SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus, spread across Germany within just a short period of time. Seroepidemiological studies are able to estimate the proportion of the population with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection (seroprevalence) as well as the level of undetected infections, which are not...

This paper provides a theoretical framework and some empirical information on the shift from industrialization to de-industrialization which typically occurs in the course of economic growth. It is suggested that such a non-monotonic structural change is caused by a diminishing productivity bias...

In diesem Aufsatz wird der Einfluß der Außen- und Binnenprotektion auf das Tempo des Strukturwandels in der Bundesrepublik untersucht. Dafür werden detaillierte statistische Informationen über Zolle und Subventionen nach 31 Wirtschaftszweigen präsentiert. Die Auswirkungen dieser...