Even though small and medium-sized enterprises with less than 500 employees (SMEs) represent the lion's share of companies in manufacturing industry that invests in new and improved products and production…
Traditional instruments of active labour market policy such as job creation and further education schemes for the jobless that are promoted by the employment offices in order to reintegrate the participants in…
The continuous upswing in the business-related services sector since mid-1999 weakened in the first quarter of 2000 as compared to the previous quarter. Correspondingly, the seasonally adjusted annual sales…
A current survey of 400 financial experts by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, shows that e-commerce opens considerable opportunities for growth in certain sectors. However, there are…
The intended tax reform by the government falls short of the mark. The government in Berlin intends the reform to strengthen the competitiveness of German businesses as well as the attractiveness of Germany as…
The innovation activities of the East German services sector on the whole and specifically the production-related services sector continues to adapt to West German structures. According to a current study by…
Despite the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany, there is a great demand for well-qualified skilled workers. One out of every seven service providers has trouble to engage in innovation…