spite of a wave of crises and recessions in the late 1990s and early 2000s). Privatization has made a great deal of progress … somewhat. One of the main lessons for privatization policy makers in MENA countries from the experience in other regions is …

subject of this study is the analysis of network industries with particular emphasis on privatization in this field in general … is threefold. The chapter on privatization is based on a theoretical model, followed by a chapter on the institutional …

eight research institutions. Ifo's part within this larger programme was (a) to analyse the fiscal effects of privatization … and (b) to assess the valuation of privatization effects by stakeholders and experts in nine European countries. For the … tested with data from US municipalities. Than the model was used to analyse privatization effects in comparison with public …

Deutschland hat in den Jahren 2006 und 2007 im europäischen Vergleich beachtliche wirtschaftliche Fortschritte gemacht … durch Strukturreformen für mehr Beschäftigung und Wachstum in Deutschland gesorgt. Schätzungsweise rund ein Drittel der … Deutschland zum Drittel mit dem strengsten Beschäftigungsschutz. Zudem erschweren vergleichsweise hohe Arbeitskosten und …

cities in Germany. On average, agglomerations feature a substantially higher propensity for business start-ups in the liberal … big cities, too. Among the 20 biggest cities in Germany, Bonn, Berlin and Cologne hold the top positions with regard to …

. Gründungen zu fördern, ist eine wirtschaftspolitische Daueraufgabe. Die Gründungszahlen in Deutschland sind jedoch rückläufig …-up numbers in Germany are declining or stagnating. Therefore the question arises, whether the start-up support should be revised …