Vor der Jahr 2000-Umstellung sind nahezu alle Computernutzer betroffen. Eine Sonderfrage, die das ifo Institut im April den am ifo Konjunkturtest teilnehmenden westdeutschen Industrieunternehmen gestellt hat, läßt allerdings darauf schließen, daß die meisten Firmen bereits Vorkehrungen...

Die Anbieter von Software und DV-Dienstleistungen, die im Oktober 1997 an der elften vierteljährlichen Konjunkturumfrage des ifo Instituts teilnahmen, waren überwiegend zufrieden mit ihrer Geschäftslage und erwarteten eine weitere Verbesserung. Das Umsatzwachstum hat sich allerdings etwas...

Supports the macro-level analysis with a survey of 46 metal- engineering and 16 secondary petrochemical enterprises.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the historical development of the capital goods machinery industry in China - covers the period from 1930s to 1950s describing development from repair shops and maintenance in foreign owned shops to machinery manufacturing using intermediate technology;...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper outlining an econometric model based on a national accounting matrix to provide simulations of basic needs economic policies in Latin America - describes the structure of the model covering production factors, employment, value added, income...

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries' growth would benefit from reductions in barriers to trade. However, the empirical basis for judging trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad hoc, results are typically not judged against models, policies are poorly measured,...

The report provides the IMF's projections and estimates of Cape Verde on selected economic and financial indicators, 2001–05; social and demographic indicators, 2001–04; consumer prices; gross domestic product sources and uses of resources; gross domestic product by industry at current...

This paper discusses Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of a Performance Criterion. Financial sector indicators through end-March 2013 suggest that the banking system remains profitable and adequately capitalized at...