Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The highest centile increased by some 18 to 22 units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution...

Background: The trend in the BMI values of the US population has not been estimated accurately because time series data are unavailable and because the focus has been on calculating period effects. Object: To estimate the trend and rate of change of BMI values by birth cohorts stratified by...

How important was coal to the Industrial Revolution? Despite the huge growth of output, and the grip of coal and steam on the popular image of the Industrial Revolution, recent cliometric accounts have assumed coal mining mattered little to the Industrial Revolution. In contrast both E. A....

In dieser Arbeit wird die ökonomische Situation des Oberrheingrabens anhand der Themenbereiche Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit, Forschung und Entwicklung, Wachstum und Produktivität und Unternehmensgründungen analysiert. Zudem werden die wichtigsten infrastrukturellen Rahmenbedingungen,...

The study analyses the development possibilities of the Baltic Sea region from various perspectives. It deals with the current situation, the potential and the future challenges. Thereby this study puts its focus on trade in the Baltic Sea area, demographic trends, capacity for innovation and...

Die vorliegende Studie analysiert die Entwicklungsperspektiven der Ostseeregion aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln. Sie bildet die Ausgangssituation, die Potenziale, aber auch die zukünftigen Herausforderungen ab. Schwerpunkte der Analyse sind der Handel im Mare Balticum, demografische Trends,...

The Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation has been particularly active in asserting itself as a macro-regional political subject, transcending the administrative borders of the subjects of the Russian Federation. This affirmation of the Northwest as a macro-region is also...

Die Staatskanzlei des Landes Schleswig-Holstein hat das Institut für Weltwirtschaft im Mai 2007 mit der Erstellung einer Studie zum Thema „Potenziale und Chancen zum Aufbau einer gemeinsamen Wirtschaftsregion Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg“ beauftragt, die hiermit vorgelegt wird. Diese...

The export oriented economies in East and Southeast Asia have formed one of the most vibrant regions in the world. Due to their openness they have enjoyed increasing shares in world trade. Concomitant with their integration into the world market, the countries of the region have developed closer...