kausale Beziehung zwischen ausländischen Direktinvestitionen (DI) und Wirtschaftswachstum in 6 lateinamerikanischen Ländern … aufgeworfen, wie die Interaktion zwischen DI und inländischem Wirtschaftswachstum zu sehen ist. Auch wenn in der theoretischen als … auch empirischen Literatur signifikante Belege für eine Verbindung zwischen DI und Wirtschaftswachstum zu finden sind, so …

In recent years, reducing poverty has been a core objective of social policy in Latin America. In2008, the incidence of … poverty reached almost a third of the population, of which 13 percent areclassified as extremely poor. Most Latin American … issues fromaccess to education and health services, consumption patterns, to the impact on poverty,inequality, and labor …

tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …

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 …