The present study is a follow up to a previous paper by the same authors that aimed to systematize the similarities and differences of the economic structures of the countries of the European Union. This errand has been expanded to include the countries of the OECD. The starting point of the...

Social and institutional determinants of economic development are attracting increasing attention among development economists. The present paper analyses the impact of macro-level social capital and related social factors on economic development in 34 European countries. Macro-level social...

The concept of social capital as an important determinant of economic development is attracting increasing attention among development economists. The present paper analyses the impact of macro-level social capital on economic development in 34 European countries. Macro-level social capital...

The paper presents a decomposition of productivity gap between South-Korea and Estonia for the year 2006. After presenting stylised facts related to income conver-gence, we apply shift-share analysis to explain the patterns of structural disparities both at aggregated sectoral level and within...

Unterschiedliche Wirtschaftssektoren brauchen wegen ihren technologischen Beson-derheiten und volkswirtschaftlichen Rolle unterschiedliche Spielregeln. Insbesondere gilt es für Infrastrukturbereiche wie Energetik, Transport, Telekommunikation, Kommunalversorgung, aber auch Post. Hier sind in...

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