Am 23. Februar 2011 veranstaltete das ifo Institut gemeinsam mit dem Bayerischen Handwerkstag ein Symposium unter dem Titel "Demographischer Wandel und Fachkräfteentwicklung - Konsequenzen für Bildung und Handwerk". Die Veranstaltung unter der Moderation von Sigmund Gottlieb, Chefredakteur des...

Governments around the world are deeply divided about the proper role of industrial policy, with some politicians arguing for hands-off governance and others supporting government intervention to promote ""national champions""-- firms that receive government support for both political and...

Japan's dramatic transformation from economic success to economic stagnation offers important policy lessons to advanced countries everywhere that are struggling with stagnation. The term 'Japanization' is often used by economists to describe long-term stagnation and deflation. Symptoms include...

Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi -- Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen -- The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E. Mabro -- The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Serv̌n -- Financial...