This paper aims at identifying relevant indicators for TFP growth in EU countries during the recovery phase following the 2008/09 economic crisis. We proceed in three steps: First, we estimate TFP growth by means of Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). Second, we perform a TFP growth...

Über die vergangenen Jahre stellte sich der Status quo der Kommunalfinanzierung in Deutschland als recht stabil dar. Der Kommunalkredit ist dabei insbesondere für die Investitionen eine zentrale Säule der Finanzierung. Größere Veränderungen waren in den letzten Jahren sowohl auf der...

Twenty years have passed since the largest enlargement of the European Union in history. During the eastern enlargement, 10 new member states entered the union, seven of which belonged to the former Eastern bloc. The new members have since experienced astonishing growth rates, closing the large...