This volume represents some of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Research Committee on Development Economics (Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer) of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik) held in Cologne, Germany, in July 2004. The meeting focused on the...

Energiemärkte sind längst Dauerbrenner der öffentlichen wie wissenschaftlichen Regulierungsdebatte geworden. Immer wieder wird die Frage nach effektivem Wettbewerb in der Energieversorgung kontrovers beantwortet, nicht zuletzt unter dem Eindruck steigender Energiepreise. Neben einer rein...

Der vorliegende Sammelband enthält Referate, die auf der Jahrestagung 2003 des Ausschusses für Entwicklungsländer des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Hamburg gehalten wurden. -- Im Mittelpunkt steht die Beurteilung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ). Einen ersten Schwerpunkt bilden die in der...

This report provides new projections, to 2026, of remote work rates and the accompanying macroeconomic implications for the EU27, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey and the UK. Remote work covers a range of practices but few are straightforward to quantify...

The economic and social crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and around the world is without precedent since World War II if not before. With more than 40 million known cases in Europe in one year, and over 900 000 deaths (March 2020 to March 2021), governments have stepped up their...

This working paper is intended to shed light on a pressing issue: the apparent growth-dependency of European welfare states at a time of weak growth prospects and strong criticisms of growth. Indeed, while the notion of going beyond GDP growth is gaining momentum in the European Union, as...

In this paper, we examine the prospects for, and implications of, the dollar's continued pivotal role in the international financial system. We find, first, that the dollar remains dominant by a wide margin and will likely retain its dominance for the foreseeable future-none of the other...