Geht es nach der britischen Regierung, wird das Vereinigte Königreich mit dem Austritt aus der Europäischen Union auch den Binnenmarkt und die Zollunion verlassen. Das bedeutet, dass der Warenhandel zwischen beiden Wirtschaftsräumen künftig durch nicht-tarifäre Handelshemmnisse, im...

The international economic debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has focused mainly on trade induced real income gains while the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)-related and innovation induced benefits have been largely neglected, although the EU and the US are...

The paper studies the properties of the productive structure of a region and national economies within the region. We use input-output data to calculate and compare input-output linkages and complex network measures of centrality to identify the most important sectors. We found that the most...

Many structural changes have occurred in the European Union countries, for example, there have been changes in sectoral employment share, in the demand of goods due to technology, in trade patterns and in technology. These structural changes may affect the process of convergence. Most of the...

The present work adds to the existing literature the analysis of the determinants of environmental taxation in European economies. Using a pooled panel data, we consider various groups of factors influencing environmental taxation referring to production and consumption, environmental...

This paper analyzes the prologue to the Greek tragedy-in particular, the long period of slow growth after Greece joined the European Union and the short period of very strong growth following its adoption of the euro-and deduces reform proposals. Ultimately, a growth strategy should contain...

While Greece's poor record on investment and exports predates the crisis, the deep economic recession has made addressing long-standing weaknesses a priority. This paper takes a closer look at selected structural reforms that are critical for bolstering investments and exports in Greece. We...

The historic decision at the Euro Summit on July 12, 2015, to continue supporting Greece as a member of the EU and the euro family, provided Greece the chance to return to growth and sustainability, provided it takes the necessary steps to continue with its reforms. Jointly the Greek government...

Parallelsacht. "OSS Adaption" war Hauptsachtitel der 1. Version, die 14 Tage lang im Netz stand. It is no secret that open source software (OSS) is gaining ground, yet the drivers for OSS adoption still seem rather unclear. This report aims to compare various industries within select countries...

Die EU wollte den europäischen Energiebinnenmarkt noch im Jahr 2014 vollenden. Doch dürfte dieses Ziel deutlich verfehlt werden. Die Energiemärkte der Mitgliedstaaten bleiben insbesondere wegen unterschiedlicher mitgliedstaatlicher Regulierungseingriffe sehr heterogen. Für eine stärkere...