When developing urban areas, one ofthe key issues to consider is that oftraffic. The provision of well-planned,adequate transport infrastructure iskey to dealing with the levels of trafficgenerated by a major urban area. Theissue of accessibility is also important,and transport infrastructure...

This paper theoretically and empirically analyzes the interaction of emigration of highly skilled labor, an economy`s income gap to potential host economies of expatriates, and optimal public infrastructure investment. In a model with endogenous education and R&D investment decisions we show...

The share of privately managed road infrastructure throughout Western Europe is relatively high; the progress among these countries is unequally developed. While private concessionaires have been established in England, France, Spain, Finland, France, Italy and Portugal since the late 1950s,...

PRIVATISATION AND THE USE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS(PPP) MODELS IN THE PROVISION OF ROAD AND HIGHWAYINFRASTRUCTURE HAS CONTINUOUSLY GAINED IN IMPORTANCEWORLDWIDE AND IN PARTICULAR IN EUROPE DURING THE LASTYEARS. TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED AS A TYPICAL PUBLIC DOMAIN,MORE AND MORE OF THE TASKS...

Angesichts von Finanzmarktkrise undRezession braucht Deutschland mehr denn jeeine kluge Wachstumsstrategie. Um dieWirtschaft nachhaltig wieder in Fahrt zubringen, müssen nicht nur die Binnennachfrage,sondern auch die Angebotskapazitätengestärkt werden. Dazu dient am besten einProgramm, wie es...

In Deutschland stellen wir jedes Jahreinen neuen Rekord auf. Jedes Jahrwurden mehr Güter und Personen durchunser Land transportiert. Diesesgeschieht zunehmend auf der Straße.Auch in den kommenden Jahren wirdsich diese Entwicklung fortsetzen. Wollenwir dies? Wie wollen wir den Ausbau...

Nach Verwirklichung der deutschen Wiedervereinigung steht die öffentliche Hand vorgravierenden finanziellen Problemen. Dem hohen Investitionsbedarf in Bereichen wieInfrastruktur, Altlastsanierung, Abfallentsorgung und Umweltschutz steht eine angespanntefinanzielle Situation der Gemeinden...

Showcasing data from all areas of the ILC program and other sources, Charting International Labor Comparisons is a gateway to explore how key labor market and other national economic measurements compare across countries. There are links to previous editions of the Chartbook of International...

In 2000, the Lisbon Agenda set out an ambitious plan to make the EuropeanUnion “the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy inthe world”. The Agenda suggested a need for action on three broad fronts:the first explicitly macroeconomic; the second explicitly microeconomic;the third...