It is a general tendency among the Hungarian fruit and vegetable producers to claim of the supermarket retail chains. However, hardly any mention is made of the successful small-scale producers, which are able to become direct suppliers. What are their characteristics, what are their individual...

It is a general tendency among the Hungarian fruit and vegetable producers to claim of the supermarket retail chains. However, hardly any mention is made of the successful small-scale producers, which are able to become direct suppliers. What are their characteristics, what are their individual...

In this paper we investigate the relationship between productivity growth and firm dynamics using firm-level data between 1992 and 2006. Theories emphasising firm-level heterogeneity show that industry-level productivity may not only increase as a consequence of increasing within-firm...

This paper presents the specificities of Hungarian foreign trading firms from different perspectives, like concentration, efficiency and sectoral structure. Hungarian trade is highly concentrated similarly to other countries. Trading firms are more efficient than their non-trading peers,...

In this paper we investigate the relationship between productivity growth and firm dynamics using firm-level data between 1992 and 2006. Theories emphasising firm-level heterogeneity show that industry-level productivity may not only increase as a consequence of increasing within-firm...

This paper presents the specificities of Hungarian foreign trading firms from different perspectives, like concentration, efficiency and sectoral structure. Hungarian trade is highly concentrated similarly to other countries. Trading firms are more efficient than their non-trading peers,...

Das Gutachten behandelt steuerliche Aspekte der Aktivitäten von Private-Equity-Fonds und Hedge-Fonds. Welche wirtschaftliche Rolle spielen sie?Braucht die deutsche Volkswirtschaft diese Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften etwa wegen Kapitalmangels? Und dann die zentrale Frage: Werden sie so...

Das Verhältnis zwischen Deutschen und Tschechen ist schwierig geblieben, auch wenn die Außenminister der beiden Länder am 20. Dezember endlich die Versöhnungserklärung unterschreiben wollen. Das überlange Zögern hat auch die wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen schwer belastet. Die beiden...