In den letzten Jahren haben sich die Wirtschaften in den neuen EU-Beitrittsländern zu einem begehrten Investitionsziel entwickelt. Obwohl nur ca. 5-6% der deutschen Direktinvestitionen nach Mittel- und Osteuropa fließen, zeigt das Buch, dass diese Region auch nach dem EU-Beitritt von 8...

This paper aims to explore the factors influencing the ability of firms to compete in globalised markets. The Austrian and evolutionary economics and the endogeneous growth literature highlight the role of innovation activities in enabling firms to compete more effectively - and expand their...

Following up on a previous paper by the same author on the contribution of ICT capital to growth and labor productivity in Poland 1995-2000, this paper extends the study to eight transition economies: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The paper shows that...