Schneller als vielfach erwartet findet die Weltwirtschaft den Weg aus der großen Krise. Dabei erweisen sich die asiatischen Staaten als besonders dynamisch. Amerika will durch eine Steigerung seiner Exporte Anschluss halten. Nach dem Scheitern der Doha-Runde stellt sich die Frage, ob bilaterale...

Die anhaltenden Asylbewerber- und Flüchtlingsströme und der Antritt einer neuen Europäischen Kommission geben Anlass, die deutsche und europäische Zuwanderungspolitik zu überdenken. Die Autoren vertreten die Auffassung, dass die bisherige Abschottungspolitik nicht nur...

The standardisation of the European systems of national accounts has progressed significantly in recent years. Some room for interpretation remains in regard to some accounting standards, the periodicity of the data, and the quality of the forecasts of budget deficits. Yet national accounts data...

European Union economies are pressed by (i) a demographic change that induces population ageing and a decline of the workforce, and (ii) a split labour market that is characterized by high levels of unemployment for low -skilled people and a simultaneous shortage of skilled workers. This lack of...

European Union economies are pressed by (i) a demographic change that induces population ageing and a decline of the workforce, and (ii) a split labour market that is characterized by high levels of unemployment for low-skilled people and a simultaneous shortage of skilled workers. This lack of...

The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...

With globalization, the size of migration and the value of ethnicity is rising. Also Cyprus undergoes a strong process of change while experiencing large inflows of migration. The paper investigates the challenges and the potentials of migration from a European Union perspective. It advocates...