"In recent years, the United Kingdom has been remarkably successful in reducing unemployment. The standardized unemployment rate fell from 10 percent in 1993 to 6 percent in 1998, and most observers agree that further reductions can be achieved in the years to come. Also with respect to...

"According to § 63 Sec. 4 AFG, short-time work allowances can be granted under less restrictive conditions, if loss of work occurs in sectors of industry suffering from grave structural deterioration. This article addresses the question of whether or not enough precise criteria exist from an...

This paper explores the trade effects of Eastern EU enlargement in the light of the experience of previous enlargement rounds. It argues that the major part of quantitative trade adjustment has already been achieved in the past when the "Europe Agreements" between the EU and the then applicants...

Should fiscal consolidation and scaling down public debt be given highest priority in Euro countries in crisis? Or do they need a strong fiscal stimulus from expansive government spending for overcoming their deep recessions? Here, these questions are analyzed against the background of Keynesian...

Anfang Februar 2015 startete in Brüssel die achte Verhandlungsrunde zur Transatlantischen Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft (TTIP). Ziel der Initiative ist der Abbau von Handelsund Investitionshemmnissen, um sowohl den Vereinigten Staaten als auch den Ländern der Europäischen Union...

"In recent years, the United Kingdom has been remarkably successful in reducing unemployment. The standardized unemployment rate fell from 10 percent in 1993 to 6 percent in 1998, and most observers agree that further reductions can be achieved in the years to come. Also with respect to...

Aufgabe des Workshops, über den berichtet wird, war es, Hintergründe, Ursachen und Begleitumstände der "Geheimnisse" des Erfolgs anderer Länder in der Beschäftigungspolitik zu erhellen, um nach Möglichkeit etwas für die Lösung der deutschen Arbeitsmarktprobleme zu lernen und Konsequenzen...

"According to § 63 Sec. 4 AFG, short-time work allowances can be granted under less restrictive conditions, if loss of work occurs in sectors of industry suffering from grave structural deterioration. This article addresses the question of whether or not enough precise criteria exist from an...

Entgegen der Regierungsmeinung, eine Preisexplosion im Wohnungsmarkt bremsen zu müssen, kommen wir zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Nettokaltmieten in Deutschland in den letzten 20 Jahren preisbereinigt sogar gesunken sind. Unsere Daten zeigen, dass nur einige Kreise stark ansteigende Preise...