EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The approaching Fourth Industrial Revolution, with increasing use
of advanced technologies such as 3D printing and robotics, is expected to have a major …

Foreign direct investment is at the forefront of economic policy decisions in Central Europe,
as it is expected to accelerate enterprise restructuring and aid in the successful transition to …

A political miracle occurred when Germany was reunited, and at first glance an economic
miracle has followed. Real incomes in the eastern area have now reached the western level …

Governments in developing countries are increasingly looking for best-practice policies
towards inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI can bring positive effects (market …

There is wide academic consensus that global warming is occurring due to the emission of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) …

This paper provides an overview of longer-term structural developments in the new EU
Member States from Central and Eastern Europe (NMS). It analyses structural changes in …

Demographers and sociologists have studied why women remain childless for more than
two decades; however, this specific choice of zero fertility has not interested economists …

The financing of small and medium-sized firms is important for the catching-up of the East
German to the West German economy since reunification. We explore whether it is restricted …

Regional convergence of German labour markets represents a politically important question.
Different studies have examined convergence processes in Germany. We derive equations …

Für diese Untersuchung wurde dem Autor am 13. 9. 2007 der René Kuczynski-Preis für
herausragende Publikationen auf dem Gebiet der Wirtschafts-und Sozialgeschichte …