Die deutsche Exportindustrie ist traditionell auf die Lieferung von Investitionsgütern spezialisiert. Daher kann die Schätzung der zukünftigen Entwicklung der Investitionsgüterexporte für die Prognose der gesamten deutschen Ausfuhren von Nutzen sein. Die Investitionstätigkeit von...

It is argued that the explosive growth experienced in much of the World since the middle of the 19th Century is due to the exploitation and use of fossil fuels which, in turn, was made possible by capital good innovations that enabled this source of energy to be used effectively. Economic...

This paper explores the impact of technological change on industry concentration and the underlying firm dynamics. In the agent-based model EURACE@Unibi I implement a paradigm shift in the technological frontier - a shift from a slow to a fast growing regime. The analysis shows that the...