In der Studie, die im Rahmen des gemeinsamen Projekts „Norddeutschland und die Corona-Krise: Wirtschaftliche Folgen und wirtschaftspolitischer Handlungsbedarf“ des Instituts für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) und der NORDAKADEMIE Hochschule der Wirtschaft erstellt wurde, wird eine Zwischenbilanz der...

The purpose of this paper is to develop a testable theory, the interaction thesis, capable of explaining why do we observe differences in economic stability and growth rates between various countries; or - the same thing - why less efficient countries do not duplicate economic policies of more...

Tourism has a wide range of impacts on the economy, the natural environment and the people living in a destination. In the context of poor, rural societies, many scholars have emphasized the positive impacts of tourism on local economic growth. Concern has been voiced, however, about the social...