Durch den Fachkräftemangel in den Bereichen Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik (MINT) ist der deutschen Volkswirtschaft von Juli 2007 bis Juni 2008 ein Wertschöpfungsverlust in Höhe von 28,5 Milliarden Euro entstanden. Mittelfristig wird der Fachkräftemangel in den...

Infolge der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise wurden Konjunkturpakete verabschiedet, die auch klimapolitische Ziele verfolgen. Deutsche Anbieter von Umwelttechnologien nehmen zum Teil führende Positionen auf dem Weltmarkt ein. Sie könnten von den Konjunkturmitteln profitiert haben. Die Analyse...

Waves of military technological changes have swept through the Eurasian land mass since the dawn of civilization. Military technological changes decisively shaped geopolitics and the fortunes of states, empires and civilizations. In his book Jimmy Teng claims that to understand the impacts of...

This book demonstrates how several emerging market and developing countries (EMDs) managed to reregulate cross-border financial flows in the wake of the global financial crisis, despite the political and economic difficulty of doing so at the national level. It also shows that some EMDs,...

This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...

Transformation processes in the mode of agricultural production can significantly influence both, the farmers' and the labourers' social welfare. Active promotion of new forms of agricultural production through Governments and NGOs has to be in line with their policies. In the example of...

The paper assesses the impact of foreign aid on the change in the quality of regulations, and identifies the drivers of this change in a case study on Rwanda. In the empirical analysis, we find that highly targeted Aid for Business has a significantly positive impact on regulations across...

The Macroeconomic Aid Effectiveness Literature (Macro AEL) has had a resounding effect both within the academic community and within the policy arena where its policy recommendations carry substantial weight. Although the empirical aspect of this literature has received substantial scrutiny, the...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can work as an effective means towards minimising business risk and maintaining amicable relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders. While many studies have examined the impacts of CSR on firm value and customer perceptions, little is known about the...