Abstract: In der entwicklungspolitischen Debatte sind die Einführung und Umsetzung rechtlicher Regeln zum Schutze des Wettbewerbs ein Thema mit zunehmender Bedeutung. Die Studie greift dieses Thema auf und diskutiert sowohl theoretisch als auch empirisch Möglichkeiten der Einführung und...

Eine ansprechende und verständliche Einführung in die Begriffe und Methoden der deskriptiven und vor allem der induktiven Statistik unter Benutzung von Excel, wobei die Mathematik auf ein Minimum beschränkt bleibt. Rezension (ekz): Von Studierenden vieler Fächer werden Kenntnisse aus der...

The paper explores the relationships between economic freedom on the one side and development aid and IMF credit as approximation for conditional aid on the other side. After a short review of current literature the paper develops a simple panel regression model to evaluate the relationships. In...

The Eastern enlargement of the EU is likely to increase the regional disparities within the EU. At the same time regional cohesion is a primary objective of EU economic policies. This raises the question of whether and when the regions of the accession countries will reach the average economic...

Start-up activities are considered to be important for regional economic development and vary considerably between regions. As entrepreneurial activity in a region is strongly influenced by its regional conditions, we analyse the role of the conditions and their impact on start-up activities....

Start-up activities are considered to be important for regional economic development which varies considerably between regions. As new firm formation and growth is strongly influenced by regional conditions, we analyse the role of regional conditions and their impact on start-up activities. In...

The paper discusses the role of the concept of special and differential treatment in the framework of regional trade agreements for the development of a competition regime. After a discussion of the main characteristics and possible shortfalls of those concepts, three case countries are assessed...