minority differences which have serious implications for economic and social policies. Foreign trade has once again become an … development of imports was nearly equally dynamic (+28%), and the CEECs' trade deficit further increased - mostly on account of a … further deterioration of the trade balance in Poland. Rapidly growing trade with the EU has been the main cause for the recent …

-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different implications of the growing importance of trade in intermediate inputs. The first … chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … and estimates the importance of international trade in intermediate inputs and internationally mobile capital for the …

at contributing to the understanding of non-standard determinants of trade and migration: historical and cultural … costs of natural disasters: trade openness and income per capita (Chapter 4), and natural disasters, international …

worsens. Moreover, robust results across the regression scenarios show that higher employment protection and minimum wages … indicate that the increasing share of services employment in total employment is helping to reduce unemployment among young …

Marginal employment, so-called Minijobs, represent a significant part of the dependent employment in Germany. In 20121 … motivations of the employees and the employers and the perception of rights like the continued payment of wages and maternity …

. In an overview, the study analyses a) the main (economic) trends in Austria and the CEE/SEE countries; b) their trade …