Herstellung und Betrieb von Windenergieanlagen - on- und offshore - haben sich zu einem bedeutenden Wirtschaftszweig in Nordwestdeutschland entwickelt, der absehbar die Arbeitsplatzrückgänge im Schiffbau kompensieren kann. Damit treten sowohl die Unternehmen als auch die Beschäftigten als...

Seit Beginn der Transformation haben in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas (MOEL) die interregionalen Disparitäten zugenommen. Insbesondere die Stadt-Land-Gegensätze haben sich verstärkt. Dieser Beitrag zeigt die Entwicklung der Disparitäten auf und diskutiert auf der Basis theoretischer...

ILO pub. Article on comparison of the economic implications of rising petroleum prices in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (trends 1972 to 1978) - examines effects on incomes, employment, balance of payments, power consumption, transport, agricultural sector, etc. References.

This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the current account has deteriorated from a surplus of 1.2 percent of GDP in 2002 to a deficit of about 2.3 percent in 2012, as France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded...

This staff report on Colombia’s arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line highlights economic policies and development. Colombia’s economic performance in recent years has been very strong, underpinned by a very strong institutional framework and prudent macroeconomic management....

A lo largo de 2001, la Comision Europea dara a conocer su propuesta legislativa para reforma de la Politica Pesquera Comun. Este trabajo tiene el proposito de analizar la politica estructural de la pesca y realizar una valoracion de los efectos de dicha politica sobre la sobredimension de la...

The structure of a country’s external liabilities, as well as the extent and nature of its international financial integration are key determinants of its vulnerability to financial crises. This is confirmed by new empirical analysis covering OECD and emerging economies over the past four...

This paper brings together the results from new empirical analysis on how – under international capital mobility – financial account structure and structural policies can contribute to financial stability. More specifically, the analysis has identified features of financial accounts and...

This paper reveals the contents of the category of «regional industry-specific shift» by which, unlike existing treatments, a qualitative change in the sectoral structure of the region, leading to increase or decrease of its production specialization is meant. A methodical approach is proposed...