This volume consists of 18 essays by economics, finance, and other specialists from around the world, who explore the advantages and risks of digitalization in the context of its increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They address decentralized finance and cryptocurrency activity in Africa; whether digital financial services influence banking stability and efficiency, using the example of the US and India; the benefits of digitalization for economic growth, income, labor productivity, intellectual development, knowledge capital, and health care; digital aspects of internal audits of tax differences in Ukraine; the digitalization of public services in European countries; and digital currencies and central bank digital currency, including in Nigeria. They also discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on sustainability and industrial production; the impact of COVID-19 on digitalization in the banking sector in North Macedonia; the implications of blockchain technologies in entrepreneurial finance for startups and new ventures; developing students life skills through entrepreneurship in the digital era; tax challenges in the digital economy in the European Union; the impact of digitalization on the energy industry; the effects of consumers' technology readiness to use mobile payment applications; online gaming as a tool for emancipation and pleasure, particularly its use by employees as a break from routines; Elena, Bulgaria, as a tourist destination and the digitalization process of its local food festival; the labor market outcomes of Romanian migrants during COVID-19; and smart cities using cloud services. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The New Digital Era's two volumes highlight the new social and economic policies that are needed to balance the effects on social and economic life and prevent possible conflicts between individuals and societies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and digitalisation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to further acceleration of digitalisation in all areas. This caused significant changes in economic and social life. Through digitalisation, the need for people in business life has decreased and has forced the traditional employment structure to change. During the pandemic period, some segments enjoyed the advantages of owning digital technologies, while others remained strangers to the new world because they were deprived of digital technologies, revealing the inequality of opportunity on an individual or social basis.
Although this rapid change produced positive results, it also brought about risks. To help mitigate such emerging risks, The New Digital Eras two volumes vitally generate new information in order to determine the advantages and risks in which areas this digitalisation, which has increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter authors highlight the new social and economic policies that are needed to balance the effects on social and economic life and prevent possible conflicts between individuals and societies
Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to further acceleration of digitalisation in all areas. This caused significant changes in economic and social life. Through digitalisation, the need for people in business life has decreased and has forced the traditional employment structure to change. During the pandemic period, some segments enjoyed the advantages of owning digital technologies, while others remained strangers to the new world because they were deprived of digital technologies, revealing the inequality of opportunity on an individual or social basis. Although this rapid change produced positive results, it also brought about risks. To help mitigate such emerging risks, The New Digital Eras two volumes vitally generate new information in order to determine the advantages and risks in which areas this digitalisation, which has increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter authors highlight the new social and economic policies that are needed to balance the effects on social and economic life and prevent possible conflicts between individuals and societies Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.
