Increasing fragmentation of production across borders is changing the nature of international competition. As a result, conventional indicators of competitiveness based on gross exports become less informative and new measures are needed. In this paper we propose an ex-post accounting framework...

We present a new estimate of Anglo-German manufacturing productivity levels for 1935/36. It is based on archival data on German manufacturing and published British census data. We calculate comparative levels of value added, correcting for differences in prices for outputs and inputs. This...

GDP per capita growth rates in Russia have been among the highest in the world since the mid?1990s. Previous growth accounting research suggests that this was mainly driven by multi-factor productivity (MFP) growth. In this paper we analyse for the first time the drivers of Russian growth for...

Bislang war die Konsumstärke in Deutschland ein wichtiger Konjunkturträger. Die konjunkturelle Eintrübung macht jedoch vor den Konsumenten nicht halt. Das TCB-IW-Verbrauchervertrauen für Deutschland ist im zweiten Quartal 2019 auf 103,4 Punkte zurückgegangen. Damit sind die Verbraucher zwar...

Während sich die deutsche Konjunktur infolge der Rückgänge beim Export und in der Industrie eintrübt, zeigt sich der Private Konsum bislang robust. Das Konsumklima hat sich laut TCB-IW-Verbrauchervertrauen im dritten Quartal 2019 sogar etwas verbessert. Die Stimmungslage der Konsumenten wird...

This study describes the state of the art in the measurement of intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth, with a focus on an international comparison of intangible investment intensity and intangible capital deepening among eleven advanced economies. By employing a broad...

This paper investigates the productivity performance of CEE countries vis-à-vis the EU-15 during the 1990s to detect sources of convergence between the two regions. The paper shows that changes in labour intensity have been an important source of productivity convergence during the 1990s, and...

This paper investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) as a driver of improved productivity performance of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and Russia (CEER) relative to the EU-15 and the U.S. during the 1990s. The paper investigates how, and to what...

Die Corona-Krise hat die Verbraucher in Deutschland in Schockstarre versetzt. Der Einbruch des Verbrauchervertrauens resultiert vor allem aus den stark verschlechterten Beschäftigungsperspektiven. Auch die Kaufneigung ist eingebrochen, was gerade bei langlebigen Verbrauchsgütern zu erheblichen...