spreading of HIV/AIDS in developing countries combined with a high price level of patented pharmaceuticals used for the … Arzneimittel zur Behandlung dieser Krankheit. Zum anderen wurde auch der Mangel wirksamer Medikamente gegen vernachlässigte … Immatrialgüterrechte wesentliche Vorraussetzung für die konstante Entwicklung innovativer Arzneimittel seien. Kritiker des TRIPS …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less … productive entrants to remain in the market. The positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can, however …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …

growth less output price growth) was 1.88 pct. pts., revealing that TFP's 1.90 pct. pts. growth contribution was fully … focus more on measures to foster TFP growth than on specific price or quantity instruments to enhance income growth. …