Exporters are encouraged to “sell delivered”. An analysis of survey data on the terms of delivery on exports and imports used by French, German and British companies is presented. It is concluded that many firms prefer non‐delivered terms. The effects of changing to delivered terms are...

The internationalization of research and technology is one key component of the globalization of trade and business, with potentially major impacts on patterns of economic development and public policies worldwide. Particularly in the already highly globalized pharmaceutical industry, innovation...

The book deals with the effects of the research and technological development (RTD) policy of the European Community (EC) on the German research landscape and the interactions between the EC and the German policy. A systematic attempt at a cross-programme and country specific level to examine...