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After the German reunification, interregional subsidies accounted for approximately four percent of gross fixed capital investment in the new federal states. We show that between 1992 and 2005 infrastructure and (small) business aid had a negative net impact on regional economic growth. This...
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Against the backdrop of increasing efforts of the German federal and states’ governments to open up additional private financial sources for transport infrastucture construction this paper tries to give a comprehensive overview over transport-related public expenditures and revenues of the...
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German technology policy has undergone a remarkable change during the last years. The first thing to mention is that technology policy in Germany takes a broader view now, focussing not only on knowledge creation (i.e. the invention process per se) but also on knowledge diffusion and faster...
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The paper analyses the perspectives for a new container port at the German North Sea coast. In view of the expected further enlargement of container ship sizes and sustained growth in international trade, the port seems to be an economically sound project. Public funds, however, will probably...
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Die Politik hat der Eisenbahn eine wichtige Rolle bei der Senkung der Emissionen zugedacht. Aktuell zeigt sich allerdings, dass die DB AG als wichtigstes Unternehmen der Branche in Schwierigkeiten steckt. Die Zuverlässigkeit des Netzes sinkt dramatisch, sichtbar an abnehmender Pünktlichkeit...
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This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...
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Im April 2015 hat die Expertenkommission zur 'Stärkung von Investitionen in Deutschland' ihren Bericht abgeliefert und damit die Diskussion über die Finanzierung der öffentlichen Infrastruktur in Deutschland wieder angeregt. Einig sind sich die Autoren über den dringenden Investitionsbedarf...
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After the German reunification, interregional subsidies accounted for approximately four percent of gross fixed capital investment in the new federal states. We show that between 1992 and 2005 infrastructure and (small) business aid had a negative net impact on regional economic growth. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003794113
In dem Beitrag wird untersucht, welche Gründe für die Anlage eines Tiefwasserhafens für Containerschiffe an der Deutschen Bucht sprechen. Das Hafenprojekt erscheint im Hinblick auf steigende Schiffsgrößen und zunehmenden internationalen Güteraustausch gesamtwirtschaftlich sinnvoll. Die...
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Im April 2015 hat die Expertenkommission zur „Stärkung von Investitionen in Deutschland“ ihren Bericht abgeliefert und damit die Diskussion über die Finanzierung der öffentlichen Infrastruktur in Deutschland wieder angeregt. Einig sind sich die Autoren über den dringenden...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011293573