Die rund 450 Experten, die sich im Juli 1996 am 53. "ifo Konjunkturtest International" beteiligt haben, beurteilen die aktuelle Wirtschaftslage im Durchschnitt der 63 Länder ähnlich wie im April. Da ihre Erwartungen für die nächsten sechs Monate zuversichtlicher waren als im Frähjahr, hat...

The economic profiles of southern Mediterranean countries (SMCs) bear some resemblance to those of south-eastern European countries and some former Soviet republics at the beginning of their economic transition in 1990. The SMCs resemble less the former communist countries that joined the...

We discuss theoretical approaches to study the relationship between the size distribution of a nation's cities and macroeconomic growth. The discussion is based on the hypothesis of the New Growth Theory that inter-personal spillovers of education and skills determine the long-run growth of the...