As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well as, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, both reflecting the Great Recession, but also resulting from...

As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, both reflecting the Great Recession, but also resulting from some...

As the largest economy in the world, the US labor market is crucial to the economic well-being of citizens worldwide as well as, of course, that of its own citizens. Since 2000 the US labor market has undergone substantial changes, reflecting the Great Recession and the Covid Recession, but also...

Using microeconomic data sets from the United States and the Netherlands, this study considers how agents perceive characteristics that are discriminated against. It uses the examples of beauty and height to examine whether: 1) Absolute or relative differences in a characteristic affect...

Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die aktuelle Konjunkturprognose des ifo Instituts für Sachsen und Ostdeutschland für die Jahre 2005 und 2006 vorgestellt. Zunächst wird das verwendete Prognoseverfahren kurz erläutert, wobei auch auf den aus der Umstellung der amtlichen Statistik resultierenden...

Nachdem das preisbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt Ostdeutschlands 2005 leicht zurückging, hat der Konjunkturaufschwung im vorigen Jahr auch die neuen Bundesländer erreicht. Für 2006 erwartet das ifo Institut wieder ein deutliches Wachstum des preisbereinigten ostdeutschen...