This paper argues that the institutional framework of industrial policies derives from the analysis of industries as systems. Industries are embedded in specific institutional frameworks with which they co-evolve. However, industrial systems are primarily organised at local level: industries may...

L’analisi prende in considerazione la coorte 2007/08 degli immatricolati ad un corso di primo livello o a ciclo unico e degli iscritti al primo anno di un corso specialistico beneficiari della borsa di studio erogata da ER.GO. A partire dall’a.a. 2007/08 in Emilia-Romagna il numero di aventi...

The Emilia-Romagna region is an exemplary case of industrial development based on systems of small and medium-sized enterprises. Since the 1980s it has become a common reference in the international debate on Post-Fordism. This paper analyzes the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the...

In the early 1980s Emilia-Romagna drew wide attention as a case of successful industrialisation based on small and medium-sized firms clustered in industrial districts intermingled with social cohesion and integration assured by the hegemonic role played by the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in...

Um das Europäische Emissionshandelssystem (EU ETS) wird derzeit aufgrund der niedrigen Preise für Verschmutzungsrechte eine Diskussion geführt. Der Beitrag fasst den aktuellen Stand zusammen und kommentiert ihn aus ökonomischer Sicht.

"In the Federal Republic of Germany discussions surrounding the employment effects of environmental protection are an 'evergreen' which has passed through several development phases. Calculations of net employment effects of environmental protection at national level show, however, that it can...

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht, in welchem Verhältnis Umweltaspekte zu Subventionen und Subventionspolitik stehen und inwiefern sie für subventionspolitische Reformen fruchtbar gemacht werden können. Dabei werden Bezüge zwischen den Politikfeldern Umweltpolitik und "Subventionspolitik"...

This study aims at assessing the impacts of different approaches to IPPC implementation on competitiveness of companies in two industrial sectors (electric steelmaking and domestic glass production). As the provisions of the IPPC Directive allow a certain flexibility for Member States to set...