Boards and governance in SMEs: An inquiry into boards' contribution to firm performance The board of directors is often described as a valuable resource for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can contribute to the direction and performance of the firm. Mainstream research and literatur...
It is noteworthy that the amount of electric vehicles imported from China does not logically correlate with a EU member’s stance towards the proposal. According to China’s customs statistics, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland, which voted in favor, imported very few electric vehicles ...
In the event that a death benefit income stream is being paid to a dependent child, you must stop paying the income stream and pay the remaining amount as a tax-free lump sum either on or before they turn 25. The only exception is if there’s a permanent disability to consider. Death ...
Patterns in the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partners in European Countries Kees Waaldijk Abstract Among the 21 European countries surveyed for the LawsAndFamilies Database, there is a clear trend (fortified by European law) of offering same-sex couples the opportunity to formalise...
Although the name sounds quite complicated, remittances are pretty simple. You send money from your home country, and the money is then automatically converted to the currency of the recipient’s home country, based on the exchange rate at the time. If you’re the sender, the first step wil...
Even though Japan continues to have the highest life expectancy in the world, it is on track to be outpaced by other long-lived countries, like Sweden, Italy and Australia. Researchers believe that relatively high rates of tobacco use, changes in diet that have raised body-mass index, and ...
The federal tax code is meant to beprogressive— that is, the rich pay a steadily higher tax rate on their income as it rises. And ProPublica found, in fact, that people earning between $2 million and $5 million a year paid an average of 27.5%, the highest of any group of taxpayers...
Consumers pay this tax on virtually "all goods and services that are bought and sold for use or consumption in the European Union." The standard, minimum VAT rate in the EU is 15% while the reduced rate (added to certain goods and services) is at least 5%.23 The standard VAT in ...
and D. Waldenstrom (2018), "Wealth inequality in Sweden: What can we learn from capitalized income data?", Review of Income and Wealth, forthcoming.Lundberg, J. och D. Waldenstrom (2018). »Wealth inequality in Sweden: What can we learn from capitalized income tax data?«. Review of ...
The exchange rate of SEK depends heavily on the monetary policy of Sweden. The country's central bank is known as the Sveriges Riksbank, the world's third oldest bank, and the oldest central bank.2In 1992, Sweden implemented a floating exchange rate for SEK, and it has been allowed to ...