Competitiveness of a nation is associated with a set of characteristics that enable structural adjustment to global technological trends, and as a consequence, a rise in the living standard of its citizens. For catching-up economies, GDP convergence towards the most developed economies,...

Seit den 90er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts gab es einen Disput in der angelsächsischen Literatur über die empirische Relevanz konkurrierender Ansätze zum steigenden Lohndifferential zwischen qualifizierten und geringer qualifizierten Arbeitskräften in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika:...

Many people in the European Union fear that Eastern Enlargement will lead to major job losses. More recently, these fears about job losses have extended to high skill labor and IT jobs. The paper examines with new firm level data whether these fears are justified for the two neighboring...

Affiliates of German firms in Eastern Europe differ from those in the rest of the world. They have smaller sales and they employ more labor. Labor productivity is thus lower than in affiliates of German firms elsewhere. Moreover, multinational activity in Eastern Europe is mostly unilaterally...