In public discussion in Germany it is often argued that jobs are mainly created in small and medium-sized firms (i.e. the Mittelstandʺ), whereas large firms tend to reduce their number of jobs. An empirical analysis for the period 1999 to 2005 with data of all western and eastern German firms...

Covid 19 pandemic, digitalization, Green Deal - Mittelstand companies will face great challenges in the next years besides their sector and size-specific tasks. Derived from Mittelstand research, we outline which legislative motions and support measures policy makers need to pay attention to in...

Introduction -- Development and constraints -- ASEAN economic community 2015: trade liberalization -- ASEAN economic community 2015: investment liberalization -- Access to trade facilitation -- Integration into e-trade -- The use of B2B providers in international trade