This paper analyses the employment consequences of policies aimed to support biofuels in the European Union. The promotion of biofuel use has been advocated as a means to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating from transport activities...

Dieser Beitrag stellt das Modellsystem QINFORGE vor. Es ist durch die Berücksichtigung beruflicher Mobilitätsprozesse in der Lage, Anpassungsreaktionen zwischen Arbeitsangebot und -bedarf auf beruflicher Ebene in der kurzen und langen Frist aufzuzeigen. Das Modell wird genutzt, um die...

The impact of economic institutions on development is presently taken for granted but there is surprisingly scarce evidence on the channels through which institutions affect the organization of output. Imperfections in contractual enforcement, for example, could lead firms to adopt technologies...