The long term dynamics of growth and structural change in open economies are discussed where integration aspects are included. Taking a closer look at basic economic dynamics, namely developments in terms of sustainable growth and international interdependencies, the theoretical section...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a major driver of investment and growth in OECD countries. The analysis puts the focus on key developments in the ICT sector and international outsourcing dynamics as well as the specific role of ICT in the financial sector. One can show...

The standard BRANSON model is modified in a way which allows to focus on the short term dynamics of foreign bonds markets, the money market and the stock market - or alternatively the oil market. This allows to explain the dynamics of the exchange rate and the oil price within a portfolio choice...

This paper analyzes the link between structural change, growth and bazaar effects in the context of open economies. At first we consider the theoretical basis of structural change and discuss the interdependencies between trade, foreign direct investment and innovation dynamics. The empirical...

Summary: The traditional discussion about CO2 emissions and greenhouse gases as a source of global warming has been rather static, namely in the sense that innovation dynamics have not been considered much. Given the global nature of the climate problem, it is natural to develop a more dynamic...

The standard BRANSON model is modified in a way which allows one to focus on the short term dynamics of foreign bonds markets, the money market and the stock market - or alternatively the oil market. This allows us to explain the dynamics of the exchange rate and the oil price within a portfolio...

The Analysis puts the focus on links between EU-integration and globalization. The EU is active in the process of globalization, particularly through the EU single market and EU eastern enlargement. As regards major other impulses for economic globalization the focus is on technological progress...

Key aspects of economic growth and sustainable consumption are highlighted in the context of a modified neoclassical growth model. If we consider the topic of optimum growth in a broader context the notion of efficient specialization - in accordance with relative factor endowment - has to be...

Der Beitrag geht von der Beobachtung aus, dass es um die Akzeptanz der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung in der Politikberatung nicht gut bestellt ist. Es wird argumentiert, dass die Ursachen dafür sowohl auf der Nachfrageseite nach Politikberatung als auch auf der Angebotsseite für empirische...

Telecommunications is a key element of the ICT sector which has been shaped by strong innovation dynamics since the 1990s. Market dynamics in selected OECD telecommunications markets are analyzed. We present new ideas about efficient regulation, emphasizing the need to adopt a broader...