The popular impression that employment in the U.S. has become more part-time in recent years may be driven by a tendency for faster-growing industries to use relatively more part-time work. This paper documents this association for the period 1983-1993, and demonstrates that it is robust to...

Die ifo Kapazitätsauslastung der Gesamtwirtschaft ist im Januar 2019 auf 88,3% gesunken. Dies ergab eine Auswertung von ca. 7 000 Meldungen von Unternehmen im Rahmen der ifo Konjunkturumfragen. Nach dem konjunkturellen Boom kühlt sich die deutsche Wirtschaft ab und befindet sich am Beginn...

Globalization is transforming the German manufacturing production model. German manufacturing MNCs are shifting from servicing global demand via exports to a strategy of 'produce where you sell' FDI expansion in emerging global markets. This strategy is generating recursive dynamics that are...

Viele heute praktizierte betriebliche Umweltschutzmassnahmen setzen am Ende des Produktionsprozesses an (sog. End-of-Pipe) und verringern, beispielsweise durch Filteranlagen, lediglich die Menge der direkt ausgestossenen Emissionen. Diese Art des Umweltschutzes ist mit erheblichen...

The basic framework of the PIDS Annual Macroeconometric Model is presented in this paper. After outlining the general philosophy of the model, the discussion focuses on the production sector of the model in order to trace the manner by which macroeconomic policies affect relative prices and...

The paper looks into the major factors which affect the efficiency of product market. In particular, the paper examines the policy environment, which could induce better resource allocation, foster dynamic efficiency and thereby increase the productivity of the industrial sector. This policy...

The European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is a key instrument in European climate policy and covers emitters from the energy and manufacturing sector. The ETS pilot phase (2005-2007) was characterised by an oversupply of emission allowances mainly due to the "generous" allocation of...