The author shows that the US as the world's largest investor abroad so far shuns the most dynamic host region East Asia including China and instead continues to focus on investment in Europe. In contrast, Germany follows a different path. Similar to trade, German companies have been very active...

Der Autor beleuchtet die Gesamtbedeutung des erfassten deutschen Dienstleistungshandels, indem er insbesondere auf die Unterschiede zwischen den verschiedenen Weltregionen im Waren- und Dienstleistungshandel für Deutschland eingeht. Er zeigt auf, dass der deutsche Dienstleistungshandel etwa ein...

This paper analyses data released by the three EC member countries' Central Banks on payments and receipts for services traded between West Germany, France, and the Netherlands on the one hand and the five founding member states of ASEAN on the other. Chapter II analyses the changing role of...