Determinants of investment intensity in the East German manufacturing sector – An analysis based on the IAB company panel
Bärbel Laschke
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 127,
2000
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IWH Industry Survey September 2000
Bärbel Laschke
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 13,
2000
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East German economy 2000 and 2001: Further growth in overall production despite new slump in construction industry
Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch, Brigitte Loose, Udo Ludwig
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 12,
2000
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Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland wird erstmalig auf Basis des neuen Europäischen Systems Volkswirtschaftlicher Gesamtrechnungen ex-post bis 1999 dargestellt und ex-ante für die Jahre 2000 und 2001 prognostiziert. Dabei werden vor allem Einblicke in die gesamtwirtschaftliche Produktions- und Beschäftigungsentwicklung gegeben. In ausführlicher Form werden die Wachstumschancen und Probleme der großen Wirtschaftsbereiche “Verarbeitendes Gewerbe“, “Baugewerbe“ und “Dienstleistungen“ beleuchtet.
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IWH Construction Industry Survey August 2000
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 12,
2000
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The sectoral development of East Germany's economy in view of the European system of macroeconomic accounting
Brigitte Loose, Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch, Udo Ludwig
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 12,
2000
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Es werden die sektoralen Entstehungskomponenten des Bruttoinlandsprodukts für Ostdeutschland im Zeitraum von 1991 bis 1999 nach der Umstellung auf das Europäische System Volkswirtschaftlicher Gesamtrechnungen analysiert. Für die ostdeutsche Wirtschaft ergibt sich ein völlig neues strukturelles Erscheinungsbild, das ausführlich begründet wird. Herausgearbeitet werden dabei vor allem der Wechsel zwischen den sektoralen Antriebskräften sowie die Entwicklung von Produktivität und Lohnstückkosten nach Wirtschaftsbereichen.
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Industry sketch: East German rubber and plastics industry
Siegfried Beer
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 12,
2000
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Die Gummi- und Kunststoffwarenindustrie gehört zu den Industriebranchen in Ostdeutschland mit der höchsten Dynamik bei Produktion und Absatz. Dazu hat die gestiegene Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Unternehmen und die hohe Nachfrage nach Baubedarfserzeugnissen beigetragen. Gute Restrukturierungsfortschritte erzielten die Unternehmen der Kunststoffindustrie; u. a. wirtschaften sie seit Mitte der 90er Jahre rentabel.
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IWH Industry Survey July 2000
Bärbel Laschke
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
2000
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Environmental policy under product differentiation and asymmetric costs - Does leapfrogging occur and is it worth it?
Jacqueline Rothfels
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 124,
2000
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This paper studies the influence of environmental policies on environmental quality, domestic firms, and welfare. Point of departure is Porter’s hypothesis that unilateral environmental regulation may enhance the competitiveness of domestic firms. This hypothesis has recently received considerable support in theoretical analyses, especially if imperfectly competitive markets with strategic behavior on behalf of the agents are taken into account. Our work contributes to this literature by explicitely investigating the implications of asymmetric cost structures between a domestic and a foreign firm sector. We use a partial-equilibrium model of vertical product differentiation, where the consumption of a product causes environmental harm. Allowing for differentiated products, the domestic industry can either assume the market leader position or lag behind in terms of the environmental quality of the produced product. Assuming as a benchmark case that the domestic industry lags behind, we investigate the possibility of the government to induce leapfrogging of the domestic firm, i.e. a higher quality produced by the domestic firm after regulation than that of the competitor prior to regulation. It is shown that in the case of a cost advantage for the domestic firm in the production process the imposition of a binding minimum quality standard can serve as a tool to induce leapfrogging. In case of a cost disadvantage the same result can be achieved through an adequate subsidization of quality dependend production costs. Thus, careful regulation enables the domestic firm in both scenarios to better its competitive position against foreign competitors and to earn larger profits. Additionally, environmental quality and welfare can be enhanced.
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Price Competition between an Expert and a Non-Expert
Jan Bouckaert, Hans Degryse
International Journal of Industrial Organization,
No. 6,
2000
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This paper characterizes price competition between an expert and a non-expert. In contrast with the expert, the non-expert's repair technology is not always successful. Consumers visit the expert after experiencing an unsuccessful match at the non-expert. This re-entry affects the behavior of both sellers. For low enough probability of successful repair at the non-expert, all consumers first visit the non-expert, and a 'timid-pricing' equilibrium results. If the non-expert's repair technology performs well enough, it pays for some consumers to disregard the non-expert a visit. They directly go to the expert's shop, and an 'aggressive-pricing' equilibrium pops up. For intermediate values of the non-expert's successful repair a 'mixed-pricing' equilibrium emerges where the expert randomizes over the monopoly price and some lower price.
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IWH Construction Industry Survey June 2000
Brigitte Loose
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 10,
2000
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