Expectations are running high for significant outcomes on the temporary movement of natural persons to supply services - known as mode 4 - in the current WTO services negotiations. Powerful drivers for liberalisation exist, such as increased trade and investment, strengthened global business...

Globalization and the growing integration of national markets have had profound effects on the operation of markets, not least labour markets. In this book, a range of leading commentators on globalization and labour markets present original contribution on the interaction between these two...

The long-term impact of globalization, outsourcing, and technological change on workers is increasingly being studied by economists. At the nexus of labor economics, industry studies, and industrial organization, The Analysis of Firms and Employees presents new findings about these impacts by...

Charakteristisch für entwickelte Marktwirtschaften ist ihre ausgeprägte Fähigkeit zur Flexibilität. Angetrieben durch Konsumentenbedürfnisse und Produktinnovationen ändern sich permanent sowohl die verfügbaren Güter als auch die Struktur der Marktteilnehmer. Wettbewerblich organisierte...