Seit 6 Jahren waren die Aussichten für eine Belebung der Konjunktur nicht mehr so günstig wie 2006. Die positiven Impulse resultieren aus den nach wie vor boomenden Exporten. Achillesferse der Konjunkturentwicklung ist und bleibt jedoch die Binnennachfrage, die in keinem größeren...

The present work looks at the relationship between institutional structure and economic performance at the regional level. The work focuses on one particular aspect, the number of municipalities in a given region (municipal fragmentation) and the impact on regional development measured as GDP...

This working paper explores avenues to improve public sector efficiency in Latvia, a catching-up and ageing economy where spending needs are large. Ensuring that spending allocated to core services (e.g. education, healthcare) is adequate to achieve convergence of policy outcomes to OECD upper...