Maddison's international panel data show that technically it was the faster growth rate of the US economy that led to its overtaking the UK as economic superpower. We explore the contributing factors. Identifying the land-grant colleges system triggered by the 1862/1890 Morrill Acts (MAs) as a...

Maddison's international panel data show that technically it was the faster growth rate of the US economy that led to its overtaking the UK as economic superpower. We explore the contributing factors. Identifying the land-grant colleges system triggered by the 1862/1890 Morrill Acts (MAs) as a...

We compare business cycle fluctuations in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Our main results are as follows: (i) African economies stand out by their macroeconomic volatility, which is is reflected in the volatility of output and other macro variables; (ii)...

Turkey successfully increased its share in the world exports in the last decades. We examine the role of extensive margin, in other words, new export products and destinations, on Turkish export performance between 1993 and 2011, in comparison with some other countries. Our results suggest that,...

This study, without providing a complete picture of the country’s economic development, aims to bring about a better understanding of the convergence experience of Turkey. We explore some aspects of the convergence process of Turkey and provide some international comparisons tracking the...

Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika - die sogenannten BRICS - weisen hohe gesamtwirtschaftliche Zuwachsraten auf. Von den Turbulenzen der internationalen Finanzkrise 2008/2009 waren diese Lander nur kurzzeitig betroffen und konnten sich - anders als etliche Industrienationen -...

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - the so-called BRICS countries - all show high economic growth rates. They suffered only shortly under the turbulences of the international financial crisis in 2008/2009 and were able to recover quickly - in contrast to most industrialized nations....

Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika - die sogenannten BRICS - weisen hohe gesamtwirtschaftliche Zuwachsraten auf. Von den Turbulenzen der internationalen Finanzkrise 2008/2009 waren diese Lander nur kurzzeitig betroffen und konnten sich - anders als etliche Industrienationen -...