[ger] Diese Studie knüpft an die jüngste Fachliteratur über die Wachstumsdeterminanten entsprechend dem technologischen Stand der Länder an. Neben den Auswirkungen der Bildung und der Regulierung der Güter-und Arbeitsmärkte untersucht sie auch eine mögliche Wechselwirkung zwischen diesen...

The paper exploits macro-panel data for OECD countries. Close to the technological frontier, the education level, product market rigidities and employment protection legislation would be significantly related to TFP growth, with a substantial contribution of the interaction between market...

France is often described as one of the last Western economies unable to reform itself in the face of globalization. Yet its economy has not fallen by the wayside and has even resisted the great recession that began in 2008. By interlinking historical, economic, and political factors and by...

This paper uses detailed information on the latitude and longitude of conflict events in Sub-Saharan African countries to study the impact of external income shocks on the likelihood of violence. We consider a number of external demand shocks faced by the countries or the regions within...