"At the annual average rate of growth Hawaii experienced between 1959 and 1990, the size of the economy would double every 14 years. At the rate of growth experienced between 1991 and 1998, it would take 93 years for Hawaii's economy to double in size."--from the IntroductionWhat happened during...

Post-apartheid South Africa is facing three major economic problems: (1) slack economic growth, (2) high and growing unemployment and (3) among the world's highest income inequality and poverty indices. South Africa is currently caught in a macro-economic straight-jacket of tight monetary,...

This paper studies an agent-based model that bridges Keynesian theories of demandgeneration and Schumpeterian theories of technology-fueled economic growth. We employ the model to investigate the properties of macroeconomic dynamics and the impact of public polices on supply, demand and the...

Derzeit ist Griechenland von öffentlichen Rettungspaketen der EU und des IWF abhängig, welche an harte Konsolidierungsauflagen gebunden sind, die von der Troika aus EU-Kommission, EZB und IWF überwacht werden. Bis jetzt sind Griechenland Kredite im Volumen von 65 Mrd. Euro zur Verfügung...