprises (MNEs), and do...
In this article an analysis is made of digital delivery platforms, and how their emergence has changed the traditional labor relations, resulting in the development of these platforms originating other business models, which develop their activity from an App, modifying the form of hiring, therefore, the type of contractual relationship, and it is ...
Arbitration is a form of conflict resolution that was popular in commercial disputes in medieval times. Its informal nature and ability to mediate the shortcomings of the formal courts have made it the supreme example of merchants solving their own disputes. However, there has been relatively little inquiry into its actual practice. This article in...