For decades, trade between Europe and China has grown consistently, which has resulted in increased container transportation volumes. Such transportation has been dominated by sea-based options. However, over the years, an air-based mode of transport was developed, while it has lately become...

The founding of modern Egypt by Muhammad Ali Pasha required an appropriately modern economy, with industry following the model of more advanced European states. The Pasha of Egypt in- volved himself personally in every phase of the organization of Egyptian industry, garnering the experiences of...

During the First World War, the film industry of the major European countries experienced a lasting crisis, which necessitated significant restructuring and prompted appeals for state intervention to counterbalance the invasion of American films. As the extent of this crisis did not affect all...

Öffentliche Studienfinanzierung kann entweder nach dem Fürsorge- oder dem Versorgungsprinzip gestaltet werden. In einem empirischen Vergleich werden zwei Gruppen von europäischen Ländern gegenübergestellt, die jeweils einem dieser Prinzipien folgen. Es zeigt sich, dass Länder, die das...

Die Expansion der Weltwirtschaft ist unter dem Eindruck hoher Inflation, hartnäckiger Lieferengpässe und großer Unsicherheit im Frühjahr zum Stillstand gekommen. Die Reallöhne gehen in vielen Ländern deutlich zurück und dämpfen den privaten Konsum, auch wenn vielfach auf zusätzliche...

We examine the international effects of adverse loan supply and aggregate demand shocks originating in the euro area and the U.S.A. For that purpose, we use a global vector autoregressive (GVAR) model and isolate disturbances stemming from loan supply from those of four other macroeconomic...

In European men's club football, competitive balance is decreasing, and therefore uncertainty of outcome too. The empirical studies do not give a clear unanimous answer to the question whether this decrease leads to lower utility for the fans, and so to lower welfare, hence this critical review...