We suggest a new way to quantify the growth effects of capital mobility. We find that for reasonable parameter values, capital mobility has a large impact on income growth.

The role of human capital has so far not been well documented at the macroeconomic level. Many empirical studies lack a consistent theoretical foundation and there are measurement problems due to a very narrow concept of human capital focusing on formal education. Future empirical research...

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more extensive reform programs. We argue that the heart of...

"Innovation und Technischer Fortschritt im Energiebereich" ist das Thema des Modellexperiment V des Forums für Energiemodelle. In diesem Zusammenhang sollen die am Experiment beteiligten Modelle in Bezug auf die Abbildung von technischem Fortschritt verbessert und unterschiedliche Szenarien...