There is increasing interest in loan-to-value (LTV) and debt-service-to-income (DTI) limits as many countries face a new round of rising house prices. Yet, very little is known on how these regulatory instruments work in practice. This paper contributes to fill this gap by looking closely at...

The Selected Issues paper on Poland underlies that as the only European Union economy to avoid outright recession during the crisis, Poland is likely to attract renewed risk appetite. Poland could become one of the main recipients of capital inflows. This could lead to excessive exchange-rate...

Die Computerspieleentwicklung steht wie kaum eine andere Branche in Europa für kreative Wissensarbeit unter z. T. riskanten Beschäftigungsbedingungen. Die weltweiten Zahlen des Computerspielemarktes deuten darauf hin, dass wir es mit einer wachsenden Branche zu tun haben, deren Bedeutung in...

SMEs are the backbone of the European economy, but in regional and local labour market monitoring approaches their specificities are not yet well considered. As SMEs have to compete with larger companies for human resources, they develop creative strategies for recruiting and retaining...