"Der Beitrag behandelt im Schwerpunkt die schätztheoretische Problematik bei der Erklärung von Veränderungen der Beschäftigungsschwelle des Wirtschaftswachstums, die durch die Spezifikation bedingt ist. Es wird nachgewiesen, daß neben technischen Fortschritt, Skaleneffekt i.a. auch der...

Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon countries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist...

This cumulative dissertation consists of three essays. The first essays with the title ‘‘The Labor Market Effect of Opening the Border: Evidence from Switzerland’’ analyses the effect of opening the labor market for workers from the European Union in Switzerland after 1999. We exploit...

Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon coun-tries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist...

The economic impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is studied using a (semi) endogenous growth model with two novel features. First, the task approach from labor economics is reformulated and integrated into a growth model. Second, the standard represen- tative household assumption is rejected,...

The economic impact of Articial Intelligence (AI) is studied using a (semi) endogenous growth model with two novel features. First, the task approach from labor economics is reformulated and integrated into a growth model. Second, the standard representative household assumption is rejected, so...

Robert Gordons Hypothese der schwächelnden Innovationen und der Gegenwinde ist ein interessanter Erklärungsansatz für das Phänomen der niedrigen Produktivitäts- und Wirtschaftswachstumsraten in den entwickelten Volkswirtschaften. Die Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums und der...