Die ifo Investorenrechnung ist ein umfangreiches Werkzeug zur Untersuchung wirtschaftlicher Entwicklungstendenzen und Verschiebungen der Investitionsstrukturen in den Wirtschaftsbereichen Deutschlands. Unter Verwendung einer Vielzahl von Datenquellen liefert sie verdichtete Investitionsmatrizen...

Die ifo Investorenrechnung ist ein umfangreiches Werkzeug zur Untersuchung wirtschaftlicher Entwicklungstendenzen und Verschiebungen der Investitionsstrukturen in den Wirtschaftsbereichen Deutschlands. Unter Verwendung einer Vielzahl von Datenquellen liefert sie verdichtete Investitionsmatrizen...

Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational "fitness" within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to both the practice and...

This paper examines how strategic alliances to create and use standards affect economic growth and development. The explanation of the link from standards to economic growth and development is through the effects of standards on the incentives to perform industrial research and development...

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has been undertaking major efforts in developing their countries economy by means of industrial policy. However, a more narrow approach to industrial policy has been pursued only since 2010, with the initiation of the 'Strategic Emerging Industries'...

To investigate how fuel economy is valued in the Indian car market, we compute the cost to Indian consumers of purchasing a more fuel-efficient vehicle and compare it to the benefit of lower fuel costs over the life of the vehicle. We use hedonic price functions for four market segments (petrol...

The paper discusses Georgia's transit potential as a regional development actor and Georgia as a transit hub. The focus of the research is on the functioning of transit flows and logistics infrastructure as an attractive determinant of foreign investment. It also analyzes the financial and...

u0093Bond Market Inflation Expectation and Longer-term Trends in Broad Monetary Growth and Inflation in Industrial Countries, 1880-2001u0094 by William G. Dewald, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Ohio State University and Former Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Annual...

There is no consensus about the causes of the reduction in business cycle volatility seen in many major economies over the last decade. Using stylised models of the economies of the US, Euro area, UK and Japan, we argue that economic stability has been fostered by improved monetary policy and by...

This paper provides a comprehensive empirical assessment of the relation between the cyclicality of fiscal policy, output volatility, and economic growth, using a large cross-section of 88 countries over the period 1960 to 2004. Identification of the effects of (endogenous) cyclical fiscal...