Das Ziel des ersten Teils dieser Dissertation ist es, die Unterschiede in der industriellen Entwicklung zwischen Deutschland und dem Iran anhand von Sekundärdaten zu messen, um dann in den weiteren Teilen zu versuchen, diese Unterschiede durch drei Hypothesengruppen zu erklären, um daraus...

This paper reviews and summarizes the literature that has concentrated on budget consolidations and their fiscal and economic effects. The issue of fiscal adjustments has again gained importance due to the recent economic crisis and the resulting fiscal imbalances. The existing literature shows...

Political misalignment and greater ideological distance between donor and recipient governments may render foreign aid less effective by adding to transaction costs and eroding trust. In addition, development aid from the West may lead to adverse growth effects in the global South due to the...

The three essays of this dissertation contribute to the measurement of European economic integration and investigate the welfare effects of the European countries. The first study presents a newly developed index – the EU Index – which measures the extent of economic integration into the...