Dieser Beitrag untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen internationalem Handel, dynamischen Wettbewerb und nationaler B eschäftigungsstruktur anhand einer Bestandsaufnahme der empirischen Literatur für Deutschland. Untersuchungen der relativen Güterpreisentwicklung im internationalen Handel...

This paper provides a critique of the ``unemployment invariance hypothesis,'' according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous...

The process of European integration has reached a formerly unknown speed. The completion of the Internal Market has led to a mutual recognition or harmonization of varying standards, norms, and regulations among EU member countries. Moreover, the treaty of Maastricht widened the competences of...