The dynamics of the digital economy in the US, Europe and Japan are rather different. Some EU countries come close to the USA as the leading OECD country in the new economy, but Japan faces particular problems in catching-up digitally. Information and communication technology will affect...

The New Economy in Europe and the US poses many unexplored issues. The authors present innovative theoretical and empirical analysis on Internet dynamics, productivity growth and organizational changes in selected OECD countries. New empirical findings related to telecommunications, Internet and...

While international capital flows are rising, the role of banks in the economy is changing and stock markets in OECD and eastern European countries play an increasing role for financing investment and innovation. Economic catching up of eastern Europe, European Monetary Union and problems of...

In den Sektoren Automobilwirtschaft und Informations- & Kommunikationstechnologie haben sich im Zuge der EU-Osterweiterung, der Globalisierung und der Technologieintensivierung der Produktion starke Veränderungen in West- und Osteuropa ergeben. Die Bedeutung der Clusterdynamik, den...