While there are many methods to measure the competitiveness of an economy, most of these concepts ignore the fact that … competitiveness can change not only because of market processes such as wage negotiation but also because of political decision making … to improve their competitive position. Disentangling market-induced and politics-induced changes in competitiveness are …

The deepening crisis of the European Monetary Union -- The theoretical rationale of a monetary union -- Germany as the …

Deutschlands ist von Angst dominiert. Doch nicht ohne Grund erlebt Deutschland aktuell den stärksten Boom seit der …, und stellen dabei auch die brisante Frage, welche gesellschaftlichen Gruppen in Deutschland profitieren werden - und wer …