Die negative Entwicklung der Gesamtwirtschaft macht auch vor dem deutschen Einzelhandel nicht halt. Zwar läuft der private Konsum bisher relativ gut, die Einzelhandelsumsätze gingen in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2009 aber zurück. Die Einzelhandelsfirmen gehen davon aus, dass sich die negative...

This study calculates the impact of investment in broadband technology on German employment and economic output. Two sequential investment scenarios are analysed: the first one reflects the government's National Broadband Strategy that extends through 2014, and the second covers the...

About a year ago Herr Kurt Ladendorff, auditor in Hamburg, caused quite a sensation with his projected establishment of "europoint", an international conference centre in the Hamburg suburb of Wedel, located in Schleswig-Holstein. Whilst the interest of local papers concentrated on the projected...