international competition from EU, Japan, and later from China and the other emerging economies had played a pivotal role in the …

, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the USA, between 1970 and 2010. We find that foreign direct investment, trade openness …

materialize, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) should act swiftly through further and/or longer- dated asset purchases. Communication should … coming years with uncertain net effects—higher exports and capital outflows—in the short term. As long as Japan continues …

-cost-margins over the business cycle for food industries in Germany, the USA as well as the Netherlands. Controlling for market … der Profite verschiedener Branchen der Ernährungswirtschaft in Deutschland, den USA sowie den Niederlanden. Aus der … Branchen mit niedriger Konzentration in Deutschland sowie in sämtlichen Branchen der USA gering ist. Die Beobachtungen für …

Inhalt von Einbürgerungstests der USA, Österreichs, des Vereinigten Königreichs, Deutschlands und der Niederlande. Eine … the US, Austria, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. A central question discussed is whether these tests can be …

, Federal Republic, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and USA; reviews OECD and ILO code of conduct and EC …

of major OECD countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK and … the USA. Essentially, success in maintaining fiscal discipline lies in maintaining a firm political commitment, and …