IWH Construction Industry Survey April 2002: Spring recovery is driven by civil engineering industry
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 6,
2002
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Current trends – Economic recovery in Central and Eastern Europe continues despite stagnation in Russia, the Ukraine and Romania
Klaus Werner
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
1998
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What can a town achieve today? Integration, urban regimes, and the acceptance of models
Peter Franz
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 56,
1997
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Since 1990, the date of German reunification, urban development and especially the recovery of inner cities in East Germany has been delayed by several factors including real estate restitution claims, inflexible preservation codes for historic buildings, and the shortage of stores for retailers. This blockade situation has resulted in the quick and intensified development of shopping centres as „inner city substitutes“ on the urban periphery. The combined effect of the factors preventing revitalisation strategies and the newly realised and practised potential for autonomous action by the authorities of smaller municipalities was a severe restriction for the governing capacities of the authorities of the larger cities. in regaining their governance capability city governments are dependent on urban groups joining and supporting public developmental strategies. In accordance with Stone (1993) and Stoker and Mossberger (1994) urban groups active in urban development policy can be described as urban regimes. In Germany three types of regimes can be differentiated. The cities differ with respect to the political strength and the forms of coalition and conflict between different urban regimes. Specific conditions in East Germany have led to a special regime constellation with a powerful „conservation regime“ on the one hand and a vivid „globalisation regime“ on the other hand. This conflicting constellation results in a developmental blockade. The hypothesis is that a third regime type, the „local alliance“, is missing and still has to be created by practices such as city marketing and city management. Only when this regime building process has advanced will new constellations of political coalitions and compromise become possible and be able to reduce governance problems of city government in the long run.
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Economic recovery in reform countries continued in 1995
Klaus Werner
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 4,
1996
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Economic recovery in Central and Eastern European countries continues in 1995
Martina Kämpfe, Klaus Werner
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 9,
1995
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