The specification of macro migration models and, hence, forecasts of migration potentials differ largely in the literature. Two main differences characterise macro migration models: first, whether migration flows or stocks are used as the dependent variable, and, second, whether the...

We construct a model of the stock of private cars in the Republic of Ireland. The model distinguishes cars by fuel, engine size and age. The modelled car stock is build up from a long history of data on sales, and calibrated to recent data on actual stock. We complement the data on the number of...

A report published by the Natural Gas Programme of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, concludes that European gas demand will not recover its 2010 level until about 2025. Dr Anouk Honoré has produced the most comprehensive independent study of European gas demand by country and by sector...

Die deutsche Bauwirtschaft hat ein Jahrzehnt stark rückläufiger Baunachfrage hinter sich: 2004 erreichte das reale Bauvolumen nur noch 78% des Wertes von 1994. Auch 2005 ist noch nicht mit einer nachhaltigen Verbesserung zu rechnen. Die mittel- und langfristige Entwicklung wird jedoch einen...