Even though the automobile industry is technologically advanced, the increasing integration of low-income countries into the global division of labor has put competitive pressure on traditional automobile producing countries. New end-producers emerged in Asia, Latin America as well as Southern...

The development of production, prices and employment in the EU electrical industry between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s is analysed in order to test the hypothesis that the competitive pressure from low-income countries has led to the observed decline of the employment share of low-skilled...

Die Automobilindustrie Westeuropas steht am Scheideweg: Einige Wissenschaftler, Politiker und Manager sehen angesichts massiven Kostendrucks und globalen Wettbewerbs keine grossen Zukunftschancen für die Branche. Diesen Prognosen zum Trotz waren und sind Unternehmen der Automobilindustrie mit...