In this paper, we carry out qualitative and quantitative analyses of impacts of factor market distortions on Japan's economic stagnation in the 1990s, thereby showing that resolution of structural impediments is essential for sustained economic growth to be restored in the future. Distortions in...

RESUMENEl presente estudio es una contribución a la explicación y comprensión de la problemática del desplazamiento forzado interno en Colombia, fenómeno considerado como violación masiva y múltiple de los derechos humanos, circunstancia de lesa humanidad además de ser infracción grave...

The business cycle recovery is currently proceeding at a slow pace. The medium-term forecast for the Austrian economy expects, however, an acceleration in 2003 and 2004. The upswing is mainly driven by external forces stimulating exports and business investment in machinery and equipment. Growth...