The developed economies of Europe and the United States are slowly recovering from the worldwide financial crisis and the debt crisis in the euro area. How will the economic situation of these countries evolve in the future? Will the developed economies experience high rates of productivity and...

Die Volkswirtschaften Europas und der Vereinigten Staaten erholen sich nur langsam von der weltweiten Finanzkrise und der Schuldenkrise im Euroraum. Wie hoch wird das Wirtschaftswachstum in den kommenden Jahren ausfallen? Werden die entwickelten Volkswirtschaften in einem hohen Maße...

The paper addresses the topic of an overall long-term productivity slowdown in labor productivity for a panel of 25 developed countries. Besides studying individual long-term trends of single countries using filtering techniques we also test for multiple structural breakpoints in the long-term...

Various proposals are currently being suggested to encourage higher foreign direct investment in countries within the euro area, particularly between individual member states. The intended goal is to assist in stimulating economic growth in the euro area. Against this background, this article...

Direktinvestitionen in die Länder des Euroraums zu setzen - vor allem auch zwischen den einzelnen Mitgliedsländern. Dies soll unter anderem dazu beitragen, das Wirtschaftswachstum im Euroraum zu beleben. Vor diesem Hintergrund gibt dieser Beitrag einen Überblick der umfangreichen - aber auch...

The political conditions for growth are currently dominated by increased uncertainty; this is particularly weighing on investment activity and slowing down the global economy. DIW Berlin is lowering its forecast slightly for this year and the next to 4.1 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively....