This paper provides a theoretical framework and some empirical information on the shift from industrialization to de-industrialization which typically occurs in the course of economic growth. It is suggested that such a non-monotonic structural change is caused by a diminishing productivity bias...

In diesem Aufsatz wird der Einfluß der Außen- und Binnenprotektion auf das Tempo des Strukturwandels in der Bundesrepublik untersucht. Dafür werden detaillierte statistische Informationen über Zolle und Subventionen nach 31 Wirtschaftszweigen präsentiert. Die Auswirkungen dieser...

Established theories in international business come to different conclusions when specifically applied to the analysis of the international activities of start-up companies in high-technology industries. Using a new dataset of 495 British and German start-ups operating in high-technology...

Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations with a macroeconometric model. A macroeconometric disequilibriummodel of the West German economy is used to analyze a reform proposal for the tax system. The model was estimated...