Die vorliegende Dissertation beinhaltet drei getrennte Aufsätze über ausländische Direktinvestitionen, in drei Kapiteln. Im ersten Kapitel befindet sich ein theoretischer Aufsatz über den Wettbewerb für ausländische Direktinvestitionen zwischen Ländern mit unterschiedlichem...

What is the impact of financial sector segments at different stages of development? We apply a production function approach to investigate the impact of the credit, bond and stock segments in nine EU-accession countries over early years of transition (1996-2000) and compare these to mature...

Over the last decade the role of financial sector development in economic growth has become a major topic in empirical research. Most cross-section-oriented studies (for example Rousseau and Wachtel, 2000; Levine et al., 2000; Singh et al. 2000; Demirguec-Kunt and Levine, 1999) base their analyses on broad...

We use a production function approach in investigating the relationship between financial development and economic growth in 9 EU accession and new EU member countries during their transition period. Along with real capital stock growth, labor participation and educational attainment, we use...

The goal of this research is to analyze developments in employment and employment characteristics during the current crisis in Croatia. The main findings can be summarized as follows: (1) The primary (aggregate) mode of adjustment to the crisis was a decline in employment. There are, however,...

What is the impact of financial sector segments at different stages of development? We apply a production function approach to investigate the impact of the credit, bond and stock segments in nine EU-accession countries over early years of transition (1996-2000) and compare these to mature...

This book highlights the achievements and challenges of the ongoing process of financial integration in Europe.   This unique collection will be of great interest to economists and experts in the fields of financial markets and European integration from central, commercial and investment...

We offer an empirical, econometric analysis of the impact of migration on the EU27’s NUTS2 regions in the period 2000–2007. We find that migration had no significant impact on regional unemployment in the EU, but affected both GDP per capita and productivity. A 1 percentage point increase in...

Migration and Regional Convergence in the European Union European migration trends in the last decade have been marked by a number of spectacular changes. In the course of the recent enlargement immigration to some EU15 countries from the CEECs has become remarkable. Nevertheless, the vast...