This paper aims to find evidence for the positive impact of cluster structures on employment development in Germany. It develops a new way of measuring the co-location of suppliers and buyers of intermediate goods in a region as well as the importance for the employment development in individual...

Durch staatliche Clusterpolitik wird die Forschung- und Entwicklung (FuE) von privatwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen und öffentlichen Institutionen gefördert, wenn lokale Kooperationspotentiale nicht genutzt werden und geringe FuE-Ausgaben die Folge sind. Durch optimale Ressourcenallokation soll...

This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the institutional process by which reforms can and do take place,...

Angola’s difficulties in achieving macro-economic stability and economic liberalization have serious implications for private-sector development. Hyperinflation, and frequent policy reversal, constrain and distort investment in both the informal and formal parts of the private sector. But...