Deutschland ist angeblich Exportweltmeister und Schlußlicht beim europäischen Wachstum. Das Land kämpft mit einer wachsenden Massenarbeitslosigkeit und beobachtet fassungslos die fortschreitende Verlagerung industrieller Arbeitsplätze in Niedriglohnländer. Die Angst der Bevölkerung...

It is neither likely nor desirable for central banks to exit from unconventional monetary policies in the near future. However, it is important that central banks develop an exit strategy, evaluate the merits of new and old monetary policy tools and communicate with the public so as to maintain...

Results of the company case studies of the EMERGENCE-project (’Estimation and Mapping of Employment Relocation in a Global Economy in the New Communications Environment’) show that information and communication technologies without doubt widen the possibilities for the organization of work...

Based on data from Encuesta de hogares de 1996 del Direccion General de Estadistica, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEyC).

Covers data from 1990 to 1997.