Path Dependent Obstacles to Cross-Border Insolvency: A Social Darwinian Perspective

Bushfires: a Darwinian perspective

An Economic Perspective of Cross-Border Telecommuting

Food Safety Regulations - Cross-border Implications - a U.s. Perspective

Obstacles to cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector

In September 2004, the informal Ecofin Council in Scheveningen discussed the issue of lagging crossborder consolidation1 in the banking area. This low level of cross-border consolidation is not confined to banking, but is relevant for the whole financial sector, with some nuances. In the upcoming Financial Integration Monitor report, the Commission will dedicate a chapter on the quantitative as...

The injured nervous system: a Darwinian perspective.

Much of the permanent damage that occurs in response to nervous system damage (trauma, infection, ischemia, etc.) is mediated by endogenous secondary processes that can contribute to cell death and tissue damage (excitotoxicity, oxidative damage and inflammation). For humans to evolve mechanisms to minimize secondary pathophysiological events following CNS injuries, selection must occur for ind...