Der Sektor der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie, der binnen einer Dekade seinen Anteil an der Wertschöpfung in Deutschland verdoppelt hat, ist ein wichtiger Impulsgeber für Innovations- und Wachstumsprozesse. Die in Deutschland beobachtbare Wachstumsverlangsamung stellt kein...

This volume presents a selection of mainly empirical contributions which address growth potentials and potentials for growth in Europe and the OECD. The contributions offer a national-level as well as a firm-level perspective on these issues Given this rather broad view, the volume should be of...

This Selected Issues paper reviews trends in GDP and their impact on poverty reduction in Ghana. It highlights structural constraints that are believed to have affected output growth, along with potential sources of increases in output in future years. The paper analyzes trends in the main...

This paper assesses the Russian Federation’s 2001 Article IV Consultation and Post-Program Monitoring Discussions. Improved economic performance and reduced external vulnerability were reflected in a strengthening of financial market indicators in 2001. The Russian stock market doubled in U.S....

This Selected Issues paper covers three topics of particular relevance to Mauritania: export competitiveness and exchange rate policy, the monetary policy framework, and the transfer of government deposits from commercial banks to the central bank. The paper reports on the recent economic...

This paper reviews the recent growth experience of the Greek and Portuguese economies and their determinants, comparing it with the rest of the euro area as well as a large set of other economies. Estimates from fixed effects panel and cross-section regressions are used to estimate how changes...

In Swaziland, government tax revenue has remained broadly stable over the past decade at a level slightly below 30 percent of gross domestic product. The sources of tax revenue are heavily concentrated, with customs receipts based on a revenue-sharing arrangement under the Southern African...