Production networks have been extensively developed in East Asia. Previous studies on production networks used international trade data or input-output tables, but such aggregate data cannot explain how the networks actually operate. With the aim of understanding the features and characteristics...

This paper illustrates the upgrading experiences of the automotive and hard disk drive (HDD) industries in Thailand, chosen because of their outstanding export performance in the developing world. An understanding of their upgrading experiences can shed some light on the ongoing debate regarding...

The core industries of the new information economy are characterized by imperfect competition, asymmetric information or external effects. Thus, well-designed microeconomic policies, in the form of competition policies, technology policies or combinations of these, have strong potential of...

Die deutsche Software- und Dienstleistungsbranche ist überdurchschnittlich innovativ und kann weiterhin beachtliche Wachstumszahlen aufweisen. Für 1999 werden 8% Wirtschaftswachstum, und für 2000 fast genauso viel erwartet. Weiterhin besteht eine ungebrochene Nachfrage nach qualifiziertem...