IWH Industry Survey March 2003: Hopes for recovery in East German industry have been shattered
Bärbel Laschke
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 6,
2003
Abstract
Nach der leichten Aufhellung am Jahresanfang hat sich das Geschäftsklima im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe im März 2003 laut IWH-Umfrage unter rund 300 Unternehmen deutlich eingetrübt. Sowohl die aktuelle Geschäftslage als auch die Geschäftsaussichten für die nächsten sechs Monate wurden von den Unternehmen schlechter bewertet als in der vorangegangenen Januar-Umfrage. Vor allem die Urteile zu den Aussichten fielen merklich zurück. Auch im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum gaben die Bewertungen, insbesondere der Geschäftsaussichten, kräftig nach. Damit haben sich die Wachstumserwartungen auf den späteren Verlauf des Jahres verschoben.
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Die Lage der Weltwirtschaft und der deutschen Wirtschaft im Frühjahr 2003
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 5,
2003
Abstract
The global economy is in the midst of a phase of weakness. In the course of next year, at the earliest, GDP will in many regions expand a little faster than potential output. The German economy, even, remains in a phase of prolonged weakness. In the second half of this year an economic recovery is expected to start here. However, it will proceed only slowly. Aggregate capacity utilisation will continue to decline, and the state of the labour market will deteriorate further. Although the recovery will firm next year and domestic demand will rise slightly, economic growth in Germany will continue to lack dynamism.
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The international and German economic situation in autumn 2002
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 14,
2002
Abstract
The world economy is currently fragile. The prospects are dampened both, by the current crisis in Iraq, leading to a rising oil price, and the sharp drop of equity prices. Since last spring, the economic expansion in the United States has lost momentum. Also in Asia, the previously buoyant output growth has decelerated again. The Euro Area is recovering from the slowdown of last year; the pace of the recovery, however, is very modest. Finally, in Japan GDP expanded only gradually.
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Economic Development 2002 and 2003: Investments – The Achilles Heel of the Economy
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 10,
2002
Abstract
The Article analyses and forecasts the economic developments for the World and German in 2002 and 2003. During the winter 2001/2002 the World Economy was able to pull out of its trough. Nonetheless, the upswing did not reach investments and was mainly driven by consumption and exports in the USA and the remaining major economies, respectively. In the course of this and next year Investors will gradually regain their trust in the economy. The same will be the case for consumers in Germany and Europe. As a result a modest recovery on a wide front will develop. In the course of next year this recovery will start to weaken. In Germany, Wage Policy has retracted from its former moderate stance. Hence, although due to the improving economic conditions and the resulting slowed employment cuts by the end of 2002 as well as employment increases in 2003, the upswing on the labour market will not reach the dynamics of the 1999/2000 recovery. Fiscal Policy, caused by the need to consolidate the public budget, will be restrictive. Despite the low inflation risks, by the end of this year the ECB will have raised its major interest rate by 1/2 percentage point. Nonetheless, as interest rates in real terms will remain at relatively low levels a restrictive impact from the Monetary Policy in Germany and the Euro Area will is not expected. The most important Data for the World Economy and Germany are being stated in detailed tables.
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IWH Construction Industry Survey April 2002: Spring recovery is driven by civil engineering industry
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 6,
2002
Abstract
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Risk Potential for Financial Crises for the Central and East European Transition Countries still high
Axel Brüggemann, Thomas Linne
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 1,
2002
Abstract
Since the mid-nineties there have been several financial crises in Central and Eastern Europe. Among the countries affected are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania - all countries with which the European Union is in the midst of accession negotiations. The prevention of financial crises is also important due to the output losses which occurr in the affected countries. Additionally, contagion effects can influence the economic situation in third countries such as those of the EU. For this reason, the IWH analyses on a regular basis the risk potential of the EU-accession countries as well as for Turkey and Russia.
Since the beginning of 1999 at least two different phases in the development of the risk potential can be distinguished for the majority of the Central and Eastern European countries. The first phase is marked by an increase in the risk potential across all countries in the region because of the contagion and spill-over effects following the Russian financial crisis in August 1998. The risk potential was considerably reduced with the phasing out of these effects and a worldwide economic recovery. However, since mid-2000 a second phase has set in. The weaker international environment has again led to a sizable increase in the crisis vulnerability of several countries, where a host of signals indicate an urgent need for economic policy actions.
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Does East Germany need a new technology policy? – Implications from the functioning of the R&D market after the transformation
Ralf Müller
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 145,
2001
Abstract
Technology policy is a major part of government's efforts in contributing to East Ger-many's economic recovery. However, even a decade after unification East Germany does not produce sufficient technology goods. Thus, the question is whether technology policy is either not suitable or inefficient in tackling East Germany's deficits. A special technology policy for East Germany is justified by the lack of regional networks for technology firms; without a compensating policy East Germany would continue to lag behind West Germany also with respect to incomes. Yet only a few of the policy in-struments applied so far are efficiently dealing with these deficits. Thus, a future technology policy for East Germany should – mainly by the supply of R&D-infrastructure – support implementation of these kinds of networks.
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IWH Construction Industry Survey April 2000: Weak spring recovery
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 7,
2000
Abstract
Die Stimmung im ostdeutschen Baugewerbe hat sich im April laut Umfrage des IWH - dem Saisonmuster entsprechend - etwas gebessert. Allerdings bleiben alle Sparten mit ihren Wertungen zur Geschäftslage und zu den Geschäftsaussichten deutlich unter Vorjahresniveau.
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IWH Construction Industry Survey April 1999: Spring recovery in East German construction industry
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 7,
1999
Abstract
Im Vorjahresvergleich hellte sich die Geschäftslage vor allem dank einer günstigeren Gesamtsituation im Hoch- und Tiefbau auf, während im Ausbaubereich das Vorjahresniveau nur geringfügig überschritten wurde. Die durch Einzel- bzw. Großprojekte ausgelösten Nachfrageimpulse führten vor allem bei den größeren Unternehmen zu einer kräftigen Aufhellung des Geschäftsklimas.
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Economic recovery factors in transformation countries – An analysis of growth components –
Johannes Stephan
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 13,
1998
Abstract
Der Artikel beschäftigt sich mit den Quellen des Wirtschaftswachstums ausgewählter Transformationsländer im Rahmen einer Wachstumskomponentenanalyse. Unter Verwendung einer einfachen Cobb-Douglas Produktionsfunktion werden die Wachstumsbeiträge einer Ausweitung der Beschäftigung, des Kapitalstocks und der “Totalen Faktorproduktivität“ kalkuliert. Es zeigt sich, dass die Wirtschaftsentwicklung vor allem in Polen und Ungarn ausgeprägte Elemente eines produktivitätsgestützten Wachstums aufweisen, während im Falle Tschechiens die Ausweitung des Kapitalstocks eine dominante Rolle spielt.
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