Volkswirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge und individuelles Empfinden sind im alltäglichen Tagesablauf häufig "sehr widersprüchlich". "Sehr widersprüchlich" ist dabei "gelinde" formuliert. Die Widersprüche im Alltag sind zumeist so eklatant, dass Antworten, die uns angeboten werden - sei es durch...

Emerging countries, also known as developing markets are important drivers for domestic growth and global exchange. Emerging countries are investing more in productive capacities. This means that they strive to move away from their traditional economies like agriculture and export of raw...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the development of the economy and contribute significantly to ensure sustainability, economic growth and wealth of nation. A strong and well-developed SME sector contributes significantly to innovation, exports and the creation...

We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and administrative features of the system, we combine a border discontinuity design with...

From 1980 through 2020, the rate of population growth declined in both China and India, but the decline was far more pronounced in China. During the same period, per capita income increased substantially in both China and India, but the increase was far more pronounced in China. The fact that...