This paper analyzes policies to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) based on a sample comprising the US plus six EU countries (US-plus-EU-6) and four Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC-4). The analysis draws on industry-level data for 1995-2003. A Dynamic Panel Data approach is...

Using public policy instruments to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has become standard in most countries, irrespective of their level of development, geographical location or industrial structure. Against this background the paper analyses the suitability of various public policies to...

The stagnation of the economy in the Euro area since 2000 is closely connected to the dominance of purely long-run supply-side oriented policies in the Euro area. While exports and profits soared, domestic demand has been weak. The neglect of cyclical and demand factors appears to be the major...

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...

European countries are becoming increasingly politically integrated and the process of integration has accelerated in recent years. But how much social integration is there within the Community? This article supplies a definition of European social integration, and thereby lays down the...

After an extended process of reform the European Union has introduced direct payments to farmers which are decoupled from production decisions as a central element of its Common Agricultural Policy. They are also referred to as Single Farm Payments. In this paper we analyze the production and...

Das Instrument des Stadtentwicklungsfonds trifft in den europäischen Staaten auf sehr unterschiedliche wirtschaftliche und politische Rahmenbedingungen sowie auf lokaler Ebene auf unterschiedliche Akteurskonstellationen. Im Vergleich der Stadtentwicklungsfonds in Manchester und Den Haag kann...

Die Stadt Leipzig hat sich am internationalen Austauschprojekt "CSI Europe - City Sustainable Investment" (2011 - 2015) beteiligt. Neben der europäischen Kooperation zum Thema hat die Stadt Leipzig ihrerseits einen Expertenrat eingesetzt, um die Eckpunkte eines lokalen Stadtentwicklungsfonds in...

Die Studie analysiert aktuelle Entwicklungen und Trends in den Ländern Zentral- und Osteuropas sowie Süd- und Südosteuropas und deren Implikationen für die österreichische Regionalpolitik. Das Ziel der Studie ist, einen Beitrag zur Evaluierung der gegenwärtigen Regionalpolitik innerhalb...

Die europäische Union hat Programme installiert (ESM) oder ist dabei dies zu tun (Europäische Einlagensicherung), die darauf hinauslaufen, dass Kapital von weniger korrupten Ländern in Länder mit höherem Korruptionsgrad transferiert wird. Die Literatur deckt einen deutlichen Zusammenhang...