Dieser Beitrag thematisiert marktwirtschaftliche Perspektiven der europäischen Energiepolitik. Hierbei werden Effizienz, Umweltfreundlichkeit und Versorgungssicherheit als Ziele betrachtet und neue Vorschläge für eine konsistente Regulierung im Strommarkt vorgelegt. Hier wird die kostenlose...

Die Regulierung von Märkten für innovative digitale Produkte und Dienste wirft eine Reihe grundsätzlicher Fragen auf, die nachfolgend zunächst aus theoretischer Sicht betrachtet werden. Dabei werden auch Aspekte des Schumpeterschen Innovationswettbewerbs in offenen Volkswirtschaften...

The key dynamics of the transatlantic banking crisis are analyzed - with emphasis on the fact that the banking disaster of 2007/08 was not really a surprise -, and the five key requirements for restoring stability and efficiency in the EU/OECD banking sector are highlighted: Hedge funds should...

The Analysis puts the focus on links between EU-integration and globalization. The EU is active in the process of globalization, particularly through the EU single market and EU eastern enlargement. As regards major other impulses for economic globalization the focus is on technological progress...

This Paper takes a closer look at the liberalization dynamics in telecommunications in EU. More over, we focus on selected issues of regulating telecommunications in convergent markets. Of particularly interest is the political and institutional division of labour between national regulators and...

EU Eastern enlargement has brought trade creation, growth and shifts in trading patterns in the context of opening up, structural change, foreign direct investment and rising domestic investment. We focus on outsourcing and changes in relative prices, RCAs, and export unit values in new EU...

The development of ICT is considered as an important indicator of globalization. The main hypothesis is that the development of ICT and global activities of both countries and regions are positively correlated. As criteria for global activities the exports and FDI-inflows are taken. The...

The paper contains an overview of main FDI theories. The focus is on the role of FDI inflows within development of national ICT sector (case of Russia). General trends (volumes, structural distribution) in FDI inflows in Russian ICT sector are identified and summarized. Some recommendations...