Empirical findings across many nations show that exporters have superior productivity compared to non-exporters and that this relationship is driven by productive firms becoming exporters. The conclusion drawn from these studies is that there is little learning from exporting. We, however,...

The Obama administration has repeatedly identified the large-scale build-out of clean, renewable energy infrastructure as a key priority of the United States. The President's calls for a cleaner energy economy are often accompanied by references to other industrialized countries such as Germany,...

Der Indikator für das ifo Weltwirtschaftsklima ist nach zwei Rückgängen in Folge wieder auf Aufwärtskurs. Während sich die Beurteilung der aktuellen Lage nur leicht verbesserte, haben vor allem die deutlich positiveren Erwartungen für die nächsten sechs Monate zum Anstieg des Indikators...