Progress reports from the project "Productivity Gap"
Johannes Stephan
One-off Publications,
No. 3,
2004
Abstract
The project assesses the roles played by determinants of productivity gaps between Accession Countries in Central East Europe and the more advanced countries in Western Europe. The focus is on the respective weights of determinants and their influence on the potentials for future productivity catch-up.
The convenient feature about assessing productivity levels is that they inform us about the narrowing or divergence of income gaps, provide an indication of international competitiveness, and the sustainability of growth paths (technological development).
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Development of tax revenues in the new Länder - an east-west comparison -
Kristina vanDeuverden
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 196,
2004
Abstract
In 2003 tax revenue in the new Länder were about 30% of the level in the old Länder. The survey analyses the current situation, the structures and the development since unification. The paper concludes that caused by the current tax system a further convergence of tax receipts could not have been expected – and should not be expected within the next years.
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The effects of demographic changes on the level and structure of private consumption - a forecast for Germany until 2050 -
Harald Lehmann
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 195,
2004
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the impact of different demografic scenarios on level and composition of private consumption in Germany. The analysis is based on the current household budget survey (Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe 1998) whose datas are adapted to the concepts of national accounting. Therefore households have to be defined by demografic aspects to investigate their consumption behavior. In the next step this will be used to forecast the effects of an aging population on private consumption by utilize a shift share analysis. The results lay open that the demografic impact is minor compared to economic factors influencing the composition of private consumption. This holds also in regard to the development of the absolute level of private consumption.
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Declining population and rising costs for municipal services
Peter Haug
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
2004
Abstract
Population decrease in many East-German towns and municipalities does not only increase the stock of empty residential buildings. It also makes provision of network-related goods and services more costly. Considering public water and sewerage services as example, the article investigates empirically how costs of provision per inhabitant depend on population number and -density. Diverging from similar studies, spatial differences in distribution costs per inhabitant are calculated within the area of a case study municipality. The calculations are based on cost accounting data of the local provider. A central problem is the choice of an appropriate spatial key figure to allocate costs. The results indicate cost advantages in providing densely populated quarters with network-related services. Consequently, rising per-capita costs should be taken into account to a greater extent for the city conversion programmes in East Germany than they have been up to now.
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Growth in biotechnology industry has come to a halt - is the industry still the great white hope?
Walter Komar
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
2004
Abstract
With the modern biotechnology a new industry has appeared worldwide. In Germany, the boom of the foundation of new companies started about 1996/1997. Meanwhile the growth of the biotechnology sector has come to a hold. The biotechnology industry experiences a phase of the consolidation. This paper shows that due to consolidation a core of successful companies will develop, which continue to grow and can support the development of the new industry. Also economically less advanced regions have a chance in the modern biotechnology.
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Demographischer Wandel in Sachsen – Teilbereich „Staatliche Handlungsfähigkeit/finanzielle Ressourcen“ – Teil III: „Implikationen für die Wirtschaftsförderung und den Infrastrukturaufbau“
Joachim Ragnitz
Gutachten des Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle im Auftrag der Sächsischen Staatskanzlei,
2004
Abstract
Sachsen wird wie auch die übrigen ostdeutschen Länder in den nächsten Jahren massive demographische Umwälzungen hinzunehmen haben, gekennzeichnet zum einen durch einen starken Rückgang der Bevölkerung, zum anderen durch eine Verschiebung der Bevölkerungsstruktur hin zu den höheren Altersgruppen. Dies wird Auswirkungen in allen Bereichen von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft haben, die heute noch längst nicht vollständig erkannt sind. Die Sächsische Staatskanzlei hat aus diesem Grund das IWH gebeten, in einer Expertise die Frage zu behandeln, auf welche Weise die Wirtschaftspolitik auf die Herausforderungen der demographischen Entwicklung reagieren kann und soll. Darüber hinaus wurden weitere Gutachter beauftragt, die Konsequenzen des demographischen Wandels für die Familienpolitik, den Arbeitsmarkt und die Finanzpolitik abzuschätzen.
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Monetary Policy and Private Sector Development. The Case of South Africa
Tobias Knedlik
African Development Perspectives Yearbook, No. 9,
No. 9,
2004
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African Development Perspective Yearbook: African Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development
Karl Wohlmuth, Achim Gutowski, Tobias Knedlik, Mareike Meyn, Sunita Pitamber
African Development Perspective Yearbook: African Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development, No. 9,
No. 9,
2004
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African Development Perspectives Yearbook: Private and Public Sectors: Towards a Balance
Karl Wohlmuth, Achim Gutowski, Tobias Knedlik, Mareike Meyn, S. Ngogang
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No. 10,
2004
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Financing FDI into developing economies and the international transmission of business cycle fluctuations
Diemo Dietrich
Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics,
2004
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