Deregulation and privatization of public utilities in grid-based industries raises the question on how to provide an efficient access to the network infrastructure to entering service providers. Often the…

The traditional argument that shorter product cycles favor trade secrets over patenting is based on the presumption that copying becomes less pro table and trade secrets less likely to be discovered when a…

Downward rigid wages are of major importance in economic policy and are severely discussed in the public. Especially in Germany, where the nominal wage level is above that of its main international competitors,…

• Switzerland: Economic Expectations Edge up Slightly at a Low Level
• Eurozone: Second Deep Rate Cut due to Deteriorating Economic Prospects
• USA: Cuts in Benchmark Interest Rates Brighten up the Economic Outlook
• Japan…

Wirtschaftszweig bei Geschäftslage und -erwartungen gespalten

Im vierten Quartal 2008 hat sich die wirtschaftliche Situation im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft leicht erholt. Der…

• Die Rezession hat Deutschland erfasst
• Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
• Ergebnisse der Dezemberumfrage 2008
• ZEW-IDI fällt auf historischen Tiefstand
• Zehn Jahre Euro: Neues zu den Handelseffekten der…

The introduction of genetically modified (GM) content in food products has been the object of controversial debates in several countries for more than a decade. Opponents warn against potential dangers to the…